The fields at St Rose of Lima School were filled with people mingling beneath tents on October 6, when the school hosted a Mass and Oktoberfest-themed celebration to commemorate 60 years of educating students in town.
Newtown Middle School’s Eighth Grade Scarecrow Contest entries are set to go on display on the front lawn of the Queen Street school for voting by residents on Saturday and Sunday, October 20 and 21.
Local author Matt Tullis discussed writing and his recently published book, Running With Ghosts: A Memoir of Surviving Childhood Cancer, on September 25.
The Newtown Special Education Parent Teacher Organization (SEPTO) has scheduled its first meeting of the year for Thursday, October 18, in the Newtown High School Lecture Hall, 12 Berkshire Road, at 7 pm.
The Board of Education approved amending its contract with All-Star Transportation to replace diesel buses in the company’s Newtown fleet with propane buses in the third year of the contract.
The Newtown Public Schools Nursing Department is sponsoring flu clinics for the public on three upcoming Saturdays at Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street.
Jason, you're the best. It was the honor of a lifetime to serve alongside you. Thank you so much for kind words and for everything you've done for our country!
Bruce's communication during the storm? Sorry, but that was a failure and an area that warrants serious introspection from our FS. Did anyone get a Code Red call like Dan used to do? Nothing early on, then flurries or repetitive emails after the fact with old information. I don't know if it was an issue using the technology or what, but our neighbors in Monroe and Bethel did a far better job updating their constituents.
Lets not start a campaign by gaslighting the residents, the voters in Newtown are smarter than that.
I support the goal of improving pedestrian safety and reducing serious crashes, and I appreciate the work that went into the SS4A Safety Action Plan. That said, I’m concerned that some of the proposed “traffic control” elements (like delineators/bollards that extend into the shoulder/travel space) may be treating a symptom while ignoring a major driver-behavior problem that is creating risk and congestion today.
A consistent issue on Main Street—especially with southbound traffic—is that drivers stop in the travel lane to “politely” yield to cross traffic or turning vehicles when they don’t actually have the right-of-way. That behavior backs up traffic, triggers hard braking/rear-end risk, and creates unpredictable conditions for pedestrians and other drivers. On top of that, illegal/unsafe parking too close to crosswalks and intersections reduces sight lines and makes crossings feel more dangerous than they need to be.
Connecticut law already addresses this behavior. CGS § 14-251(c) prohibits a vehicle from remaining stationary on a public highway in a way that would “constitute a traffic hazard or obstruct the free movement of traffic” (with the usual exception for a disabled vehicle). Stopping in the travel lane to wave cross traffic through—when there’s no legal requirement to stop—creates exactly that kind of obstruction.
