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Newtown Public Schools announced this year's honorees for the 2017-2018 Profiles in Professionalism this week. The awardees will be recognized at the Board of Education's scheduled May 15 meeting, at ...
Fraser Woods Montessori School fourth to seventh grade students had science projects on display in the school's gymnasium on April 26. Head Upper Elementary Teacher Brian Comstock and science teacher ...
Representatives of the American Legion, the school district, and the town gathered in Patrice DiVanno and Matt Dalton's sixth grade cluster at Reed Intermediate School on April 27 to announce that thr...
Sunshine, flowers, and smiles were plentiful at Housatonic Valley Waldorf School's annual May Fair on May 4.
The full school assembled outdoors around a Maypole for the event. Parents and family membe...
Sunshine, flowers, and smiles were plentiful at Housatonic Valley Waldorf School's annual May Fair on May 4.
The full school assembled outdoors around a Maypole for the event. Parents and family membe...
Superintendent of Schools Dr Lorrie Rodrigue informed the Board of Education at its meeting on May 1 of the district's plan to allow the Newtown High School auditorium to be rented out to NewArts for ...
St Rose of Lima School students have been busy preparing for the school's musical production of Annie Jr.
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. Tickets will also be sold at the door while available. The plot of Ann...
St Rose of Lima School students have been busy preparing for the school's musical production of Annie Jr.
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. Tickets will also be sold at the door while available. The plot of Ann...
Superintendent of Schools Dr Lorrie Rodrigue informed the Board of Education at its meeting on May 1 of the district's plan to allow the Newtown High School auditorium to be rented out to NewArts for ...
To be clear, this letter was also from Jordana Bloom. The Bee did not want to put all three names on the letter for space reasons, but all three of us sent this letter as well as our thanks to the voters for trusting us to continue the work.
I’m honestly confused by the objection to “cut-throughs.” Newtown is full of them, and they’re used every day without issue. Some of the more well-known examples are Elm Drive, Oakview, School House Hill, Pearl Street, Head of Meadow, Country Club Road, Point of Rocks, Hall Lane, Tinkerfield - Old Taunton Press, and Samp Road. I’m sure I’m even missing a few.
Given that, it’s hard to understand why this particular development is being singled out. Cut-throughs are a normal and longstanding part of how traffic moves in town. If they’re acceptable everywhere else — including roads that are narrower, steeper, or more heavily used — it seems inconsistent to suddenly treat this one as a crisis.
I want to clarify that the attorney at last week’s Planning & Zoning meeting was not threatening the commission, but explaining how the law works. The reality is that if we do not reach a compromise, 100% there will be lawsuits — it’s not a matter of intimidation, it’s a matter of legal process.
We all want smart growth and a Newtown that welcomes families, but it’s important to approach these conversations with a clear understanding of the legal framework. Recognizing the inevitability of legal challenges when consensus isn’t reached doesn’t undermine local control — it helps ensure that planning decisions are made thoughtfully and proactively.
The recent infighting within the Democratic Party says it all — they can’t even hold their own coalition together. Their failure to get the ACA supplements passed and the embarrassing way they handled the shutdown prove that their so-called “unity” is just for show.
Republicans don’t need to reinvent the wheel here — we just have to stand firm and stay together. When we do, Democrats eventually cave, every time. They talk about democracy, but their party is eating itself from the inside out.
Last week’s elections (blue ripple) might have given them a short-term headline, but that doesn’t change the bigger picture: Americans are tired of chaos, hypocrisy, and performative outrage. Strength and stability win in the long run — and that’s exactly what we bring when we stand united.
