Members of Candlewood Valley Trout Unlimited and Pootatuck Watershed Association are asking local residents to consider “ecocyling” Christmas trees this year.
“Let’s leave the world a brighter place than we found it.”
That brief statement introduces the showcase of completed artwork created by Newtown resident Aakriti Aggarwal on her otherwise uncluttered I...
Organizers for The 2022 Newtown Arts Festival have announced a competition with a cash prize for the artist whose work is chosen as the festival’s signature art.
Newtown Bridge Club recently changed its weekly schedule. The club has also announced it will not be hosting in-person games during the final week of the year.
The Holiday Festival’s Cultural Entertainment and Confections had multiple live performances and delectable treats for attendees to enjoy throughout the morning of December 5.
Students of Newtown Centre of Classical Ballet & Voice (NCCB) performed The Nutcracker Suite ballet for packed audiences in Edmond Town Hall’s theater on Sunday, December 5, at noon and 2 pm.
While it's encouraging to see the town taking steps to put the sewer fund back on track, it's important to recognize how we got here. A significant factor contributing to the current financial strain was the $3.8 million expansion of the municipal sanitary sewer system in 2016—an expansion that was intended to support future development that continues to be blocked by persistent NIMBY opposition.
That investment was predicated on growth that has yet to materialize, leaving ratepayers footing the bill for infrastructure that's currently underutilized. Meanwhile, residents are now facing annual 9% rate increases just to stabilize the system—yet they’re not benefiting from the expansion that was supposed to help distribute those costs more broadly through new hookups.
Another overtly partisan pollical rally, betrayed by their apathy regarding the corruption and mismanagement under their state party leaders in Hartford.
