The Newtown chapter of Hearts of Hope (HOH-Newtown) will sponsor a Paint With a Purpose event on Wednesday, November 17, from 6 to 8 pm, at Newtown Community Center, 8 Simpson Street.
This month’s eve...
Newtown Community Center will host a Sip ‘n Shop Event on Friday, December 3.
The event, which organizers hope will become annual, will offer participants the chance to shop from a variety of vendors,...
An instructor for New York Botanical Garden and specialist of insect and weed control at Planters’ Choice Nursery will be the next speaker for The Town & Country Garden Club.
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.
