Dr Vaagn Andikyan at Western Connecticut Heath Network is talking about the most important things women need to know to protect themselves from the devastating and too often deadly diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
In a new partnership with Newtown United Methodist Church, Newtown Parent Connection will present “A Spotlight On Addiction,” Sunday, September 30, at 11:30 am, at the church.
Newtown's 25th Annual Health and Public Safety Fair will be Saturday, September 22, and organizers are reaching out to invite the community and anyone interested in optimizing their health.
After multiple heat-related early dismissals and religious holiday closures, Newtown students are safely settling into something of a daily school routine. But elsewhere across Connecticut, there have...
Having opened in September 2013, The Resiliency Center of Newtown has for five years provided free and confidential services, programs, and events to assist in the healing process for anyone in the greater Newtown community impacted by the events of 12/14.
The Resiliency Center of Newtown (RCN) invites Newtown residents to stop in on Monday, September 24, for an open house.
Having opened in September 2013, RCN has for five years provided free and confid...
A local grassroots support organization for families with children on the autism spectrum has scheduled its first few activities of the 2018-19 season, and it all begins with ice cream.
By John Voket
Newtown Health District Director Donna Culbert was notified by state officials on August 28 that at least one West Nile virus (WNV) infected mosquito had been recently trapped in Newtown...
Bruce’s letter paints a picture of runaway development, but the real story is the collapse of local cooperation — not the rise of §8-30g. That law has been on the books since 1990. For decades, towns and developers worked together to shape projects that made sense: added sidewalks, deeper setbacks, fewer units — genuine compromise.
What’s changed isn’t the law, it’s the politics. A loud social media mob has made any compromise politically toxic. The “no growth” crowd demands nothing be built anywhere, ever, and bullies anyone who suggests otherwise. Planning and zoning boards no longer negotiate; they hunker down, hoping to appease the Facebook comment section.
But here’s the irony — when compromise dies, developers stop compromising too. Once a project triggers §8-30g, the town can fight it, but state law ensures the developer will eventually win. So instead of working out a reasonable design, everyone heads to court. The developer doubles the unit count to pay for the lawyers, and the town burns taxpayer money trying to lose more slowly.
That’s how we end up with the very projects the NIMBY mob fears — because they made reasonable development impossible.
If people truly care about Newtown’s character, they need to stop the performative outrage and start engaging in real planning again. Screaming “no” to everything isn’t preservation — it’s self-sabotage.
I’m honestly surprised Bruce had to look up what an “agreement in principle” means. After years of business experience and managing 200 people, I would have expected that term to be familiar by now. Hard to believe it’s a new concept at this stage in his career. Although rest assured Newtown, vote row A and when times get tough, we have Google to help the selectman.
I asked AI what does agreement in principle mean
An "agreement in principle" is a preliminary, non-binding understanding reached between two or more parties that outlines the fundamental terms of a future contract. It is considered a stepping stone toward a formal, legally enforceable agreement.
This type of agreement is used to establish mutual intent and a basic framework for negotiations before the parties commit to a detailed, final contract.
