The Board of Education met in the Council Chambers March 5, primarily to discuss work that had already begun at the committee level by the Policy Committee and by the Curriculum and Instruction Committee.
Governor Ned Lamont recently announced the nomination of 22 jurists, including two Newtown residents, to serve as judges of the Connecticut Superior Court and one jurist to serve as a family support magistrate.
February 29 was a Leap Day to remember for local first responders and Eversource personnel, after the accidental rupture of a municipal gas line during excavation work resulted in rapid evacuations an...
The Connecticut Department of Transportation has announced installation of Wrong Way Driver Countermeasure Systems will take place on I-84 East and West at Exits 10 and 11 next week.
As National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2024 nears its end, Newtown Conservation Commission reminds readers that awareness of and action against invasive plants should be done all year.
Precautionary evacuations took place on Thursday, February 29, throughout Fairfield Hills, after a 2-inch gas line was breached shortly after 8 am during water line work at the Town-owned campus.
Penny,
Thank you for sharing Jack's and your life story. We were moved,Jack was an exceptional person.
Lots of love to you and your wonderful family.
Pat and Julie D'Onofrio
Thank you! BOE budget items lurk in the shadows. Many programs we fund are often dreamed up by the State and pushed down to the districts to implement.
Schools could be consolidated here as enrollment decreases. And some 'luxury' programs should be trimmed. Downsizing administrators and support staff should be considered as well. And a 'few hundred' dollars on top of inflation is a bridge too far.