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New Rating Saves Taxpayers $700,000 On Latest Bond Issue

By John Voket
Published: March 20, 2014 12:00 am
How much is Newtown’s latest bond rating increase worth to taxpayers? According to finance officials, almost a three quarters of a million dollars. Finance Director Robert Tait is touting the rock bot...

Police Reports | March 3-17, 2014

Published: March 20, 2014 12:00 am
Mirror-To-Mirror Police said they are seeking information on the identity of a person who was driving a “blue truck” that was involved in a motor vehicle accident near 49 Hanover Road at about 4:...

Library Board To Welcome New Members

Published: March 19, 2014 12:00 am
The Board of Trustees of the C.H. Booth Library will welcome new board members Julie Starkweather, Carolyn Signorelli, Walter Motyka, and Raymond Irrera, at the regularly scheduled April meeting, said...

Open Burning Season Extended to May 15

Published: March 19, 2014 12:00 am
Fire Marshal Bill Halstead has extended the open burning season to May 15. Normally, the open burning season concludes at the end of March, but when weather conditions allow, the season is extended. O...

Three-Year Tax Abatement OK'd For Retail/Office Complex

By John Voket
Published: March 18, 2014 12:00 am
A Saint Patrick’s Day wish for a nominal tax break may generate a little green for two local developers and their future tenants. The 146 South Main Street parcel that first received approvals for com...

'Aid In Dying' Bill Offers Hope, Generates Fear

By Mark Pazniokas, ©The Connecticut Mirror
Published: March 18, 2014 12:00 am
HARTFORD — They came to Hartford in wheelchairs, two strong-willed women whose bodies are failing. Cathy Ludlum opposed an “aid in dying” bill, fearful of a society that may coerce the disabled into s...

Water Pollution Control Documented In Sewer System History

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: March 17, 2014 12:00 am
“As Newtown grew, it faced many challenges in controlling groundwater pollution caused by septic failures in the Borough, Sandy Hook Center, and the lakeside communities. Each area has a different und...

Library Reopening Celebration Scheduled For March 22

By Nancy K. Crevier
Published: March 17, 2014 12:00 am
There are details still to iron out, but the overall attitude of the staff and administrators of the C.H. Booth Library is that “It is good to be back.” With minor glitches straightened out, improved ...