The Friends of the C.H. Booth Library have excitedly announced that the popular Holiday Sale is returning the first weekend in December after being on hiatus since 2019.
Newtown and federal health and food safety authorities have cooked up a number of tips to help keep your stomach full of turkey and free from foodborne illness this Thanksgiving holiday.
A townwide bottle and can drive launched over two years ago to raise funds for local nonprofits is not ending, despite its founder moving out of the area. Even better: very little is changing.
Jeff, look no further than our own first selectman. “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center is included with membership, but according to the Bee’s own reporting, everyone else must purchase a day pass to attend.
Apparently, paying taxes gets you a town government, but having a conversation with its leader requires an admission upgrade.
Unless, of course, the intent is to hear only from a preferred audience. A room full of agreeable voices may be comfortable, but a first selectman represents the entire town—including residents who might ask inconvenient questions. Public access should not come with a cover charge.
What I will always remember about Mitch is he is the only politician in Newtown that I saw coming to and standing up against the proposed Truck Depot at Exit 9. As bad as traffic is in Newtown now and with the constant push for housing development in Newtown, traffic has become a point a real negative for Newtown. Now imagine a Truck Depot in town on top of it. Thanks Mitch for standing with the Newtown residents to stop that insanity
