As the landscape in Newtown and surrounding towns continues to change, wild animals are being impacted and trying to adapt to their new environment as best they can.
Newtown residents were prolific, celebrated, artistic, and visible in myriad ways during the past 12 months, even if pandemic life stretched into its second year. While COVID safety guidelines continu...
UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect a rescheduled upcoming event at Brookfield Public Library.
Newtown author Andrea Zimmermann recently published a fictional mystery, A Legacy of Lie...
The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) denied a subdivision application during its meeting at the Municipal Center’s Council Chambers on Thursday, December 16.
“Let’s leave the world a brighter place than we found it.”
That brief statement introduces the showcase of completed artwork created by Newtown resident Aakriti Aggarwal on her otherwise uncluttered I...
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
