Three exhibitions this Semiquincentennial season are highlighting local connections to the country’s founding 250 years ago. This week readers head to Newtown Municipal Center, where collaborative efforts are on view.
Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary recently held its annual Bug Bonanza, where people got to enjoy hands-on exploration and up-close encounters with live insects.
Newtown Stage Co recently wrapped one summer summer production while concurrently another cast and crew have been preparing for the second of two full productions the local company will present this season.
For the second time in as many years, the dam of Guskie Pond — just over the Newtown-Monroe border, very close to Sticks & Stones Farm — broke during a major rainstorm.
Take a Vet Fishing is a nonprofit organization based in Branford that hosts free and accessible on-shore and boat fishing events for veterans across the state. At least one Newtown veteran has been providing rides through the program for the past decade.
I’m glad we can finally put this chapter behind us and move forward.
Ultimately, I’m pleased that the Borough Zoning Board chose to follow the zoning regulations and the law rather than give in to the pressure surrounding this project. The settlement also appears to address one of the more legitimate concerns by moving the homes substantially farther from the Rochambeau Trail while preserving additional open space.
I’m glad the Borough ultimately chose to follow its zoning regulations rather than allow the loudest voices in the room to dictate what a private property owner can legally do with their land. That’s how zoning is supposed to work — by the regulations, not by whoever can generate the most outrage with the most amount of clickbait.
How about for your 30th edition you lay out all the reasons to vote Democrat?
What specific policies are the Democrats about that people should be excited about?
Remember, "Trump bad" is not a policy.
Completely lost me at "supporting Kamala Harris for President". I'll grant any pessimist their dim view of the current administration but I just can't take you seriously if you thought she would be a reasonable alternative. I'd sooner vote for the autopen.
