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August 3, 2001 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Keith Cullinan * * * * * The State Bond Commission has approved funding in the amount of $4 million to pay for the replacement of Conrail Bridge 460 over Route 6 in Newtown, and $500,000 to replace the brid...

July 27, 2001 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Calla Sellner * * * * * In the end, the Charter Revision Commission’s efforts to engage the Legislative Council in discussions about proposed charter changes finally paid off. During two days of meetings thi...

July 20, 2001 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Mike Salvatore. * * * * * Police are conducting a criminal investigation into an apparent prank which caused extensive interior flooding damage on three levels of the new wing at Newtown High School on Friday,...

July 13, 2001 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Steve Paproski * * * * * An oversight in the design plans by the architect for the 5/6 school could end up costing the town an estimated $100,000 in additional costs. These added costs are likely to be paid fo...

July 6, 2001 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Lisa Petrovich. * * * * * It seems there is always something to groan about down at the Newtown Highway Department. There are endless potholes to fill and roads to pave in the summer. Winters are spent behind t...

June 29, 2001 EDITORIAL INK DROPS — SECURING KELDA LANDS FOR PUBLIC USE: While local officials were still basking in the glow of the town’s decision to purchase the 189-acre Fairfield Hills property in the center of town, the Connecticut General...

June 22, 2001 EDITORIAL INK DROPS — SUPPORT A FRILL: THE MEETING HOUSE PIPE ORGAN: If you believe a community should spend money only on necessities, don’t read this. If your personal vision for Newtown has no frills, avert your eyes. If the fro...

June 15, 2001 EDITORIAL INK DROPS — THE CLASS OF 2001: If there’s one thing we’ve learned here at The Bee after 124 years of covering community news, it’s that everyone has a story. And almost everyone’s story is remarkable. We have preoccupied ...

June 8, 2001 EDITORIAL INK DROPS — ONE FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS: The area of Newtown has remained 60 square miles throughout the town’s history, but just 75 years ago, this was a much smaller place. So it was possible for a single local personage t...

June 1, 2001 EDITORIAL INK DROPS — BIG DECISIONS FOR THE FAMILY OF NEWTOWN: Newtown is a growing family. The combination of the quality of life here and the availability of large tracts of land for development over the past ten years set the sta...