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Published: Mar 20, 2026 at 07:00 AM
As Superintendent of Schools Anne Uberti said during her 2026-27 budget presentation to the Legislative Council on March 11, “to understand this year, it’s important to revisit what we faced last year.”
The council was reviewing the budget following...
Published: Mar 20, 2026 at 07:00 AM
Newtown High School's cheerleading team had an impressive showing in the Team of the Year competition, which the Nighthawks hosted, on March 14. Bringing together the top six squads from each state class, including Class L champion Newtown, the event...
Updated: Mar 23, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Struck Two Mailboxes
Newtown Police report Idris Seljmani, 76, of Newtown, operating a 2006 Honda CR-V, was traveling northbound on South Main Street at 4:10 pm March 2. Seljmani's vehicle ran off the roadway and struck two mailboxes, coming to ...
Published: Mar 19, 2026 at 04:17 PM
To The Editor:
I live on Schoolhouse Hill Road and on most evenings between 4 and 7 pm, the traffic is so heavy that the cars and trucks line up from Main Street to The Boulevard.
As a result of the condition, I recently attended a meeting with the...
Published: Mar 19, 2026 at 04:16 PM
To The Editor:
Newtown's proposed budget asks for $300,000 in legal services and, based on the last two years, it still won't be enough. The Town spent over $270,000 in both 2024 and 2025. Not combined. Each. This year we're already on pace to excee...
Published: Mar 19, 2026 at 04:15 PM
To The Editor:
“Bad Thing’s Can Happen” is what Pete Hegseth remarked so callously the other day as the number of servicemen killed rose to 16. When Trump reported the first 6 servicemen killed, he said, “more casualties are likely, but that’s the w...
Published: Mar 19, 2026 at 04:14 PM
To The Editor:
When people do “the right thing” great things happen. It is what we are witnessing across the world. People voting across party lines. Countries finally uniting to fight a common evil. People coming together, even experiencing abuse a...
Published: Mar 19, 2026 at 04:14 PM
By Connecticut State Statute Chapter 99 on Municipal Charters and Special Acts, towns are required to review and update their Town Charters every ten years; Newtown has been doing charter reviews every five years.
The review of the charter is an imp...
Published: Mar 19, 2026 at 04:12 PM
To The Editor:
It has now been a little over 100 days since I’ve been your First Selectman and I would like to provide the community with an update on the work underway in Newtown. Many residents ask me how things are going when we meet around town,...
Published: Mar 19, 2026 at 04:09 PM
To The Editor:
As a resident and a registered Democrat, I’m happy that we will have a “contested caucus” or “primary” between two democratic candidates before one challenges the Republican incumbent, Mitch Bolinsky, in a race to become our next Stat...
