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Published: Mar 14, 2025 at 04:24 PM
To the Editor:
I strongly oppose the development of 6 Commerce Rd. This area is environmentally sensitive and plays a critical role in our water supply. Moving forward with this project prioritizes short-term profits over long-term ecological health,...
Published: Mar 14, 2025 at 04:23 PM
To the Editor:
Aesop’s Fables warned us “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.” Here in Newtown, there’s been some risky counting of unhatched chickens.
At their meeting on March 6, the Board of Finance noted that the First Selectman’s budget ...
Published: Mar 14, 2025 at 04:22 PM
To the Editor:
We thank all interested parties for their interest and follow-up relative to the status of the Town of Newtown’s request to update an “Economic Development” deed-restriction on the formerly state-owned property designated “6 Commerce R...
Updated: Mar 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
To the Editor:
I appreciate Herb Rosenthal’s dedication to recycling and his many years of service to Newtown and the Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA). When I was first elected to the Legislative Council in 2005, Herb was First Selectma...
Published: Mar 14, 2025 at 04:21 PM
To the Editor:
Our town’s 2025-2026 First Selectman’s Budget outlines an estimated 4-5% increase over last year’s budget, a necessary step to address rising costs that directly impact our community. Half of this increase can be attributed to a stagge...
Updated: Mar 17, 2025 at 01:07 PM
March 17, 2000
HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Joe Ratyna.
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Town agents, state police, and FBI agents are investigating the March 13 robbery of Fleet Bank on Queen Street, which was the first local theft from a bank since a 1905 bank burglary. ...
Updated: Mar 14, 2025 at 02:09 PM
Jean A. (Foote) Hamilton, age 100, of Cromwell, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2025.
Born on May 16, 1924, in New Britain, to Esther MacArthur Andrew and Willard A. Andrew, Jean was a beloved wife to husband the Reverend Robert E. Hamilton, an...
Published: Mar 14, 2025 at 08:55 AM
Joseph Frederick Mesinger passed away on March 7 at the age of 73. Born on November 28, 1951, in Ossining, N.Y., Joe’s life was a testament to kindness, hard work, and an abiding love for family and friends.
Joe grew up in Newtown, where he graduated...
Updated: Mar 14, 2025 at 09:08 AM
Continued congratulations to Laura Lerman, who will be formally named a Class of 2024 CT Arts Awards Connecticut Art Hero during an induction ceremony in Hartford on April 2. We had a nice story in print and online about that new accolade for our fri...
Updated: Mar 14, 2025 at 09:11 AM
MIDDLEBURY — Get ready for an evening full of fun, dancing, and fundraising at Chase’s Country Line Dancing Hoedown on Friday, April 25, 6:30 pm, at Thrive Sports & Fitness, 950 Southford Road/Route 188 in Middlebury.
General admission is $20, with t...
