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Updated: Apr 22, 2022 at 12:17 PM
To the Editor:
One simple question regarding the proposed warehouse for Hawleyville Road: Why do we have zoning regulations?
Just to have to go through machinations to get them changed to fit a developer’s desire? (Ooops, did I answer my question?)
M...
Published: Apr 21, 2022 at 04:13 PM
This Tuesday, April 26, between the hours of 6 am and 8 pm, qualified Newtown residents can exercise their right and privilege by taking five minutes or so to vote on the two local budget proposals and two bonding requests.
If Tuesday is bad for you,...
Updated: Apr 22, 2022 at 12:20 PM
To the Editor:
Which is the most irresponsible sector of American society today?
Is it the business/financial sector with its happy-go-lucky TV advertisements deliberately masking the country’s problems and encouraging endless party-time?
Might it be...
Updated: Apr 22, 2022 at 12:19 PM
To the Editor:
I have been attending Board of Education meetings since last fall after hearing the testimony of many families and students of color about their experiences in the schools, past and present. I have grown increasingly concerned about th...
Updated: Apr 22, 2022 at 12:18 PM
To the Editor:
I remember 45 years ago, when the late activist Mitzi Bowman prevented nuclear waste from being trucked up Route 34 in Sandy Hook.
Lee Berliner
Newtown
Updated: Apr 22, 2022 at 12:22 PM
To the Editor,
Climate change is becoming a bigger problem by the second. Literally, as we sit here, cars and trucks driving, emitting CO2. Today, we were on the highway, and saw tons of cut down trees laying on the side of the road. This is terrible...
Updated: Apr 25, 2022 at 10:06 AM
Newtown High School’s girls’ lacrosse team made it three consecutive wins over unbeaten teams, following up a 15-10 win at Masuk of Monroe on April 12 with a hard-fought 14-13 victory over visiting Cheshire, at Blue & Gold Stadium, on April 16, and a...
Updated: Apr 22, 2022 at 01:01 PM
Newtown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team lost a 7-6 nail-biter to Bunnell-Stratford, on the road, on April 19. Newtown High Coach Scott Bulkley said his team almost tied it up at the end but could not get into a rhythm against a well-coached opponen...
Updated: Apr 20, 2022 at 04:50 PM
Newtown Nonprofit Council (NNC) had its monthly virtual meeting on April 18 for local organizations to share their upcoming events and success stories.
C.H. Booth Library reference assistant and volunteer hub project coordinator Sarah Patafio started...
Published: Apr 20, 2022 at 11:05 AM
Edward George Atkinson, 90, passed away on April 12, 2022, at his current residence in Southbury, surrounded by family members. The 57-year resident of Newtown was the devoted husband of Marilyn (Erb) Atkinson.
In addition to Marilyn, he is survived ...
