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NHS NewTek Program Collecting Technology To Recycle

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: Jun 06, 2015 12:00 AM

Along with its repair business, Newtown High School’s NewTek program has been collecting technology devices to recycle as part of a new effort. “The best way to recycle things is to repair things,” sa...

Middle Gate Hosts Annual STEM Night

By Taylor Gallagher

Published: Jun 06, 2015 12:00 AM

Middle Gate Elementary School held its annual STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Night event for third and fourth graders on Thursday, May 21. The event, organized by math/science speci...

Continuing Education Summer Camps Available For A Number Of Interests

By Austin Fimmano

Published: Jun 05, 2015 12:00 AM

Parents looking for something for their children to do — whether by introducing a new topic or continuing an already established interest shown by sons and daughters — have a number of options availab...

NHS Production Of 'City Of Angels' Nominated For State Musical Theater Awards

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: May 30, 2015 12:00 AM

Newtown High School’s musical production of City of Angels, which ran March 19-22, has received 14 nominations for the Annual Connecticut High School Musical Theater Awards. According to Jane Matson, ...

School Board Approves Pilot Daycare Program For Staff, Hears "Culture & Climate" Report

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: May 29, 2015 12:00 AM

The Board of Education approved on May 19 a pilot child care program that will be available for district staff and heard a report from a Climate and Culture Committee. Superintendent of Schools Joseph...

NHS Unified Theater To Perform 'The Pages That Bind Us,' Saturday And Sunday

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: May 29, 2015 12:00 AM

The after-school Unified Theater program at Newtown High School is set to perform an original show, written by the students involved, called The Pages That Bind Us, this Saturday, May 30, and Sunday, ...

Annual Middle Gate Madness Event Unveiled New Art For The School

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: May 29, 2015 12:00 AM

As part of this year’s Middle Gate Madness event, murals that were created by the school’s community were unveiled in the school’s cafeteria on Friday, May 15. The effort to create murals began in Feb...

Fraser Woods Holds Annual Grandparents Day

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: May 29, 2015 12:00 AM

Grandparents were welcomed at Fraser Woods Montessori School on Monday, May 11, during the school’s annual Grandparents Day event. Food and beverages were served in the school’s commons, and all the a...

Poet Laureate Of Newtown Introduces Personal America 250 Initiative During Independence Day Weekend Events

Town Historian To Present ‘The True Story Of Fairfield Hills’

Weller Foundation Announces 2025 Newtown High School Award Recipients

The Way We Were

Laura Wildman

It’s important to clarify that while public process matters, so does the right of a property owner to reasonably develop land they legally own—especially when they follow the rules and engage with the town in good faith. The Board of Selectmen (BOS), whether one agrees with their decision or not, did not “give away” anything. The land in question was part of a road that had been unused and undeveloped for generations. There was no public access, no signage, and no infrastructure—just an overgrown path most residents never knew existed. Mr. Ackert calls the discontinuance “illegal,” but state law grants municipalities the authority to discontinue roads, subject to procedural requirements. The fact that this matter is in litigation shows that questions of law are being properly addressed in court—not in letters to the editor. If the court finds procedural flaws, they’ll be corrected. That’s how the legal system works. Real solutions are found through public process and the courts, not through social media outrage. What’s missing from this conversation is a recognition that towns need to balance many interests: history, environment, public access, private property rights, and economic development. And while the newly championed Revolutionary War heritage is important, there are also pressing modern realities: towns need housing, economic vitality, and responsible development. These things don’t happen in a vacuum—they require compromise, planning, and often, yes, change. If residents truly wish to preserve this trail as public space, the appropriate path is through purchase, conservation easement, or formal designation—not by expecting private landowners to bear the burden of public sentiment. If the writer believes so strongly in its value, perhaps they might consider investing in its preservation themselves. We can honor our history without freezing our town in time. Development and preservation aren’t mutually exclusive—but vilifying one side of the conversation only deepens division. Let’s focus on solutions that balance respect for the past with the rights and needs of those who live here now.

Discusses Rochambeau Trail And 6 Commerce Road

Thank you both for running my letter and the excellent editor's note. I deeply appreciate the Bee and what it means to Newtown.

Critical Of Re-Election Announcement

Dan was a real gentleman. I had the honor of knowing him for about 10 years from high school and into early adulthood. He was always upbeat and amiable. His love of golf was boundless. I remember him droning on about the type of wedge this or that professional golfer was playing at any given time. He loved to play also. Dan made the winning putt that clinched a championship for NHS men’s golf in 1984. It was a snaking, downhill putt that few people would have had the nerve or imagination to have holed at such a critical moment. It was magic!! You are a true gem, Dan. May your eternal reward be endless days of long, straight drives and the sound of difficult putts finding the bottom of the hole.

Daniel R. Baker

Congratulations John! This is quite a feat & shows a lot of perseverance, endurance, & commitment while becoming more healthy & having fun! The ultimate achievement! Wishing u a long healthy life!

Run 169 Towns Society Runner John Gonski Completes Race In Every Connecticut Municipality

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” The 1st Amendment does NOT say "except when there's a budget problem, or when some people wish things would quiet down." There is no way a proposed ordinance can be construed as other than singling out RockthisDemocracy, and also no way the town does not get expensively buried in court should it be foolish enough to go down this path.

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NHS NewTek Program Collecting Technology To Recycle

Middle Gate Hosts Annual STEM Night

Continuing Education Summer Camps Available For A Number Of Interests

NHS Production Of 'City Of Angels' Nominated For State Musical Theater Awards

School Board Approves Pilot Daycare Program For Staff, Hears "Culture & Climate" Report

NHS Unified Theater To Perform 'The Pages That Bind Us,' Saturday And Sunday

Annual Middle Gate Madness Event Unveiled New Art For The School

Fraser Woods Holds Annual Grandparents Day