As communities around the planet face climate disruption, how can people of faith respond? Members of Trinity Episcopal Church invite the public to join them for a conversation during Lent on just that subject.
Congregation Adath Israel of Newtown’s Share and Care Committee is promoting a “Share the Love” campaign Sunday morning to support The Dorothy Day Hospitality Center in Danbury.
After nearly a decade of exemplary service as a comfort dog in Newtown, Maggie the golden retriever has retired with her forever family and canine companion to Florida.
Participants in a local March for Life took to the streets in Newtown on Friday, January 21, coinciding with The 49th National March that was happening in Washington, D.C.
Newtown continues to be home to The Interfaith Partnership for Refugee Resettlement, founded in 2016 with a mission to help refugee families resettle in and around Newtown.
To many members of both the LGBTQ+ and disability communities, the intersection between Queerness and Disability may not be obvious. But for people who identify as both queer and disabled, this partic...
For the second year, Newtown’s houses and communities of faith adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic that continued to affect so many aspects of everyday life.
I generally agree with Tom Johnson, re: following the rules of the road, both legal and/or commonly accepted. However, there are times, especially when the bulk of the traffic is using Main Street to bypass congestion on 84, when yielding to turning drivers at the flagpole makes the most sense.
Coming home from Trumbull today, I noticed that several southbound drivers were planning to turn left onto Church Hill, and the line of cars went beyond what I could see. The northbound lane was also very busy.
I admit that I may have waived my right by slowing down to create a gap for a southbound car to turn. I then moved to the staging position within the circle (small car so no disruption to northbound traffic), but the intersection was then blocked by southbound traffic turning left. Of note, that intersection can easily become gridlocked if 6-8 drivers claim right of way (3 or 4 cars in each direction).Thankfully, the third lefthand turner stayed back and waived me through.
To many people, it is not clear who has right of way in such circumstances. IMO, it makes sense to ensure that traffic can travel north and south, and sometimes that means yielding the right of way. Hopefully someday the State will address the traffic issues on 84 and we will no longer have as much congestion at the flagpole.
Not only do the Democratic Women’s Caucus take a name that implies they represent a political party, they do not even endorse the woman who has been serving our town.
Hey all! I know that we're always trying to be nicer in Newtown and all that but I thought you should know I'm 110% on board with "massive ticketing". If there isn't some error in the data and we're really seeing almost 100 violations in a week let's just bring the hammer down. You can "warm up" the driving public with a big fat ticket in the mail. Word will spread quickly! Why people in this state seem to need to apologize for enforcing the law is beyond my understanding.
While I was First Selectman, Town policy was to reserve the CodeRED system strictly for true emergencies. The most significant crisis during my term was the August 18, 2024 flood, which severely impacted homes, businesses, roads, bridges, and park infrastructure. That was a genuine emergency requiring mass notifications over a period of days.
For snowstorms or other weather events that did not wreak significant damage, I used the Town’s News & Announcements system to notify subscribers and supplemented those updates through social media.
It’s important that Town communication channels are used appropriately. CodeRED was intentionally reserved for the most serious events so residents would not become desensitized and begin to tune out critical alerts.
