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Police Conclude NHS Threat Investigation

By Andrew Grosko

Published: May 01, 2015 12:00 AM

Following their criminal investigation into , police have concluded that that no criminal activity occurred and thus will make no arrests, Police Chief Michael Kehoe said.a reported threat of violence...

Charter Panel Examining Majority Rule, School Board Political Makeup

By John Voket

Published: May 01, 2015 12:00 AM

Along with its charge of streamlining Newtown’s charter and making it more user-friendly for residents and taxpayers, the current Charter Revision Commission is deliberating a matter outside its charg...

Wingathlon Road Closure Notice

Published: May 01, 2015 12:00 AM

The First Annual Newtown Wingathlon, to benefit Dylan’s Wings of Change, will take place on the morning of Saturday, May 2. Travelers can expect delays and some road closures between the hours of 8 am...

Town, School Consolidation Review Resuming Under New Committee

By John Voket

Published: May 01, 2015 12:00 AM

The Boards of Education and Finance both recently began discussions about seating an ad-hoc committee that would pick up on work initiated in 2012, examining how the town and school district could con...

Municipal Buildings Panel Meets New Vendor

By John Voket

Published: May 01, 2015 12:00 AM

Newtown’s Municipal Buildings Strategic Plan Advisory Committee met April 27 at the C.H. Booth Library so each panel member could hear from a consultant who will be reviewing and developing recommenda...

Reminder: Stevenson Dam Bridge Closing To Traffic For 90 Hours, May 2-6

Published: May 01, 2015 12:00 AM

MONROE — The antiquated Route 34 bridge positioned atop Stevenson Dam on the Housatonic River, which links Monroe to Oxford, will be closed to traffic for a 90-hour period to allow for maintenance wor...

District Announces 2014-15 Profiles In Professionalism Honorees

Published: Apr 30, 2015 12:00 AM

The school district announced on Thursday, April 30, the honorees who have been chosen for the district’s 2014-15 Profiles in Professionalism award. This is the first year the award will honor local e...

Fire Reports, April 23-29, 2015

Published: Apr 30, 2015 12:00 AM

The radio dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders: Thursday, April 23:, Hook & Ladder, Bots...

Police Reports, April 16-28, 2015

Published: Apr 30, 2015 12:00 AM

DUI Incident Police said they received a report that a gray 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser SUV was being driven erratically by a motorist in a parking lot at Newtown High School at 12 Berkshire Road at a...

Linda Gejda Selected As New Assistant Superintendent In Stratford

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: Apr 29, 2015 12:00 AM

The Stratford Board of Education appointed Newtown’s Assistant Superintendent of Schools Linda Gejda for its new assistant superintendent during a meeting on Monday, April 27. Dr Gejda responded to th...

Financial Foundations: Expanding Access To Homeownership: Innovative Mortgage Programs

Head O'Meadow Students Cast Votes For Books

Newtown Senior Alliance Hosted Its First Roundtable Regarding Housing

Juvenile At The Wheel Of Vehicle That Crashed Into Utility Pole

BOE Holds Celebration Of Excellence, Listens To NEASC Overview

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The ‘Me’ Generation

Tom, I appreciate you sharing your perspective. My advocacy isn't about a personal 'vested interest' in a single field; it is about the Standard of Newtown. While you categorize the salt shed and library parking as 'essential' and the turf as an 'upgrade,' I would argue they all fall under the same umbrella of maintaining town assets. The Turf Field ($1.4M): This was a replacement project for a facility used by thousands of youth athletes, not a new 'luxury' add-on. The Salt Shed ($1.2M) & Library Parking ($1.4M): These were passed at almost identical price points. The point isn't to say these items aren't important; it’s to ask why we find the money for infrastructure that serves one demographic while claiming we are too 'fiscally strained' to fund infrastructure for another. When we categorize things we use as 'essential' and things our neighbors' children use as 'extras,' we aren't having an honest discussion about priorities, we are picking winners and losers. The goal of my letter wasn't to be 'unproductive,' but to sound the alarm for the 82% of residents who didn't show up to the polls. We cannot be a community that only thrives in parts. If we want Newtown to remain a place where people want to move and raise families, we have to invest in the next generation with the same urgency we use to fix our parking lots.

Michelle, I am sorry to see that you are also a victim of fabrications. All those rumors that go round that seem so convincing. All so often, those rumors are little more than convenient lies. This has been happening for several years and hopefully we can come together to stop them. Until then, I ask that those of you who have heard disparaging remarks about the candidates take the time to meet with them to ask them directly what you are concerned about. Get to know them better rather than assume. We all will have better representation both locally and state-wide if you do so.

Support For Brandon Moore

He is just another politician, you could see it when he got Bruce Walcz'zzz'k elected. Say whatever it takes to get into office...

Two Questions

This is disappointing because it frames voters who rejected the Treadwell turf replacement as selfish or anti-youth. When I suspect that Katherine's motives were likely because she has some vested interest in those turf fields, which makes it exceptionally selfish. There is a clear difference between maintaining basic town infrastructure and approving an athletic facility upgrade. Library sidewalks, parking access, and a salt storage facility support safety and essential town operations. The turf field may be worthwhile, but it is still a different type of request. Residents can support youth sports and still question the cost, timing, or priority of a specific project. Calling that selfish, or turning it into a generational argument is unfair and unproductive. Newtown is better served by honest discussion about priorities, not by accusing voters of lacking community spirit because they disagreed on one ballot item.

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Police Conclude NHS Threat Investigation

Charter Panel Examining Majority Rule, School Board Political Makeup

Wingathlon Road Closure Notice

Town, School Consolidation Review Resuming Under New Committee

Municipal Buildings Panel Meets New Vendor

Reminder: Stevenson Dam Bridge Closing To Traffic For 90 Hours, May 2-6

District Announces 2014-15 Profiles In Professionalism Honorees

Fire Reports, April 23-29, 2015

Police Reports, April 16-28, 2015

Linda Gejda Selected As New Assistant Superintendent In Stratford