Former Sandy Hook resident Peter Manfredonia has pleaded guilty to murdering a Newtown High School acquaintance and related charges stemming from a series of 2020 incidents.
The Board of Education was presented with an update on the district’s reading program selection process during their meeting in the Reed Intermediate School library January 17 before voting unanimousl...
Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) discussed cannabis in town, as well as a questionable vote from its previous meeting, during its February 2 gathering at Newtown Municipal Center.
The Town Administrator Workgroup are continuing to plan their study of a possible change to Newtown's government, and remind residents that their meetings have public participation.
While it's encouraging to see the town taking steps to put the sewer fund back on track, it's important to recognize how we got here. A significant factor contributing to the current financial strain was the $3.8 million expansion of the municipal sanitary sewer system in 2016—an expansion that was intended to support future development that continues to be blocked by persistent NIMBY opposition.
That investment was predicated on growth that has yet to materialize, leaving ratepayers footing the bill for infrastructure that's currently underutilized. Meanwhile, residents are now facing annual 9% rate increases just to stabilize the system—yet they’re not benefiting from the expansion that was supposed to help distribute those costs more broadly through new hookups.
Another overtly partisan pollical rally, betrayed by their apathy regarding the corruption and mismanagement under their state party leaders in Hartford.
