Tickets are still available for this year’s St Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl in Sandy Hook Center, an annual event and fundraiser presented by Sandy Hook Organization for Prosperity.
Alyssa Mancini, joined by First Selectman Jeff Capeci, family, friends, and members of the local community, celebrated the ribbon cutting of her business, Herbs Love + Yoga, in Sandy Hook Center, on F...
These days, with an estimated 125,000 vehicles a day on average passing within just a few yards of its front door on Interstate 84, the Blue Colony Diner just off Exit 10 has been a destination for no...
At a time when interest rates are high and inventory is low, every sale can feel like a big win for the realtors. Some home sales still stand out as trend-defying and potentially even trend-setting, however.
Business name: The Graceful Planet
Address: 4 Riverside Road, a new address for the studio as of late November 2023.
Owner: Grace Barton
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To be clear, this letter was also from Jordana Bloom. The Bee did not want to put all three names on the letter for space reasons, but all three of us sent this letter as well as our thanks to the voters for trusting us to continue the work.
I’m honestly confused by the objection to “cut-throughs.” Newtown is full of them, and they’re used every day without issue. Some of the more well-known examples are Elm Drive, Oakview, School House Hill, Pearl Street, Head of Meadow, Country Club Road, Point of Rocks, Hall Lane, Tinkerfield - Old Taunton Press, and Samp Road. I’m sure I’m even missing a few.
Given that, it’s hard to understand why this particular development is being singled out. Cut-throughs are a normal and longstanding part of how traffic moves in town. If they’re acceptable everywhere else — including roads that are narrower, steeper, or more heavily used — it seems inconsistent to suddenly treat this one as a crisis.
I want to clarify that the attorney at last week’s Planning & Zoning meeting was not threatening the commission, but explaining how the law works. The reality is that if we do not reach a compromise, 100% there will be lawsuits — it’s not a matter of intimidation, it’s a matter of legal process.
We all want smart growth and a Newtown that welcomes families, but it’s important to approach these conversations with a clear understanding of the legal framework. Recognizing the inevitability of legal challenges when consensus isn’t reached doesn’t undermine local control — it helps ensure that planning decisions are made thoughtfully and proactively.
The recent infighting within the Democratic Party says it all — they can’t even hold their own coalition together. Their failure to get the ACA supplements passed and the embarrassing way they handled the shutdown prove that their so-called “unity” is just for show.
Republicans don’t need to reinvent the wheel here — we just have to stand firm and stay together. When we do, Democrats eventually cave, every time. They talk about democracy, but their party is eating itself from the inside out.
Last week’s elections (blue ripple) might have given them a short-term headline, but that doesn’t change the bigger picture: Americans are tired of chaos, hypocrisy, and performative outrage. Strength and stability win in the long run — and that’s exactly what we bring when we stand united.
