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Awareness, Smiles And Plenty Of Education Expected For 6th Earth Day Festival

Published: Apr 19, 2013 12:00 AM

Newtown’s Sixth Annual Earth Day Festival is promising to be “bigger and better than ever,” according to organizers. Join the celebration on Saturday, April 27, from 10 am to 4 pm, at Newtown Middle S...

Snapshot: Matthew Jones

Published: Apr 19, 2013 12:00 AM

Occupation: I’m an English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor at LVA School in Danbury. I teach three different levels of language and do after school tutoring. I also work as the editor of a s...

Top Of The Mountain

Published: Apr 19, 2013 12:00 AM

I’ve heard of bean counters, but there are some expert jelly bean counters in town. Lawrence Card joined forces with his sons, 16-year-old Alexandyr, 6-year-old William, and 5-year-old Nathaniel, to c...

Gridiron Chef Competition Taking Football Rivalry From The Field To The Kitchen, Tuesday For Sandy Hook Promise

Published: Apr 18, 2013 12:00 AM

NEW YORK CITY — New York Giants safety Stevie Brown will challenge Washington Redskins linebacker Rob Jackson in Pro Player Insiders’ first-ever Gridiron Chef Competition on Tuesday, April 23, in New ...

Singing The Blues Once Again: Jay Willie Blues Band Celebrating Its "New York Minute"

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: Apr 18, 2013 12:00 AM

Local musician Jay Willie has the blues — again — and that’s a good thing. Jay Willie Blues Band is celebrating its new CD, New York Minute, released in March. “I feel great about it,” Mr Willie said....

Newtown Rural Properties Named To State Register Of Historic Places

By Nancy K. Crevier

Published: Apr 17, 2013 12:00 AM

Two Newtown properties were accepted into the State Register of Historic Places, at the April 3 meeting of the Council of the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation. As part of a thematic nomina...

SHACK Looking For Creative Ways To Continue Into The Summer

By John Voket

Published: Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM

Sandy Hook businesses are not the only enterprises continuing to feel traffic-dampening effects of the still painfully proximate incidents of 12/14. The founder of a cozy, not-for-profit arts center t...

Ann Piccini Thanked For 25 Years Of Service

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: Apr 12, 2013 12:00 AM

First Selectman Pat Llodra surprised Director of Social Services Ann Piccini on Friday, April 12, with flowers and a commendation for 25 years of service to the town of Newtown. Mrs Llodra noted Ms Pa...

Gestures Of Kindness, Part Five: Support And Strength Continue, From Within Town And Across The Country

By Shannon Hicks

Published: Feb 15, 2013 12:00 AM

(This is the fifth installation of a series of stories that share with Newtown Bee readers special events that continue to take place as Newtown heals following the events of 12/14 at Sandy Hook S...

Hearts Of Hope Spread Messages Of Love

Updated: Dec 21, 2021 02:28 PM

Groups of volunteers fanned out across Newtown February 13 to ensure Newtowners felt the love of thousands of well-wishers from across the nation who created personal messages attached to ceramic Hearts of Hope.

Silver Alert Issued By Newtown PD For 17-Month-Old Child

LOF Adaptive Skiers Is Gearing Up For Another Jam-Packed Summer

Snapshot: Jason LynchThis week's Snapshot features Jason Lynch.Family: My wife Robin, and our daughter Charly.How did you meet your wife? I met her on the subway in Brooklyn. I was helping someone with their stroller, and she saw me and handed me her business card.Pets: Two dogs, Jet and Utah.How long have you lived in Newtown? About five years. We used to live in Norwalk, and I used to drive the back roads home all the time. I’d see the antique houses and their plaques, and we’d talk about how unique each one looked and how great it would be to have a house like that someday. We were here for the corn maze, for my brother-in-law’s birthday, and we saw one of the houses on Main Street was for sale so we took a look and fell in love with it.Work: I work at IBM Research, where I am primarily a brand designer — so thinking about the Research brand, different applications, how it appears in digital at events, and also working with some of the emergent technologies as well. It’s incredibly hard but also interesting and fulfilling.Do you have a favorite podcast? I love podcasts. I like StarTalk, which is really interesting, about cosmic queries; The Illustration Department, about different illustrators and designers, which I like to listen to a lot; and I enjoy Freakonomics.What did you want to be when you grew up? A truck driver. I still think it would be an awesome job. We take a lot of road trips to Ohio, and I think about it quite a bit when we’re going through Pennsylvania. When I was a little kid they had that show, BJ and The Bear, and I loved it.What do you enjoy doing in your free time? I really enjoy cooking. I find recipes all the time, so I try to find new and interesting things. It’s hard to find the time to do it, but I enjoy it. During the summer we like to hang out on Lake Zoar. It’s our favorite place to be. It’s peaceful out there. We have a pontoon boat that we dock at Eichler’s Cove, and it’s nice because we can go down there, sometimes after work we’ll go out with dinner or go swimming for just an hour or so.What is the most recent book you’ve read? At home I don’t have a lot of downtime to read, but I love audio books. Right now I’m going through A World of Peers by Michael Pollan, which explores what is consciousness. It was really interesting. Before that it was Sammy Hagar’s autobiography. It varies quite a bit. My commute can be lengthy, so I enjoy audio books and podcasts when I’m going back and forth.What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? You’re not entitled to the results, you’re entitled to the work.Do you have any pet peeves? It’s silly and it’s a little thing, and I know this, but I cannot stand how paper towels or tape never tear cleanly. It drives me insane.What is something you cannot live without? Family, of course. And dogs. I have to have dogs.What is your favorite thing about Newtown? I like the sense of community we’ve experienced here. I enjoy walking, and I love being able to get groceries everyday — the walkability in the center of town, and seeing people all the time, I really enjoy that. And the homes, of course, which was primarily what drew us here. Do you have a personal credo? The work advice from earlier.

Financial Foundations: Expanding Access To Homeownership: Innovative Mortgage Programs

Head O'Meadow Students Cast Votes For Books

I understand your basic point, but not the numbers. Can you help us understand where your numbers come from? Thanks!

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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Awareness, Smiles And Plenty Of Education Expected For 6th Earth Day Festival

Snapshot: Matthew Jones

Top Of The Mountain

Gridiron Chef Competition Taking Football Rivalry From The Field To The Kitchen, Tuesday For Sandy Hook Promise

Singing The Blues Once Again: Jay Willie Blues Band Celebrating Its "New York Minute"

Newtown Rural Properties Named To State Register Of Historic Places

SHACK Looking For Creative Ways To Continue Into The Summer

Ann Piccini Thanked For 25 Years Of Service

Gestures Of Kindness, Part Five: Support And Strength Continue, From Within Town And Across The Country

Hearts Of Hope Spread Messages Of Love