Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team knocked a deficit that was 11 late in the third quarter all the way down to three points early in the fourth. The fifth-seeded Nighthawks ultimately fell 54-40 to host and top-seeded Notre Dame-Fairfield
The never-quit Newtown High School boys’ basketball team had a late-game surge before falling 66-55 to the host Immaculate Mustangs in the South-West Conference tournament quarterfinals, on March 18.
Although both Newtown Police Officer William Chapman and Newtown High School Athletic Director Matt Memoli only laced up ice skates for the first time this winter, these men suited up in hockey gear on March 12 and pushed themselves with a skills competition on the ice for a good cause at Danbury Ice Arena.
The Newtown-New Fairfield hockey team, coming off a win and tie this past week, will take on the Barlow co-op in the conference playoffs Saturday, March 20, for an afternoon tilt.
After missing out on a trio of games canceled due to coronavirus protocol, Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team returned just in time for a morning practice the day of a makeup game with Bunnell of Stratford on the last date of the regular season.
Newtown High School’s gymnastics team scored 124.950 points to defeat New Milford, which had 122.400, in a meet at Vasi’s International Gymnastics on March 10. The conference championships will be Saturday, March 20.
Spring sports in Connecticut are slated to roll on, full steam ahead. One year after the entire campaign got wiped out by decisions surrounding the unknowns of the coronavirus, the plan is for all of the state’s teams to play full seasons with conference and state playoffs.
After winning two of its first seven games, then having a scheduled tilt with Joel Barlow of Redding canceled due to coronavirus protocol, Newtown High School’s boys’ basketball team was just happy (and hopeful, for that matter) to have four more regular season tilts.
Absent is the observation that the dangerous e-bike riders are young teen boys right at that age where they are physically capable of daring stunts but mentally incapable of understanding how dangerous they can be to themselves and others. I witnessed this Wednesday afternoon driving back home from Norwalk- a kid around 14 was cruising at about 20mph and barely glanced at other traffic while barnstorming thru a 4 way stop. Many others have observed the same behavior from the same cohort. I'm not sure 'big govt' is the solution but without parental supervision I think it's the best we've got. Will there be penalties for breaking whatever e-bike rules are put in place, or will their young age excuse them from legal consequences? Good luck with the regulations!
The recent letter unfairly suggests the Trump administration is deliberately trying to surrender America’s global leadership in science and technology. That’s an oversimplification.
Federal funding has long supported innovation, but it’s only part of the equation. Private investment, world-class universities, and a strong business environment have also driven U.S. leadership. Changes to funding priorities don't equal abandonment — they reflect broader debates about the role of government and where taxpayer dollars are most effective.
Claiming that scientists will flee and that our future rests on tax cuts and golf trips reduces a complex issue to political theater. Let’s have a serious discussion about how best to support innovation — without the hyperbole.
We need to have a community discussion on housing in Newtown. perhaps this bill, even if vetoed, will cause us to look hard at our progress to date and future options. Our past results, strongly influenced by "not in my backyard" as dismal. The Bees terminology of "undesirable zoning" shows a concerning lack of understanding of how critical this issue is.
