Sports

Lacrosse Teams Pick Up Wins

Published: May 15, 2014 12:00 am

Newtown High School’s girls’ lacrosse team defeated Bethel and Notre Dame-Fairfield this week to improve to 11-3 overall and 4-1 in South-West Conference play heading into a May 15 scheduled visit to ...

Sluggers Erase Nine-Run Deficit For Wild Win, Continue Momentum

By Andy Hutchison

Published: May 15, 2014 12:00 am

Matt Memoli has played in, and coached, a lot of baseball games — recreation, high school, and collegiate ball included. Until a May 10 visit to Bridgeport’s Ballpark at Harbor Yard, home of the Bluef...

Hawks Travel Softball Car Wash On May 31

Published: May 15, 2014 12:00 am

The Newtown Hawks Babe Ruth travel softball team will hold a car wash to raise money for the program on Saturday, May 31. The car wash will take place at Berkshire Motors, 25 Berkshire Road, from 10 a...

High School Tennis Teams Earn Wins

Published: May 15, 2014 12:00 am

Newtown High School’s girls’ tennis team defeated host Masuk at Monroe’s Wolf Park on May 9, topped host Notre Dame-Fairfield on May 12, and defeated visiting Stratford, at Dickinson Park, on May 13 —...

Girls' Track And Field Team Remains Unbeaten; Boys Continue Winning Ways

Published: May 15, 2014 12:00 am

Newtown High School’s girls’ track and field team improved to 12-0 by defeating three opponents at Brookfield High School on May 12, and the boys’ squad went 2-1 on Senior Night at Blue & Gold Stadium...

Youth Football And Cheer Signups

Published: May 08, 2014 12:00 am

Newtown Youth Football and Cheer registration is still open to football players entering grades 2 and 3, and cheerleaders entering grades 2 through 8 in the fall. If interested please contact Tom Pell...

NHS Lacrosse Girls Rebound From Rare Conference Loss

By Andy Hutchison

Published: May 08, 2014 12:00 am

The nine-time South-West Conference champion Newtown High School girls’ lacrosse team has long feasted on SWC foes and had its battles/playoff tune-ups with tough nonconference teams. Things are chang...

Softball Team Wins Big … And Wins Weird

By Andy Hutchison

Published: May 08, 2014 12:00 am

Two of the more unusual games Newtown High School’s softball team has had came in back-to-back road outings — a 3-1 victory over Bunnell of Stratford on May 2 and a 25-0 thumping of Immaculate of Danb...

Newtown High School Sluggers Fall To Bulldogs And Wave, Beat Rebels

Published: May 08, 2014 12:00 am

Newtown High School’s baseball team shook off a 7-3 loss to host Bunnell of Stratford on May 2 with a 9-5 victory at New Fairfield on May 6. The Nighthawks fell 2-0 to the New Milford Green Wave on Ma...

NHS Coach Expects Tough Setback To Light Fire Under His Golfers

By Andy Hutchison

Published: May 08, 2014 12:00 am

Newtown High School’s boys’ golf team came very close, but fell by one stroke in a May 5 visit to Pomperaug of Southbury at Heritage Village Country Club. Newtown shot a 171 and the host Panthers fire...

Newtown Police Seeking Witnesses To Serious Main Street Crash

Middle Gate Holds Kindergarten Toy Drive For Danbury Hospital

SCAN Planning Small Works Show

HVWS Celebrates The Season With Harvest Festival

Lin Hertberg Inducted Into Softball Hall Of Fame

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.

P&Z Commission Continues Public Hearing For 128-130 Mt Pleasant Road

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.

Discusses Need For Planning In Zoning

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.

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Wonderful memories of Mrs. Van Syckle. Her entire family were so helpful when we lost our home in a fire.

In Memory of Edith Walton Geiger Van Syckle

Such a beautiful person with a beautiful soul. Gone way too soon. You will be missed Connie. Rest in Peace.

Constance Braun

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