William Minner Beyea
Accomplished Musician and Sailor
William “Bill” Minner Beyea, 79, of Weston, died in Danbury Hospital, April 2...
Through The Red Door
To the Editor:
The Newtown Visiting Nurse Thrift Shop has always been a mecca for fashionistas and stalwart bargain shoppers in Newtown and...
Fourth Graders Work To Spread Knowledge
On World Water Crisis
By Eliza Hallabeck
Sandy Hook School fourth graders were one group of many at Newtown’...
Free Comic Book Day Is May 5
Cave Comics will once again host Free Comic Book Day, this year occurring on Saturday, May 5. Cave Comics, in the western half of t...
Love & Knishes, Alzheimer’s Support Offered
SOUTHBURY — From opera to Broadway to jazz to easy listening, four diverse musical programs ...
Girls’ Lacrosse Team Extends Winning Streak To Five
By Andy Hutchison
Newtown High School’s girls’ lacrosse team, after a tw...
Saturday, May 5
NJWC Spring Flower Sale, 8 am–2 pm, rain or shine, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, hanging baskets in vibrant colors, various...
Ahmad Fotovat Ahmadi
Devoted Husband, Father And Grandfather
Ahmad Fotovat Ahmadi, 85, of Shelton, died at Griffin Hospital, April 24, surrounded by his lo...
Food Drive A Success
To the Editor:
The Newtown Woman’s Club, GFWC, Inc would like to thank all of the shoppers on Saturday, April 21, for their gen...
Newtown Observes 5th Annual Earth Day With A Bright Green Celebration
By Kendra Bobowick
Looking across the sun speckled lawn where children wove dandelion wrea...
Thanks for the quote, many people don’t realize Newtown does not exist in a silo and we have peers to benchmark against. For example Trumbull also spends less per student and outperforms us.
ALL students benefit from consistent policies and quality education. Affordability matters, especially to less affluent families which tend to skew more heavily minority based on census data.
This is a pure case of those with the money get what they want. We are allowed to look on but not be part of what should be a town decision.Just saying?