In addition to beating opponents on the mats, wrestler Brighton Karvoski put in quite a bit of effort to help St Jude Children’s Hospital try to beat cancer thi...
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) Private Well Program will be at the Newtown Farmer’s Market at Fairfield Hills on Protect Your Groundwater ...
A firm that wants to redevelop the site of the former Inn at Newtown at 19 Main Street with a multifamily housing complex has submitted two applications for suc...
Blaring sirens and flashing lights led the way as Newtown’s 58th Labor Day Parade followed police motorcycles along Main Street on Monday morning, September 2. ...
A local physical therapist will present the first program of the new season for Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown.
Karin LaBanca, PT, DPT, owner and physica...
Walter William White, age 84, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2019, at Regional Hospice and Palliative Care in Danbury. Born in Port Chester, N.Y., on Apri...
To the Editor:
I’m getting excited about the Newtown Arts Festival that is coming up September 20-22 at Fairfield Hills. All kinds of art will be celebrated, no...
Botsford volunteer firefighters used powerful fans to clear a Bears Hill Road house of smoke, which resulted when a malfunctioning electric space heater caused ...
White doves have been a symbol for holiness, peace, and purity for centuries; yet these birds are suffering a dark fate at the hands of humans, including one bi...
To the Editor:
Thank you for donations during the Labor Day Parade! Your food donations filled the backs of two pickup trucks. Those items are already on the sh...
We are not investigative reporters. We've never claimed to be. We cover meetings, write features, and do other very good work for this town.
We're not doing any less than when John Voket was Editor (nor any of his predecessors). Sorry we're not doing enough for you.
-SH
Well, Shannon, its a good thing that my post didn't mention "everything" from print being published online. I do note, however, that you didn't address the main point of my initial comment, that as of the paper of record for the town you might actually publish information from the majority of the Town's Commissions and Boards online. Its not like there is hard hitting investigative journalism in these stories; they're really just a regurgitation of the meetings minutes. John Voket used to post these types of stories on the Bee's website, even if the updates were several weeks in arrears.
For what its worth, I didn't miss any of those stories as I am a subscriber (that's how I knew about it in the first place). However, many people in town who aren't subscribers did miss those stores and otherwise have no idea because its clearly not a priority for the Bee to post them online anymore. Fortunately, however, your online readers are fully informed of the First Selectman's ability to bake sour dough bread.
I for one was glad to her that the entrance would be off Johnnie Cake Lane, having more traffic at the flag pole would be painful (plus it's further from my house).
There are many considerations as it relates to the development of the Castle Hill property as noted. I am supportive of the proposal and to approval process as it is sensitive to concerns being raised. The proposal provides another housing and lifestyle option for long time residents and newcomers with great accessibility to town. The developer is a long time resident with a solid reputation and the best interest of town at heart. It is not wise to make gross assumptions but I would think it would be a net positive (will attract empty nesters) to the tax base versus incremental town costs required. Net positive tax base growth supports continued investment in our great school system. Working in partnership with historical groups, bike and trails, the borough and others could actually add another great part of our amazing town.
EDITOR'S NOTE: We do not publish everything that goes into print on our website. We never have. It's a longstanding policy that our print subscribers benefit by being able to read every feature, article, press release, etc, and see every advertisement, thanks to their paid subscriptions. Many stories are posted a few days after each print edition is published but some are never shared online.
The Board of Education vacancy created by a resignation on February 20, which was filled on March 19, was covered in the March 22, 2024 print edition. Sorry you missed those stories.