Laughing And Liquor: Hear the Truth
RIDGEFIELD — On Thursday, May 12, at 7:30 pm, Bernie McGrenahan will bring his unique brand of comedy to The Rid...
Newtown
Support Groups
Friday, May 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion.
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Where Are The Polls?
To The Editor:
I got a bit miffed on April 26, when I was about to go vote. Apparently, the various signs and notices I had received regard...
Cedar Hill Road
William H. Papazian & Arpine Papazyan purchased a home at 28 Cedar Hill Road from GMAC (Smith) of Houston, Texas.
Lee W. Glover, Broker Ass...
Genealogy Club To Meet May 11
The Genealogy Club of Newtown will meet on Wednesday, May 11, at 7 pm, in the C.H. Booth Library Meeting Room. Janet Pesky will sh...
Going To The Gong Show?
To the Editor:
On behalf of the Gong Show committee, I would like to extend an invitation to the entire Newtown community. In recent yea...
Registrars, Town Clerk Concerned About Electronic Voting Costs
By John Voket
(This is the second part of a series on options for Newtown and the rest of Con...
Reducing Stress At Home And Office
On May 18, the Family Counseling Center, in partnership with The Taunton Press, is presenting a workshop for Newtown employee...
Awards Presented At SCAN Spring Show
The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) presented the following awards to artists during the opening of The 35th Ann...
2005 Internal Revenue Service Filing Season Sets Records
HARTFORD — The Internal Revenue Service announced that the recently completed 2005 filing s...
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.