Private Agendas And Conflicts
To the Editor:
Our first selectmen, current and past, not a whisper campaign, have allowed the perception of conflict of interest ...
Tour De Newtown Signups
Tour De Newtown organizers invite cyclists, ages 16 and older, to make the annual series of bike rides a part of their summer plans. In ...
Stray Kats Theatre Company To Present ‘Fibber McGee And Molly’
The Stray Kats Theatre Company, a notÂfor-profit, professional theater c...
Why I Didn’t Vote
To the Editor:
I just read this morning (Wednesday) in The Newtown Bee, online, that the proposed charter change failed to pass. T...
Wildflowers Of New England
John Pawlowski will be the guest speaker for The Town and Country Garden Club of Newtown on Wednesday, April 13, at Newtown Senior Ce...
Yale-Griffin Prevention Dept Offers PHINDER Database Of Health Programs
DERBY —Prevention, health promotion, and chronic disease management programs...
Ladies Night Out Fashion Show Planned
SOUTHBURY — Home Instead Senior Care of Sandy Hook and Trumbull, and River Glen Health Care Center in Southbu...
Hospital Teams With Masonicare For Talk On Cardiac Technology
Danbury Hospital and Masonicare of Newtown invite the community to a discussion titled â€	...
Spirit Of Women Has Room For Men, Too
NEW MILFORD — Join New Milford Hospital for its inaugural Spirit of Women member event in the hospitalâ€&...
A Business Framed By Friendships
To the Editor:
After 24 years of conducting our frame shop in Newtown, John and I, with much consideration, have decided to mov...
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.