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Police report that at about 9 pm on April 29, they stopped motorist Arturo Ramirez-Perez, 27, of Monroe near 301 South Main Street to investig...
Robert Paul "Bob" Berkins, 65, of Southbury, died unexpectedly April 28, in his home. He was born in Manhattan, N.Y. on December 3, 1952, son of the late Paul B...
Newtown Continuing Education has limited openings available in the following classes. Contact Newtown Continuing Education at 203-426-1787, 9 am to 1 pm, Monday...
Visitors to certain town offices, including the town clerk - and certainly municipal staff members - may have noticed a new memo that indicates GPS electronic m...
Artwork by three Reed Intermediate School students will be included in the May 2 to June 3 art exhibit at Weir Farm National Historic Site, 735 Nod Hill Road, W...
Newtown High School's softball team extended its winning streak to six games with a pair of lopsided triumphs at home - a 12-1 victory over New Milford on April...
Newtown Continuing Education has limited openings available in the following classes. Contact Newtown Continuing Education at 203-426-1787, 9 am to 1 pm, Monday...
Newtown High School's boys' track and field team had a pair of school relay records set and came in third at the O'Grady Relays, at Danbury High April 27 and 28...
For this year's annual Newtown Middle School Student Showcase, held on the evening of April 24, artwork was hung on the walls, the school's Technology Education...
Visitors to certain town offices, including the town clerk - and certainly municipal staff members - may have noticed a new memo that indicates GPS electronic m...
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.