Frances J. McCarthy Kleitz, 90, of Trumbull, died peacefully May 31, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Andrew K...
Charles Frederick Guck, 82, of Easton, Md., formerly of Newtown, died May 31, at Talbot Hospice House. He was born September 13, 1935, in Long Island, N.Y., the...
On the evening of Monday, June 4, Bridgeport police pursued a vehicle from Bridgeport into Monroe and then into Newtown in seeking to stop a driver for reported...
To the Editor:
On April 28, a public forum was held at Newtown High School as part of the World Health Organization's Livable Community initiative. Newtown join...
Newtown High School's Carly Swierbut won the 400 meter dash as the girls' and boys' track teams participated in the State Open track and field championships, at...
To the Editor:
I wanted to share this story with everyone in our community because without the help of two Sandy Hook residents and two Newtown Lions, the duck ...
Christopher Charles "Chris" Canfield, 31, of Pompano Beach, Fla., died May 28. He was born July 10, 1986, son of Lea and Charles Canfield, Jr, in Bridgeport.
Mr...
To the Editor:
I am proud to join the Newtown Democrats in endorsing Rebekah Harriman-Stites as our candidate for the 106th Assembly District.
Rebekah is not on...
What a season it was for Newtown High School's boys' volleyball team. The Nighthawks, coming off winning the South-West Conference championship, saw their Class...
To the Editor:
[The Newtown Lions Club] wants to give a big shout-out to our [Duck Race] sponsor - Norcom Mortgage Force of Shelton. We also received a generous...
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.