Mr and Mrs Richard A. Giammattei
Margaret M. Forde and Richard A. Giammattei were married on April 24 at the Candlewood Inn by Justice of the Peace Deborah...
New Dog Licenses
Required In June
Town Clerk Cindy Simon advises Newtown dog owners that dogs 6 months of age and over must be licensed annually during the mont...
Safe & Sound Program June 14
DANBURY — Fairfield County Safe Kids will conduct a free Safe & Sound program for parents on Monday, June 14, from 6:30...
Lawmakers Ask EPA For Time
 To Fix Emissions Testing Program
HARTFORD (AP) — Lawmakers asked federal environmental officials Tuesday to give Connec...
Subdivisions And Recreation
To the Editor:
Now that P&Z is rethinking its open space subdivision regulations they might consider and encourage a new concept tha...
Two-Day Grisaille Painting Class
SOUTHBURY — The Mt Laurel Artisans are offering a two-day canvas painting class. The subject is an “Enc...
Amanda Leigh Cruz to Michael Paul Rosa
Mr and Mrs Philip Cruz of Currituck Road, Newtown, announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Leigh Cruz, to ...
Teen Conference At UConn
BETHEL — More than 100 teens will gather at the University of Connecticut from July 11 to July 13 for the Teen Connection C...
Newtown Youth Services
Moves To Sandy Hook
By Larissa Lytwyn
Six months into a tireless search for a new location, Newtown Youth Services has finally found a n...
Wonder Walkers Say Thanks
To the Editor:
The Newtown Wonder Walkers Team in the Relay For Life on June 12 and 13 would like to express our appreciation to our f...
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.