Five Meters Found
Police are holding for safekeeping five mechanical meters that were found earlier this summer near the intersection of South Main Street ...
Glimpse Of The Garden—
In The Garden Of Eating
By Nancy K. Crevier
“A Glimpse Of The Garden
” is an ongoing series fo...
Middle School Baseball
Matt Memoli, coach of the Newtown High School baseball team, offers a Fall Baseball Academy for middle school players ages 11-14 or in gr...
NYBA Travel Meeting
The Newtown Youth Basketball Association will hold an informal meeting for parents interested in having children try out for a travel team, ...
Willing Residents Sought To Serve
First Selectman Pat Llodra has announced the following board and commission openings are available, and is requesting resident...
Barn Homes Needed For Cats
The Animal Center is seeking adopters who have warm and safe barn or shed for feral cats.
Barn cats are environmentally safe solutio...
Youth Basketball
The Newtown Youth Basketball Association’s winter season registration is open through October 15 for all leagues except the Senior ...
Responsibility Should Be
Part Of A Bus Company’s Policy
To the Editor:
The first week of school has finished with a bang. The fifth grade Reed Rall...
Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multipurpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. The Senior Center is under the auspices of the C...
The Biggest Threat
To America
To the Editor:
The “empty suits” and “pant loads” in Washington have stolen from ...
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.