Frederick Andrews Ferris, Jr, 55, of Newtown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 1, 2023. He was the loving son of Frederick Sr and Kathleen (Carroll) Fer...
Anthony Brian Kirmil, 71, of Portsmouth, R.I. passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband to the love of his life, Su...
For the past five months, a Town Administrator Workgroup has been laying the foundation of its work by extensive research, including interviews with more than a...
The fifth program in the Newtown Authors Reading Series, a collaborative effort between Friends of Newtown Seniors and C.H. Booth Library with funding from CT H...
Newtown Parks & Recreation has canceled outdoor events and activities, and closed Town fields, in response to the current air quality.
In an email blast receive...
Published: Jun 08, 2023 at 01:11 PM
For the second consecutive day, concerns over air quality have led local officials to cancel outdoor activities and events, and close playing fields.
The Town o...
Every year as we prepare to witness another Senior Class transitioning out of Newtown High School along with seniors attending other schools in the area, or who...
To the Editor,
I live-streamed the June 1 BOE meeting and want to share some thoughts with my Newtown neighbors. First and foremost, the students kept their boo...
To the Editor:
In the past week since the Newtown community was finally heard and the effort to ban books was finally defeated, the leadership of Newtown Allies...
To the Editor:
The right of the people to be heard by our public officials on matters of public importance is a critical component of a successful democracy.
Ci...
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.