American Legion, Post 202 and Hearts of Hope-Newtown are planning a Paint With A Purpose event next week to create Hearts of Hope for military troops, military dogs, and canine handlers.
Ann (Nancy) Rhodes, NP, and Lori Candela, ME, CPRC, invite readers to join them for a conversation designed to help them navigate with clarity, purpose, and confidence, next weekend at C.H. Booth Library.
Westport Community Theatre will stage “Pride and Prejudice” January 31 through February 16, and one Newtown resident has a lead role in the production.
A special event rescheduled from late December at Deep Brook Farm will be taking place this weekend.
Readers are invited to join Newtown Forest Association (NFA) members to visit the Deep Brook Farm p...
Special events tied in to the “Timeless Newtown” series are being presented by C.H. Booth Library, Commission on Aging, and Friends of Newtown Seniors.
Newtown Choral Society will begin rehearsals for its spring concert next month. Interested singers are invited to join the nonauditioned chorus when rehearsals begin February 5.
You don't just turn private property into open space. The town would have to purchase it, if the owner were willing to sell it. This is all getting pretty silly.,
Holly Kocet is pushing a false narrative. The facts simply don't bear out any negative impact to the traffic on Mt Pleasant Road. Saying it does , does not make it true. The road handles in excess of 40,000 trip a day. a couple hundred form Castle Hill is negatable.
The town historically has strong collaboration with developers, but the primary obstacle arises from community opposition exerting undue influence on the zoning department. This "NIMBY" pressure often leads to project rejections that exceed the department's actual jurisdiction or authority. Consequently, developers face a limited set of options: either engage in expensive legal battles or leverage the Connecticut Affordable Housing Land Use Appeals Procedure (CGS § 8-30g) as a recourse.
