About two dozen people attended the Newtown Senior Center’s Lunch & Learn program to learn more about how to be a Dementia Friend on January 17.
The hour-long informational session was led by Jessica ...
Newtown will be well represented as Church Hill Village celebrates its grand opening - more than half of the residential assisted living and memory care facility’s employees are also Newtown neighbors.
The Newtown Senior Center, at 8 Simpson Street, was selected as the location for the State Unit on Aging’s “Community Conversation” event on the morning of Tuesday, January 7.
The roughly hour-and-a-h...
LOF Adaptive Skiers will be at Mount Southington, 396 Mt Vernon Road, Plantsville, Conn., Wednesday, January 15, at 9 AM, demonstrating a brand-new TetraSki.
State Consumer Protection officials are advising anyone with a soy allergy to not consume Cookies and Cream Ice Cream (one half gallon containers) from Shady Glen Dairy Bar under the brand name Shady Glen Ice Cream.
I see you object to my use of the word mob. May I ask if you attended any of the warehouse discussions over the past few years? The disrespectful behavior—the shouting, the veiled threats, the outright hostility—from some of my neighbors has been disgraceful. Frankly, I’m ashamed to call them my neighbors. When the mob stops acting like a mob, I’ll gladly stop referring to them as a NIMBY mob.
One thing I’ve always found ironic about the Horse Guard—setting aside any real practicality of their current role—is that they are actually the second Horse Guard. Yes, the state of Connecticut funds not just one but two official Horse Guards. The first was established in 1788, but by 1808, it was apparently decided that one wasn’t enough, so a second was chartered.
Fast forward to around 1930, when 60% of American families owned a car, and it seems like we missed a prime opportunity to reconsider the necessity of these units. At this point, I think the Horse Guard should be welcome to continue using State property—if they can fund it themselves through private means. Otherwise, it’s time to stop subsidizing their hobby.
The Borough Zoning Commission does not represent the "residents of Newtown." It is elected by, and serves, the residents of the Borough. I believe most residents of both the Borough and the town are aware of this, but the letter creates the impression that residence in Newtown confers the right to vote for the BZC ("who we elect"), which may cause confusion.
Mr. Johnson
Mob as defined by Webster: a large, disorderly crowd of people, especially one that is violent or destructive. This is how you refer to your fellow Newtowners and neighbors who have a view of the appropriateness of the upscale cluster housing development that differs from yours. The “mob” we saw at several of the public hearings consisted of volunteer fire fighters, teachers, farmers, concerned citizens of all ages and occupations and retirees like us- in other words - your fellow Newtowners - who are all entitled to their constitutional right of free speech.
Name calling has no place in local public discourse or anywhere in our Nation. We are your neighbors not a mob.
School enrollment is down substantially from its peak -- 20 years ago. It is projected to rise from now through 2030. "Sometimes what people omit can be as telling as what they say."
