Leaders from several of Newtown’s houses of worship and faith groups led the 2019 Interfaith Thanksgiving Gathering on November 24, which opened with a little bit of humor from its host.
Newtown Interfaith Council is planning the 2019 Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration for Sunday, November 24. This year's celebration will be an early afternoon event.
Newtown Congregational Church is hosting its fifth annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive to help feed those who rely on Bridgeport Rescue Mission.
The mission this month will provide more than 20,000 Thank...
The Fifth Annual Men’s Fellowship Evening at St Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church will feature United States Marine First Sergeant Ben Grainger as its featured speaker.
Youth of all faith traditions in grades 7-12 are invited to participate in Fairfield East Interfaith Youth Hangout, a special event being planned for Sunday, November 3. Newtown Congregational Church,...
Dale Mello was among the dozens of people seated in the Great Room of Newtown Congregational Church (NCC) Saturday night, October 19, socializing ahead of dinner being served for the church’s annual M...
The public is invited to join members of Christ the King Lutheran Church and The K-9 Comfort Dogs of Lutheran Church Charities for a program at the church on Friday, October 25.
All are invited to join families and individuals from Newtown who will be walking in the CROP Hunger Walk, scheduled this year for Sunday, October 27, at Fairfield Hills.
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.
You are correct, Bruce. I know how hard these plans are to put together, but I still believe that we can have more definitive and measurable goals. I know there are a number of units coming online, and the community truly needs them. If only we can move the development of affordable housing to more of a partnership between the community and the developers than the adversarial tug-of-war it seems to be now, that would be good progress.
I agree, but we need to make sure they are pedestrian activated. The ones on Glover were supposed to be by order of the Police Commission, but the ones installed by Public Works were the cheaper flashing light. A couple of extra dollars are worth the lives it can save.
