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Parks & Recs Postpones Programs, Closes Fields To Help Minimize COVID-19 Risk

By Shannon Hicks

Updated: March 13, 2020 6:27 pm

A day after announcing plans to cancel for programs and activities at schools and a fitness center, Newtown Parks & Recreation expanded on that announcement. An e-mail from the department on Friday, M...

NHS Dance Team Raises Another State Banner

By Andy Hutchison

Published: March 13, 2020 11:00 am

The NHS dance team earned another championship title this year.

WestConn Cancels All Athletic Events

Updated: March 13, 2020 12:54 pm

Western Connecticut State University announces that all spring intercollegiate sports activities at the institution have been canceled, effective immediately.

CIAC Cancels Remainder Of Games Due To COVID-19

By Andy Hutchison

Updated: March 11, 2020 11:40 am

Due to continuing concerns regarding the spread of the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus), the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) made the move to cancel the remainder of its winter championship tournaments.

CIAC Cancels Winter Tournaments, Games Due To COVID-19 Concerns

By Shannon Hicks

Updated: March 10, 2020 3:34 pm

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference has announced it is canceling all remaining CIAC tournament games amid concerns about coronavirus/COVID-19.

Girls' Basketball Team Topples Norwalk, Reaches State Semis

By Andy Hutchison

Published: March 10, 2020 11:17 am

Newtown High School's girls' basketball team cruised to a 47-38 triumph over visiting Norwalk in the Class LL state tournament quarterfinals on March 9.

Cheer Team Wins State Championship

By Andy Hutchison

Published: March 07, 2020 9:28 pm

Newtown High School's cheerleading team followed up its South-West Conference championship with a Class LL state title.

Hawks Have Standouts In SWC Championships

By Andy Hutchison

Updated: March 09, 2020 12:54 pm

Newtown High School's boys' swimming and diving team wrapped up the South-West Conference championships with a trio of first-place race finishes at Masuk High on March 6.

Girls Survive Scare From East Hartford, Await Rematch With Norwalk

By Andy Hutchison

Published: March 05, 2020 10:12 pm

After jumping out to a 9-0 lead, Newtown High School's basketball team fended off a visiting no-quit East Hartford lineup to hang on for a 31-28 victory in the second round of the Class LL state tournament, on March 5.

Newtown Skiers Help Team Win State Championship

Published: March 05, 2020 8:05 am

The co-op of Pomperaug/Newtown boys ski race team won the State Open Championship race on March 2 by beating out rivals Fairfield Prep by seven seconds.

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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.

Discusses Moratorium

Here is the plan Newtown signed on to. https://westcog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Final-Newtown-Affordable-Housing-Annex_2022.pdf

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.

Calls For Flashing Pedestrian Lights In Sandy Hook

We have been doing the planning work. The State of Connecticut mandates every municipality to develop an affordable housing plan under C.G.S. §8-30j by June 1, 2022, to specify how they “intend to increase the number of affordable housing developments in the municipality.” In lieu of all eighteen municipalities in the Western Connecticut Region duplicating efforts to research, document and analyze affordable housing, the Council of Governments decided to work collectively by splitting the work into two parts: Regional Toolbox Specific, Policy Driven Municipal Annexes.

Great Idea. We used a similar process when Pat Llodra wanted input on Fairfield Hills. very useful.

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Parks & Recs Postpones Programs, Closes Fields To Help Minimize COVID-19 Risk

NHS Dance Team Raises Another State Banner

WestConn Cancels All Athletic Events

CIAC Cancels Remainder Of Games Due To COVID-19

CIAC Cancels Winter Tournaments, Games Due To COVID-19 Concerns

Girls' Basketball Team Topples Norwalk, Reaches State Semis

Cheer Team Wins State Championship

Hawks Have Standouts In SWC Championships

Girls Survive Scare From East Hartford, Await Rematch With Norwalk

Newtown Skiers Help Team Win State Championship