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Skate With The Hawks On December 28

Published: December 21, 2014 12:00 am

Newtown High School hockey coaches and players invite youth hockey players from town to join them for a free skate at Danbury Ice Arena, 1 Independence Way, on Sunday, December 28, from 9 to 10 am. Th...

Terry High Jumps To New School Standard As Track Teams Open Season

Published: December 21, 2014 12:00 am

Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’ indoor track teams began the season at the New Haven Invitational at Hillhouse High this past weekend. The meet was highlighted by high jumper Cole Terry’s schoo...

Nighthawk Girls Battle Back For Wild Win

By Andy Hutchison

Published: December 20, 2014 12:00 am

For the first 31-plus minutes, Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team was playing from behind. But it’s the final score that counts, and Haley Ryan’s go-ahead 3-pointer with just 26 seconds left...

Track Teams Have Mix Of Experience And Youth In Lineups

By Andy Hutchison

Published: December 19, 2014 12:00 am

Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’ indoor track teams warmed up for the season in cold conditions, practicing at the Blue & Gold Stadium track throughout the preseason. They’ll continue to run out...

Boys' Cagers, Grapplers Win Openers

By Andy Hutchison

Published: December 18, 2014 12:00 am

Newtown High School’s boys’ basketball and wrestling teams began their winter seasons with victories, and the hockey and swim teams fell against tough opponents, on December 17. On the basketball cour...

Boys' Cagers, Grapplers Win Openers

By Andy Hutchison

Published: December 18, 2014 12:00 am

Defending State Champion Wrestlers In Search Of SWC Bragging Rights

By Andy Hutchison

Published: December 17, 2014 12:00 am

A win in the Class LL state championship certainly did a lot to ease the pain of narrowly missing out on a South-West Conference title last winter. But while the Nighthawks may be on top of things and...

Cohesive Boys' Basketball Team Expects A Battle Every Night

By Andy Hutchison

Published: December 17, 2014 12:00 am

Cohesion and athleticism are strengths of the Newtown High School boys’ basketball team, and Coach Tim Tallcouch is hopeful that those traits will help his team have some success as what stands to be ...

New Year, New Look For Nighthawk Skaters

By Andy Hutchison

Published: December 17, 2014 12:00 am

Free agency, contract disputes, and player retirement may not be an issue for a defending champion high school team trying to maintain its winning ways, but graduation certainly is. And the Newtown Hi...

Cohesive Boys' Basketball Team Expects A Battle Every Night

By Andy Hutchison

Published: December 17, 2014 12:00 am

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Ryan, As I stated in my letter, I am Newtown's representative to HRRA and have been for over 26 years. Jen Heaton Jones of HRRA is the expert in our region and is recognized statewide and nationally, that is where I get my information. You are the one who is mistaken and unfortunately gave Jeff faulty information in a report that he relied upon. You are citing national statistics, not what happens in our region. Our glass program is working for those who take it to the transfer station as requested, As I said in my letter, glass that is pit in bins does break and cause contamination and extra cost for cleaning at our materials recycling center, but once cleaned, 100% of the cleaned recyclables are recycled!

Talks Trash

Where you speak about the delicate balance you missed another very important consideration that our town needs to balance, the property owner. The property owner has rights since the founding of this nation. As for the NIMBY's, I just wish the NIMBY's who never been vocal about an issue are honest about their intent. There is a tendency to hide behind the "greater good".

Development Is Always A Tough Issue

Sorry comment was sent before being finished According to the Bee, our first selectman said the following. When asked why he did not vote on any of the additions, First Selectman Jeff Capeci explained it was due to parliamentary procedure, which stipulates he should only be casting votes if needed to break a tie. However reading the March minutes The First Selectman voted unanimously on numerous motions. So what is the rule votes on all motions or only on ties???

Selectmen Do Not Cut Recycling Pickup, Approve Higher Bottom Line

I heard in an interview a few months with a state representative. I'm double checking with him to make sure I did not misunderstand what he was saying. -Jim T.

Herb, With all due respect, I believe you are misinformed and your numbers are out of date. When I was on the LC we were told by our experts (the folks Jeff relies on) that 0% of the glass in single stream gets recycled, and it contaminates others commodities, making them less desirable for these markets. Sorted glass however is 100% recycled. There was a program to remove glass, but it was unsuccessful. Plastics are often listed as "recycled," but many end up as trash in 3rd world countries since China has stopped taking it. There are several articles about this. 2022 Boston Globe "Plastic Recycling is a Myth" for example. Single Stream Recycling actually became more expensive than garbage, creating an incentive to dump it as garbage or reject the loads (a complaint of the local haulers.) This has been documented on the record by Jen from HRRA and in state papers like the CT Mirror, again I can send you articles on the subject. If the goal is to recycle as much of our waste as possible, sorted recycling has far more efficacy than single stream, and a relatively smaller increase in sorted would offset changes in curbside and be a net positive for the environment.

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Skate With The Hawks On December 28

Terry High Jumps To New School Standard As Track Teams Open Season

Nighthawk Girls Battle Back For Wild Win

Track Teams Have Mix Of Experience And Youth In Lineups

Boys' Cagers, Grapplers Win Openers

Boys' Cagers, Grapplers Win Openers

Defending State Champion Wrestlers In Search Of SWC Bragging Rights

Cohesive Boys' Basketball Team Expects A Battle Every Night

New Year, New Look For Nighthawk Skaters

Cohesive Boys' Basketball Team Expects A Battle Every Night