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The National Register district includes just a small part of the current borough, but about half of the original borough as it was first incorporated in 1824. The local historic district was smaller, but the Ram's Pasture and another property were added in 2009. The district has a governance structure. [2]
The Borough of Newtown occupies about 1,252 acres (5.07 km 2) (or roughly two square miles) in the central part of town. Incorporated in 1824 by an act of the Connecticut General Assembly, it is one of only nine remaining boroughs in the state. The borough adopted zoning for the town center long before the rest of the community.
Newtown (/ ˈ n u t aʊ n / NOO-town) is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of the Greater Danbury area as well as the New York metropolitan area. Newtown was founded in 1705, and later incorporated in 1711. As of the 2020 census, its population was 27,173. [3] The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning ...
The Newtown Flag Fund is a fund put in place by the trust of Alida Pennie Knots and governed through the Town Treasurer. Its main purposes are to ensure a flag is always flying and cover other necessary costs. The flags themselves cost money and the pole also requires occasional, small maintenance or bigger electrical work for the LED lights. [10]
Newtown Meeting House served as the town's Congregational Church for many years. The town of Newtown, originally known as Quanneapague, was purchased from the Pohtatuck Indians in 1705. In 1708, 36 Connecticut Englishmen petitioned the General Assembly to settle an area north of Stratford (at least seven men previously had been given permission ...
The Bee is owned by Bee Publishing Company. [2] The company also publishes Antiques and the Arts Weekly. In 1991 architect Roger P. Ferris of Southport, Connecticut designed a new printing plant for Bee Publishing,. The building has a fieldstone base and cedar shingle walls and roof designed to fit in with Newtown's historic look. [3]
Walt Disney drew its mascot, “Scoopy,” in 1943, along with fellow cartoon bee “Gaby” for radio station KMJ, then owned by McClatchy. The Bee’s media portfolio expanded further in 1953 ...
Sandy Hook is a village in the town of Newtown, Connecticut, United States, founded in 1711. It was listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census . [ 1 ] According to the United States Census Bureau in 2021, it has a population of 9,114.