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SCAN Roundup: Watercolor Workshop, Artist Demo, Spring Show & Sale

Published: May 04, 2024 at 08:00 AM

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) has been prolific in recent months, hosting regular and special events for members and the public. Following is a...

Mother’s Day Flower Sale Planned

Published: May 03, 2024 at 07:00 AM

The Ladies Auxiliary of Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue plans to present the second of its two annual flower sales next weekend. On Friday and Saturday, May ...

‘Digging Up The Past’ At Newtown Historical Society’s May Open House

Published: May 03, 2024 at 06:30 AM

Newtown Historical Society will host its May Open House on Sunday, May 5, from noon to 4 pm, at The Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street. This month’s Open Hou...

Back In The Kitchen With The First Selectman, This Time With A Friend

Published: Apr 29, 2024 at 04:00 PM

First Selectman Jeff Capeci and Newtown Bee Copy Editor Kathy Ronan will hold a Sourdough 101 class on Saturday, May 4, from 10 am to noon, at Newtown Community...

‘Resources For Genealogical Research In Foreign Countries’

Published: Apr 29, 2024 at 07:00 AM

CORRECTION (Tuesday, April 30, 2024): This press release has been updated to remove incorrect information about Katherine R. Willson's presentation in March...

Spring Plant Sale Prep Underway

Published: Apr 27, 2024 at 08:00 AM

Preparations are being made for The Garden Club of Newtown Plant Sale, scheduled for Saturday, May 4, from 9 am to noon. The sale will be presented on the front...

Trinity Church To Host World Labyrinth Day Event

Published: Apr 27, 2024 at 08:00 AM

Saturday, May 4, will mark the 15th Annual World Labyrinth Day, a time when thousands of people globally will “Walk as One at 1” for peace. People everywhere ar...

Spaghetti Supper At Methodist Church, May 18

Published: Apr 27, 2024 at 08:00 AM

Members of Newtown United Methodist Church invite readers to join them for their next Spaghetti Supper. All are invited to enjoy dinner, whether dining in the h...

‘For The Love Of Painting’: Engelman Retrospective Planned At Booth Library

Published: Apr 27, 2024 at 08:00 AM

A watercolor retrospective of the works of Bambi Engelman (1947-2023), a longtime SCAN member and officer, will be presented at C.H. Booth Library May 4 through...

Grow Your Garden, May 4 With Real Food CT

Published: Apr 27, 2024 at 08:00 AM

Real Food CT’s Grow Your Garden Event is planned for Saturday, May 4, from 10 am to 2 pm, at Sticks ‘n Stones Farm, 197 Huntingtown Road. Nigel Palmer, author o...

William ‘Skip’ Earle

Third Annual Rotary Book Project Features Newtown And Danbury High School Student Works

Snapshot: Alex Villamil

Work Week Opened With Fundraiser At The Country Club

Barbara Edwards

Yes, she did say that. Why would any bureaucrat publicly admit they made a mistake or recommended violating policy? Yet others, including board members, acknowledged naming the vendor for the routing services as All Star was "a mistake" and likely poisoned the well to other bidders (as was explicitly specifying the fuel type of the rolling stock.) While the members knew they did not get a competitive response to the RFP, they awarded the contract anyway... to the same vendor who got a no-bid contract in 2017. That means Newtown's ~$4.5M annual bus contract has not been put out to bid in 10 years, something to consider when asking why our PPE is so high.

Concerns With Adherence To School District Policies

They clearly didn't get the message ! CUT THE BUDGET by 20% , not raise it ! Newtown spends $2,500,000.00 every week now ! It will be $2.6m if you approve it ! Who are these people not paying attention to the cost of living? Throwing money at the school administration will not make your kids any smarter ! We are at $22K per kid per year, that is insane ! CUT THE BUDGET ! Go show up and VOTE, because 1200 people who voted yes will show up again, and it's the 1200 people who decide your cost of living for years to come. 51% voters turnout should be mandated to approve the budget, not pathetic 15% of voters. Stop these nonsensical referendums and send everyone a card in the mail so we have a true outcome what people actually want.

Council Cuts $1.4 Million From School Budget

The town cuts down the Sandy Hook Christmas tree and now trashes this bridge. What next?

Sandy Hook Pedestrian Bridge Removed

All due respect, the headline to this article is misleading. The budget presented was a proposed budget that did not pass public referendum. There are no cuts to anything, rather a reduction in the Board of Education original asking dollars. As matter of fact, the current recommendation from the LC is an increase of 2.3M more than the previous budget from 2023/24.

Council Cuts $1.4 Million From School Budget

Some background on the Bus comment Mr Knapp made on not following policy. From ther Bee may 2023. Following a Request for Proposal (RFP), the school board learned at its March 15 meeting that only one bid came back for the school district’s transportation contract. The current contract with All-Star Transportation, which oversees the majority of bus routes for the district, is set to end at the end of this school year. At the May 3 meeting, district Director of Business & Finance Tanja Vadas said — reacting to Public Participation speaker Ryan Knapp who, among other things concerning the transportation contract, questioned the school district’s RFP process — she stands by the district’s RFP process “but other companies just didn’t bid.”

Concerns With Adherence To School District Policies

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