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Fire Reports | December 27, 2018-January 2, 2019

Published: Jan 04, 2019 09:00 AM

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South at 3 Main Street report the following fire calls and the responders:

Thursday, December 27: 11:25 am, alarm, 27 Russett Road, Sandy Hook and Botsford responded; 11:32 am, alarm, 2 Fox Run Lane South, Hook & Ladder responded; 1:28 pm, hazardous condition, intersection of Toddy Hill Road and Button Shop Road, Botsford responded.

Friday, December 28: 1:02 pm, alarm, 16 Greenleaf Farms Road, Dodgingtown and Hook & Ladder responded; 1:25 pm, investigation, 5 Hunting Ridge Road, Dodgingtown responded.

Saturday, December 29: 12:08 pm, vehicle fire, I-84, Hawleyville responded; 2 pm, motor vehicle accident, I-84, Hawleyville and Hook & Ladder responded; 6:48 pm, illegal burn (which turned out to be an outdoor/camp fire), near 32 Poplar Drive, Sandy Hook responded.

Sunday, December 30: 1:26 am, alarm, 160 South Main Street, Botsford responded; 2:20 am, motor vehicle accident, 46 Swamp Road, Botsford responded; 11:13 am, alarm, 4 Buck Trail, Botsford responded; 12:08 pm, public service, Main Street flagpole, Hook & Ladder responded; 1:32 pm, medical assist, Church Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 1:43 pm, motor vehicle accident, near 111 South Main Street, Hook & Ladder responded; 9:52 pm, motor vehicle accident, near 25 Key Rock Road, Dodgingtown and Hook & Ladder responded.

Monday, December 31: 4:12 am, medical assist, Mt Pleasant Road, Hawleyville and Hook & Ladder responded; 6:23 am, report of structure fire (uinfounded), 49 Bears Hill Road, Botsford, Hawleyville, Sandy Hook, and Hook & Ladder responded; 10:35 pm, medical assist, I-84, Hawleyville responded; 10:58 am, alarm, 2 Erin Lane, Sandy Hook responded.

Tuesday, January 1: 8:25 am, alarm, Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder and Botsford responded; 10:12 am, medical assist, Johnson Drive, Sandy Hook responded; 11:31 am, wires down, near 100 Riverside Road, Sandy Hook responded; 1:22 pm, wires down, near 3 Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 4:04 pm, alarm, Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder and Botsford responded.

Wednesday, January 2: 10:43 am, wires down, near 154 Head O’ Meadow Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 4:12 pm, alarm, 3 Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder and Botsford responded.

Hawleyville volunteer firefighters stand by on eastbound Interstate 84, just west of the Currituck Road, overpass, midday on Saturday, December 29, after extingusihing with foam a sedan which had caught fire following an equipment malfunction. Eleven firefighjters used three fire vehicles during the incident in which there were no injuries. The situation resulted in traffic delays on the highway. Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Company photo

Referendum At Midpoint: 5% Turnout Reported

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Teachers Union - nuff said.

Vote No To The BOE Budget And No it Should Not Be Higher

Newtown schools have degraded over the 3+ decades I've lived here as the concentrated social experiment curricula driven by the state and small but loud groups. Yet we continue to dig into our pockets while we witness the downward spiral.

Vote Yes On April 23

Unfortunately as voter turnout continues to decline the chances of it increasing also decline. The LC and BOF already know that the budget will be approved by virtue of the low turnout so why try to make smart decisions? The so-called referendum is essentially just a rubber stamp. They will continue to increase the budget by 2-5% every year because it's low enough to not cause a pushback under the cover of "inflation" and "maintaining the schools." Sending the budget to vote with 9% turnout is meaningless and a waste of resources on April 23rd.

Go Out And Vote April 23

I have seen Mr. Pisani repeatedly assert in the pages of the Bee that Newtown schools are "testing at a failing 64.9%". I'd be curious if he could elaborate on this statistic, as I have been unable to verify it independently. Which test exactly is our school system failing? How do our schools compare to other towns? How does our score compare to historical measures? It's very hard to draw conclusions from a single data point, so here are a few more data points to think about for context: Newtown is consistently ranked among the top 20 school districts in CT by the US News and World Report and Niche, which consider a range of performance metrics in their rankings; on average, Newtown students perform similar to, if not better than, students in neighboring school districts on standardized math and reading tests; the only data point on the CT Department of Education District Report Card where Newtown "fails" -- that is, falls behind the state average -- is access to art instruction. I'm glad the council member has acknowledged in this letter what taxpayers in high-performing (and high-spending) school districts like Darien, New Canaan, and Westport already know: "School funding does impact student achievement." Please keep that in mind when you vote this week!

All I Ask Is That You Think About It

An investment is done with a hope for a return. The operative term here is 'hope'.

Continue To Invest In Newtown’s Schools

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