Cassie (on top) and her sister, nearly five months old, were found behind a Newtown business four weeks ago. After being captured by a DAWS (Danbury Animal Welfare Society) volunteer and spayed, the kittens were place in a foster home. While Cassie

By KIM HARMON

Published: Dec 03, 2004 12:00 AM

Cassie (on top) and her sister, nearly five months old, were found behind a Newtown business four weeks ago. After being captured by a DAWS (Danbury Animal Welfare Society) volunteer and spayed, the kittens were place in a foster home. While Cassieâs sister was adopted, Cassie is still waiting for her forever home. Cassie is very playful and outgoing and would make a loving companion. To learn more about Cassie, call DAWS at 744-DAWS. DAWS also has many other kittens of all ages, colors, breeds and temperaments. To visit them and many other cats and dogs, stop by during adoption hours: Monday through Friday from 6 to 8 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 pm. The DAWS shelter is located at 147 Grassy Plain Road (Route 53) in Bethel.

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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

Test scores these days measure how well kids absorbed the answers that the State DOE tells the school systems to teach.

Vote For The Budget

Your kids got a 'Blue Ribbon' education. Those days are long gone.

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Cassie (on top) and her sister, nearly five months old, were found behind a Newtown business four weeks ago. After being captured by a DAWS (Danbury Animal Welfare Society) volunteer and spayed, the kittens were place in a foster home. While Cassie

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