Hart: School Bd. Will Address Financial Transfers Debate
After Budget Deliberations
By John Voket
It has been nearly a month since local Board of Education mem...
Wallet Stolen On Old Bethel Road
Police are investigating a crime that occurred on Old Bethel Road in which a young woman walked into a elderly man’...
Tearing Down Litchfield House
By Kendra Bobowick
Litchfield House has proved tough to tear down.
Despite the bidding disputes, unexpected hazardous material re...
NHS Basketball Teams To Host Doubleheader On February 7
Due to snow postponing games, Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’...
A Familiar Face
To the Editor:
My cousin, Susan McNulty, and I were so pleased to see our grandmother’s picture on the front page of The Newtown Bee...
Left With No Choice
To the Editor:
In “Getting Action from the Highway Department,” [Letter Hive, 1/28/11] Christopher Karpenko assumed ...
Second Attempt To Hear Public Comment On Charter Proposals Postponed
By John Voket
While ten of Newtown’s 12 Legislative Council members gathered to...
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What We Are Reading
By Nancy K. Crevier
Readers love to share with others the books about which they feel passionate. This past summer, Newtown Bee ...
Feed A Stray For A Day
Animal Center officials are asking for animal lover to help feed a stray for a day and donate a can of cat food. The Animal Center will ...
The dispatchers at the emergency communications center at Town Hall South report the following fire calls and the responders:
Wednesday, January 26: 7:09 pm...
Any common sensical person can do this job at under 100k salary. Way overhyped and overpaid at over $200k annual salary. We as voters have to put an end to this. Not to mention an assistant comes along with this job paid at 190k! What is wrong with you voters?
The entire budget needs to be cut not raised. The proposed budget now would sit that we spend $2.65 million dollars every week. For population of less than 30k people it is absolutely absurd ! You cannot keep driving older folks out of town just to create a revolving door of parents who come here, educate their kids and run away ! There is no need to be paying 190K annual salary to an ASSISTANT to superintendent, not in the best interest of tax payers ! The voting turnout at 9% is ridiculous ! Lobby lawmakers to change the voting by mail, so everyone gets a ballot in the mail and at least 51% of residents vote to approve, otherwise the budget should not be approved if you don't have the majority ! Most folks don't even know when the vote is ! They have taxes bundled with mortgage and don't even know ! We are raising cost of living for everyone and it is absolutely not necessary.
The entire budget needs to be cut not raised. The proposed budget now would sit that we spend $2.65 million dollars every week. For population of less than 30k people it is absolutely absurd ! You cannot keep driving older folks out of town just to create a revolving door of parents who come here, educate their kids and run away ! There is no need to be paying 190K annual salary to an ASSISTANT to superintendent, not in the best interest of tax payers ! The voting turnout at 9% is ridiculous ! Lobby lawmakers to change the voting by mail, so everyone gets a ballot in the mail and at least 51% of residents vote to approve, otherwise the budget should not be approved if you don't have the majority ! Most folks don't even know when the vote is ! They have taxes bundled with mortgage and don't even know ! We are raising cost of living for everyone and it is absolutely not necessary.
The entire budget needs to be cut not raised. The proposed budget now would sit that we spend $2.65 million dollars every week. For population of less than 30k people it is absolutely absurd ! You cannot keep driving older folks out of town just to create a revolving door of parents who come here, educate their kids and run away ! There is no need to be paying 190K annual salary to an ASSISTANT to superintendent, not in the best interest of tax payers ! The voting turnout at 9% is ridiculous ! Lobby lawmakers to change the voting by mail, so everyone gets a ballot in the mail and at least 51% of residents vote to approve, otherwise the budget should not be approved if you don't have the majority ! Most folks don't even know when the vote is ! They have taxes bundled with mortgage and don't even know ! We are raising cost of living for everyone and it is absolutely not necessary.