Newtown’s own Kathryn Kavovit, Ava Warner, and Alyssa Wright will represent the country at the annual World Tap Championships in Riesa, Germany in late Septembe...
First Selectman Dan Rosenthal reported to the Board of Finance on August 24 that the Hawley HVAC project is expected to come in $340,000 under budget.
The curre...
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Elizabeth Helen Morris, 88, departed her earthly life on August 22, and entered eternal life in heaven with her savior Jesus Christ.
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September 4, 1988
HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Mark Werden.
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A Pennsylvania trucker was killed in an accident in which his tractor-trailer truck loaded w...
Coaches get to see athletes improve and succeed as a result, in part, of their efforts. For Dave Modzelewski there is a level of satisfaction that differs great...
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Misjudged Turn
Newtown Police report David Craig, 62, of Durham, operating a 2008 Ford Econoline, was turning left into the parking lot of 123 South Main S...
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.
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.
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.”