Candlelight Vigil Highlights
Local AIDS Quilt Display
By Tanjua Damon
The lecture hall at Newtown High School Thursday evening was a somber place as members of...
By Lisa Peterson
Huntfield Farm, a thriving full-service show barn on Poverty Hollow Road, is growing and moving in the right direction, according to owner and ...
HUD Honors Kennedy Center
TRUMBULL — The Kennedy Center, one of the largest rehabilitation agencies in Connecticut, was honored by the US Department...
An Angelic Christmas Concert
WASHINGTON — The acclaimed children’s choir Chorus Angelicus and the adult vocal ensemble Gaudeamus will pr...
An Opportunity To Meet Nancy White Carlstrom, Sunday
The Booth Library Authors Fund will present Nancy White Carlstrom on Sunday, December 10, at 2 pm, at C.H. ...
‘Scrooge’ At YCBA
NEW HAVEN — Yale Center for British Art will host its annual free screening of Scrooge on Saturday, Decemb...
BNI Sets Breakfast Meetings
Visitors and business members are welcome to attend the weekly breakfast meetings of Business Network International (BNI). The meeti...
Coping With “Holiday Blues”
“Holiday Blues” will be discussed on Wednesday, December 13, at a free workshop spon...
‘Messiah’ Sing-In
NEW HAVEN — Yale Glee Club will host its 18th Annual Handel’s Messiah Sing-In on Sunday, Decem...
I don't understand the concern...the museum has been open for years on Pecks Lane and the size of the building can easily hold them. 60,000 visitors a year is less than 200 people per day, of which at least 1/2 are children. Plus spread out over the course of the day, it's only 15-16 cars per hour during their daytime business hours. Plus EverWonder is known for working to improve our community and unlikely to place any more harm on the environment than those already driving by daily. I think the author hit the nail on the head & EverWonder has found the absolute best place for their home, and thankfully that's in Newtown where our business can thrive from their success!
The issue is not that our taxes will go up. The issue is that the assessment came at a time when the pandemic brought folks to Newtown in a frenzy to buy small houses (like mine <2000 sq ft). 13 houses on my street with long time residents sold in less than 2 days each with most getting more than asking. And these 'comps' were used for my assessment (42% increase). Now that the market has stalled, housing prices have dropped dramatically. We will pay increased taxes for the next 5 years until the next assessment corrects this anomaly. And wait for the car tax! Not to mention the 'R' word.
