Food Bank Distributions
Increase 23 Percent
NEW HAVEN — Connecticut Food Bank (CFB) distributed an extraordinary 9 million pounds of food to more th...
The dispatchers at Edmond Town Hall report the following fire calls:
Thursday, January 25: 9:41 am, alarm, no fire, Great Hill Road, Hawleyville, Dodgingtow...
USDA Announces Plan To Make Federal Money Available For Farmland Protection
TOLLAND — The US Department of Agriculture has announced a plan to solic...
Healing Circle
DANBURY — A Meditation Healing Circle will take place on Wed., Feb. 28, from 7 to 8:45 pm at Body Essentials, 18 Mill Plain Rd in Da...
Mr And Mrs Steven W. Morris
Jennifer Lynn Renjilian and Steven William Morris were united in marriage on May 7 at the Litchfield Inn in Litchfield with Justice ...
Stripp Bill Would Expand Tax Credit
HARTFORD — State Representative John E. Stripp, R-135th District, has introduced legislation that would allow mo...
Help Line For LD/ADD
NORWALK — The Connecticut Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (CACLD) has an LD/ADD Help Line staffe...
Help Line For LD/ADD
NORWALK — The Connecticut Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (CACLD) has an LD/ADD Help Line staffe...
Neil and Sally Lynn MacDonald of Sandy Hook announce the birth of twins, Courtney Ann MacDonald and Cameron Harold MacDonald, on November 21 at Danbury Hospital...
Hawleyville Accident
Police report motorist Janet P. Lesperance, 30, of Brookfield, was driving a 1987 Chevrolet Blazer southbound on Route 25 in Hawleyvil...
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.
