Commentary –
The Trouble With Student Testing
That Doesn’t Count
By Chris Powell
Teachers in Connecticut are getting upset over all the ...
Summer Workshops With Visiting Artist
DANBURY — Wooster Community Art Center (WCAC) is offering two end-of-summer workshops led by prominent artist ...
Matthew and Karen Reilly of Southbury announce the birth of a son, Kevin Matthew Reilly, on July 29 at Danbury Hospital.
The maternal grandparents are Tom and J...
Summer Programs Continue At Kettletown
SOUTHBURY — Kettletown State Park has announced the free public programs it will be hosting during the next t...
Booth Book Sale On Labor Day Weekend
The C.H. Booth Library Book Sale, one of New England’s largest book sales, will be held for the 26th consecutiv...
Tuesday, August 7
Galvanized Jazz Band performance, 7 pm rain or shine, Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free outdoor performance of Dixieland and B...
Jazz In
Weir Garden
WILTON — Weir Farm National Historic Site will host its 6th Annual “Jazz in the Garden” concert on Sunda...
HARTFORD – Just a week or so after capturing the Danbury Amateur championship with relative ease, Tara Fiscella of Newtown was just one step away fr...
Roberts Receives Rotary Achievement Award
Newtown Rotary Club member Nelson (Skip) Roberts was presented with the J. Frank Miles Award by Scott Senete, club pre...
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.
