With No ‘Effective Date’ Charter’s Future Is Uncertain
By Steve Bigham
Bill Brimmer got word this week that he could soon be...
Softball Players
Needed
The VFW Post 308 will be sponsoring a women’s softball team. Any player 21 years of age or older is invited to call Doc Syke...
Newtown Historical Society To Examine
 The Life Of President John Adams
The first President to occupy the newly built White House was John Adams. The Newtown H...
Workshop On Septic Maintenance
RIDGEFIELD –– A regional workshop on septic maintenance will be held on Friday, October 16, from 8:30 am ...
Two Omissions
To the Editor:
In our ad thanking our Newtown High School Career Volunteers, we inadvertently left out two names that were on our list.
We would l...
King Of The Fields
To the Editor:
Last week you ran an article written by Lisa Peterson about the life and times of Thunder Bay – 16.3 hands of Thor...
The production staff of Equine Affaire, Inc., is putting the final touches on plans for the fourth “New England” Equine Affaire which wi...
Rosentel Elected USB Trustee
Richard Sturdevant, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Union Savings Bank, announced the election of Stephen G. Rosentel of Newto...
Kevin Whipkey hit Tim Byrne on a 20-yard scoring pass and – with Casey Kirch adding the extra point – put Newtown ahead, 7-0, in its jun...
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.
