An apple a day keeps the doctor away and a few squash don’t hurt either.
Apples and squash are not only healthful but plentiful. Cooked together,...
Bridgeport Hospital
Paul Piazza of Newtown has been named an employee of the month at Bridgeport Hospital. A pharmacist, he joined the hospital in 2002. He ...
Regional Hospice Needs Volunteers
DANBURY –– Regional Hospice of Western Connecticut will hold a Family Support Volunteer Training Prog...
Bent Of The River Audubon Center Introduces Hiking Programs
SOUTHBURY — Audubon Center at Bent of the River will introduce a new series of introduct...
UUs Return To Their Roots
By Kaaren Valenta
After meeting for 33 years in a reconstructed barn and farmhouse in Redding, the 181-year-old Unitarian Universalist...
A Jaundiced View Of Our Town
To the Editor:
It would seem there just isn’t anything in Newtown to William Sheluck’s liking.
*He said the...
Open House
DANBURY — Wooster School, an independent, college preparatory day school for students in kindergarten through grade 12, is hosting an adm...
Reilley’s Show Opens Sunday
WOODBURY — A special one-artist exhibition featuring the paintings of artist Carol Reilley will have its ope...
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.
