New Electronic Medical Record Technology Improves Patient Safety
St Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport has introduced new capabilities in the ar...
Paul Knapik: Walking To Recovery For Himself And Others
By Kaaren Valenta
Newtown resident Paul Knapik has participated in the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon Jimmy F...
Nut Allergies Pose Serious Problems
By Susan Coney
There is no longer such a thing as an innocent peanut butter and jelly sandwich sitting in the bottom of the ...
Sunset was just around the corner as the pilot threw open the aircraft door. I popped my head in and saw nearly 60 crates stacked along the interior of the DC-3...
History never looks like history when you are living through it.
 —John W. Gardner
Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and mis...
Town Cited By USDA—
Council
To Act On Farm Plan
By John Voket
(This is the second part of a special report on the Economic Development Council
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American Cancer Society
To Honor Volunteers
DANBURY — The American Cancer Society will honor volunteers of the society at the annual Volunteer Reco...
Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. The Senior Center is under the auspices of The ...
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.
