Now On View
*Wooden Wildlife: In the display case near the children’s department, Newtown residents Carol and Wayne Smith have assembled recent...
Financial Award Will Help YMCA Continue Literacy Programs
DANBURY — MasterCard International has awarded $10,000 to the Regional YMCA of Western Con...
The Chamber Members Sit Down To Breakfast
And Consider Edmond Town Hall’s Future
By Kendra Bobowick
Silverware tinkling against porcelain teacups ec...
Newtown
Support Groups
Friday, March 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion.
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Area Homeschoolers Study Colonial Life
By Nancy K. Crevier
As part of an integrated program combining history, reading, and math, homeschooled students from the...
Above And Beyond
To the Editor:
So often I hear negative stories about the selling or buying of a house. I just did both and wanted to take a moment to sing the...
‘The Spirituality Of Aging’ At Next Lunch & Learn
The next Lunch and Learn program at Lockwood Lodge at Ashlar of Newtown will be on Tue...
The Key To The Stony Hill Inn’s Long Success:
Good Food, Good Value
The Stony Hill Inn on Route 6 in Bethel has long been a popular destination, and...
Police Use Dog To Track Man Near Little Brook Lane
While on patrol about 4:45 pm February 24, police said they came across an unoccupied, suspicious vehicle par...
NYS will present
“A Night of Tastes and Talents
” at The Fireside Inn on Saturday, March 18, from 7 to 11 pm. Dinner, dancing...
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.
