Petition Drive Aimed At Persuading NSB To Alter Branch Design
By John Voket
While welcoming the presence of Newtown Savings Bank in Sandy Hook Center, several r...
Vital Help At A Tough Time
To the Editor:
I would like to give a big thank you to all the EMTs, ambulance, fire department, and police that responded Friday to ...
Alumni Soccer
Former Newtown High School soccer players who played under 19-year coach Lash Ashmore, are invited to participate in an alumni event on Saturday,...
All Hands On ‘Dock’ For Taunton Lake Family
By Nancy K. Crevier
When weed-infested waters make a dive off of the end of the dock an unpl...
Letter Of Endorsement
To the Editor:
Once again, I have the good fortune of writing to support Representative Christopher Lyddy in his bid for a second term of ...
This week’s challenge is a carryover, which is a big surprise. I thought for sure this would be an easy one. Take a ride around town and see if you ...
Children’s Day Planned At Historic Schoolhouse
Newtown Historical Society will host a Children’s Day at the Little Red Schoolhouse on th...
School Reform Still On Track, McQuillan Says
By Robert A. Frahm
The Connecticut Mirror
Despite the failure to win millions of dollars in a federal school reform...
MV Violations
Police report they saw a disabled vehicle near the intersection of Wasserman Way and Oakview Road about 3:15 pm August 31, so they investigat...
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.
