Race Was A Great Community Event
To the Editor:
On behalf of the race organizers, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the runners, sponsors, and vol...
You politicians have got to look further ahead; you always got a putter in your hands, when you ought to have a driver.
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Holiday Closings
All town offices will be closed on Monday, October 10, in honor of Columbus Day.
Newtown Senior Center and C.H. Booth Library will be closed. ...
Adopt From The Animal Center
The following cats and dogs are among those available for adoption from The Animal Center:
STORMY is a very friendly, loving, a...
Hunter Pace Signups
Fairfield County Hounds: The Fairfield County Hounds Fall Hunter Pace will be held on Sunday, October 23 at 10 am on Curtis Road in Brid...
Working Women’s Forum Making Wishes Come True
The Working Women’s Forum was pleased to have Linda Malavet, shelter manager for Elizabeth...
To the Editor:
I am happy to express our support for Jim Gaston for selectman of the Town of Newtown. Mr Gaston is both assertive and civil. We know how educati...
8-9 year olds
Green Goblins 11, Green Machine 9: A wild one on the diamond as the Green Goblins defeated the Green machine in a slug fest. Patrick Hurl...
Ex-Police Court Cases Continued To October 14
By Andrew Gorosko
DANBURY — The two former Newtown police officers, who each have been charged with mu...
As I understand it, they would be allowed to have a single building that is completely residential, as long as they also do commercial somewhere else. Or they could put 160 apartments in a building and a single little office and that office would be “commercial” and qualify. Definitely attend. We are only at this point due to a misleading question on the November ballot.
My comments are apolitical. My point is that CT is not run well, regardless of the name of the party in office. It is underperforming almost all other states in the union with respect to the economy. People are not leaving just to retire. They're leaving to find jobs and that is a major concern for the future of the state.
I reiterate, MA and NY are generally run by Democrats. If CT people are fleeing CT for these states, then it is obvious that being run by Democrats is not the problem.
From the Hartford Business Journal.
The large number of people moving to high-tax states likely indicates people are chasing new job opportunities, among other potential reasons.
However, it should be noted that Connecticut used to be a tax haven back in the 1980s, before the state enacted its income tax, with people and companies moving here from high-tax states like New York.
That competitive advantage has been eroded over the last few decades, making it less painful for tax-conscious citizens to cross the border into a higher-tax state like New York.
Why are the jobs in NY and MA? Look at the profile of existing corporations that are there and the startup environment that those states promote. Why have some major employers left CT?