Cecelia “Sally Ann” Williams, 83, of Newtown, beloved wife of Gordon Williams for more than 60 years, died November 24 at Waterbury Hospital, in the arms of her...
The Resiliency Center of Newtown has announced a number of upcoming events, including a series of offerings for Monday, December 14, to help residents on the th...
Newtown High School’s football team overcame big plays by visiting Glastonbury – and a 13-point deficit – for its biggest win of the campaign, in the Class LL s...
Minutes before dozens of men and women raised their right hands on Sunday, November 29, and vowed to serve their community, Lila Carlson sat perched in Aaron Ca...
To the Editor:
This past weekend I had so much to be grateful for. After spending the Thanksgiving holiday with my family, on Sunday, I was sworn in to serve o...
Barbara Ellen Scheumaker Palmer of Sandy Hook died peacefully in her home the afternoon of November 30, days after her 80th birthday. She was born November 25, ...
To the Editor:
Newtown, you inspire me.
I’ve been lucky enough to meet many incredible people in town during this five year journey, and I can tell you that we ...
The Newtown Chamber of Commerce will host their Annual Holiday & New Member Welcome Party on Wednesday, December 16, starting at 5:30 pm, at Sal e Pepe Contempo...
Joseph F. Engelberger, 90, a longtime resident of Newtown, known as the “Father of Robotics,” died peacefully at his home, December 1. He was born in Brooklyn, ...
To the Editor:
Thanks to many of our town business people for participating in this year's Trick or Treat for UNICEF by placing the little orange boxes in promi...
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?
