The Working Women's Forum, an association of local professionals and entrepreneurs, will feature "Seven Tips For Growing Your Small Business" with Belinda Wasse...
On November 4, and continuing the first Friday of each month, Trinity Episcopal Church invites the public to "First Friday at Trinity," for a t...
Kevin J. Seeley, 63, retired Brookfield police officer, cherished husband of Patricia (Schimkosky) Seeley, died at Danbury Hospital on October 17. He was born i...
The costumed masses began heading up Church Hill Road by 4:30 Monday afternoon, heading toward Newtown's ultimate Halloween destination: Main Street.donating ba...
With the sun still bright but falling low in the sky, ghouls and goblins emerged before dark, with a taste for sugar on their lips. Wrapped in tattered rags and...
Wrapped in tattered rags and with a bandaged bleeding head was a young man on the front steps of first one, then another Main Street home, bag outstretched for ...
David R. Donigian, 75, of Sandy Hook, devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, died peacefully at home on October 30, after a long and courageous battle ...
Nancy C. Peterson, 84, longtime resident of Newtown, died peacefully October 28 at Danbury Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born in Staten Is...
About 100 and their owners gathered on Saturday, October 29, at the town's Park and Bark off-leash dog park at Fairfield Hills to celebrate the canine version o...
To the Editor:
When thinking whom to vote for in our Connecticut Election on November 8, ask yourselves these questions:
Who voted to raise our taxes?
Who has s...
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.
