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DENVER (AP) -- An invasive weed that has taken over...
Certified Stenciler To Lead Theorem Workshop
SOUTHBURY — Ruth Collins, a nationally certified stenciler, will be teaching theorem stenciling at the ...
Among the pieces he will be performing, Mr Anweiler has chosen Chopin’s Bllade in F minor, Op. 52 and Twelve Preludes from Op. 28.
Creative Music & ...
You Don’t Get Newtown
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For 130 years, Newtowners have been starting conversations about their hometown with ...
The Fieldses share the opinion that whatever wedding a couple wants is the one they should have, as long as they can afford it and are aware of other options an...
The Moles Are Back!––
Taking The Battle Of The Backyard Underground
By Ed Hutchison
Associated Press
Of moles, one thing is certain: The...
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Gardening Books For 2003
By The Associated Press
This crop of books will keep gardeners in their element year round:
One of you...
Beware Of The Aggressive Plant
 By Jane Berger
Associated Press
Beware plant geeks bearing gifts. They may be bearing enemies instead of friends.
I learned m...
Menu For A Blooming Banquet For Bees
By Vincent Laurence
If you garden in or around Newtown, you’re sure to have heard on more than one occasion â&#...
I am sorry but $88.8 million dollars to educate 4030 kids is way out of line! That's over $22k per kid, used to be $8k per kid, the kids aren't getting any smarter, the administration eats all the cost. Time to cut the budget by 20% and also cut the $225k salary of the superintendent and $193k of the superintendent assistant ! You can get a lot of teachers for $400k wasted for 2 overpaid positions. Common sense should tell you that spending $2.5 million per every week for population less than 30k people is just way too high! Also voting should be done by mail, enough with these nonsensical referendums where barely 16% of voters show up. 51% voters approval should be MANDATED!
Who have you asked that didn't know where to cut? Its easy. Ideally, you would start with section 100 of the budget but the union prevents that. So I say you turn to page 18, put it on your dart board, and start reducing the head count. It's all you can do when the union controls the budget.
The people have spoken, time to sharpen your pencils. If we look at the town budget for guidance the BOE should cut the budget from 4.4% to 2.75% I find the voting results very interesting ... We have approximately 4,030 students in our town, with a published 12:1 ratio which means we have 335 teachers. I would love to know the actual number if someone knows. If we account for their spouses that gets us very close to the number of people who voted yes for the budget and wished it would be higher (729).