An Overlooked Benefactor
To the Editor:
In last week’s letter of thanks to the individuals who helped make Reed School’s Dinner/Dance an...
Shauna Shane To Offer Oil Painting Demo
The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will host an oil demonstration by Shauna Shane on Wednesday, May 10, at 7...
Friday, May 5
36th Annual SCAN Juried Spring Art Show continues, 12–5 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free admission...
Second Budget Referendum Set For May 9
By John Voket
Town Clerk Cynthia Simon is calling all qualified voters to the second attempt at passing the annual town b...
CWU Friendship Day: May 20 At NUMC
Church Women United of Newtown and Bethel (CWU/Newtown-Bethel) will sponsor its annual May Friendship Day this month. The ecu...
Relay Luminaries Will Shine Bright
With Community’s Support
The lights will shine bright with remembrance and tribute during the American Cancer So...
Elizabeth T. Porter
Former Newtown   Resident
Elizabeth “Betty” T. Porter, 78, died April 23. She was born on March 19, 1928, i...
Blood Drive Set For May 8 At NCC
The next blood drive in Newtown will be on Monday, May 8, at Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, from 8:30 am to 6:1...
Choral Society Spring Concert, Saturday
Newtown Choral Society will present its spring concert, “Elvis, Motown and the Beatles,” on Satu...
High School High Honors 3rd Quarter
9th grade
Geoffrey Allison, John Aminti, Christine Beck, Kevin Bonacci, Victoria Boushell, Robert Brautigam, Jenni...
Any common sensical person can do this job at under 100k salary. Way overhyped and overpaid at over $200k annual salary. We as voters have to put an end to this. Not to mention an assistant comes along with this job paid at 190k! What is wrong with you voters?
The entire budget needs to be cut not raised. The proposed budget now would sit that we spend $2.65 million dollars every week. For population of less than 30k people it is absolutely absurd ! You cannot keep driving older folks out of town just to create a revolving door of parents who come here, educate their kids and run away ! There is no need to be paying 190K annual salary to an ASSISTANT to superintendent, not in the best interest of tax payers ! The voting turnout at 9% is ridiculous ! Lobby lawmakers to change the voting by mail, so everyone gets a ballot in the mail and at least 51% of residents vote to approve, otherwise the budget should not be approved if you don't have the majority ! Most folks don't even know when the vote is ! They have taxes bundled with mortgage and don't even know ! We are raising cost of living for everyone and it is absolutely not necessary.
The entire budget needs to be cut not raised. The proposed budget now would sit that we spend $2.65 million dollars every week. For population of less than 30k people it is absolutely absurd ! You cannot keep driving older folks out of town just to create a revolving door of parents who come here, educate their kids and run away ! There is no need to be paying 190K annual salary to an ASSISTANT to superintendent, not in the best interest of tax payers ! The voting turnout at 9% is ridiculous ! Lobby lawmakers to change the voting by mail, so everyone gets a ballot in the mail and at least 51% of residents vote to approve, otherwise the budget should not be approved if you don't have the majority ! Most folks don't even know when the vote is ! They have taxes bundled with mortgage and don't even know ! We are raising cost of living for everyone and it is absolutely not necessary.
The entire budget needs to be cut not raised. The proposed budget now would sit that we spend $2.65 million dollars every week. For population of less than 30k people it is absolutely absurd ! You cannot keep driving older folks out of town just to create a revolving door of parents who come here, educate their kids and run away ! There is no need to be paying 190K annual salary to an ASSISTANT to superintendent, not in the best interest of tax payers ! The voting turnout at 9% is ridiculous ! Lobby lawmakers to change the voting by mail, so everyone gets a ballot in the mail and at least 51% of residents vote to approve, otherwise the budget should not be approved if you don't have the majority ! Most folks don't even know when the vote is ! They have taxes bundled with mortgage and don't even know ! We are raising cost of living for everyone and it is absolutely not necessary.