Portable Swimming Pools Must Meet State Building Code
Residents planning on using a portable pool in their backyard this summer should be aware of state buildin...
Saturday, June 3
CT Trail Day ’06: NFA Hike, starts 10 am, Holcombe Wildlife Preserve & Memorial Trail, 55 Great Hill Road, free, residents inv...
Last Call For School Health Records
The Health Office at Newtown High School is advising students, parents, and anyone who withdrew, that the health records for...
Newtown Forest Association Ready To Begin Annual Hike Series
The Newtown Forest Association (NFA), Connecticut’s oldest private land trust, will be ...
Bronson Windmill Rededication And Celebration Planned
FAIRFIELD — On Saturday, June 10, at 5:30 pm, Fairfield Historical Society will celebrate the ...
Please Adopt Us!
Louie, left, is a two-year-old sleek, black lab mix. He is extremely lovable and walks ever so nicely on a leash. He is a bit timid and longs f...
Sandy Hook House Fire Caused By Electrical Problem
By Andrew Gorosko
An investigation into an attic fire that extensively damaged a Sandy Hook Center house last...
Badges Issued—
Two New Policemen Sworn Into Office
By Andrew Gorosko
In ceremonies this week at Town Hall South, Town Clerk Cynthia Simon swore int...
Beautifying
A Landmark
To the Editor:
The Board of Directors of the Heritage Preservation Trust of Newtown, Inc, which administers the Newtown Meeting House, w...
Budget should be cut by 20%, spending $2.65 million dollars per every week forever is absolutely unsustainable ! Do everything possible to Vote No on another nonsensical attempt to increase the cost of living ! Taxpayers are honestly just renting their houses from the town, it costs me $40 every night to sleep in my own bed ! Soon it will be cheaper living in a hotel than owning a property in Newtown !
I went and complaint to Rosenthall's father that the budget was too high at $80M several years ago, now we are at almost $140M . $2.65 million per week that is ! Fairfield hills should have long been developed by investors money and bring revenue to the town. WE ARE DRIVING OURSELVES OUT OF NEWTOWN by doing this and constantly raising the cost of living. It makes zero sense, any extra budget money gets burned on stupid stuff just so they can ask for more next year. Put an END TO THIS STUPIDITY and CUT THE BUDGET 20%. Everyone will be just fine ! Kids won't get any smarter anyway. That's an honest reality !
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.