Losing The Academic Race
To the Editor:
In 1995, the Educational Testing Service “re-centered” SAT scores to mask declining scores. As a...
It Really Is Nicer
To the Editor:
For those still wondering if it really is “Nicer in Newtown,” our collective reaction to the unprecede...
Chorus Of Complaints Grows Amid CL&P’s Incremental Progress
By John Voket
Shortly after more than 100 support vehicles — bucket trucks,...
GOP Finance Candidates Tout Newcomer, Cite Accomplishments
By John Voket
Republican members of Newtown’s Board of Finance issued a position statemen...
Our Choice For First Selectman
When a town faces a crisis, as Newtown did this week, many people rise to the occasion, do remarkable things, and demonstrate com...
To the Editor:
I would like to thank James Gaston, Sr, for heading the Democratic slate for next Tuesday’s election. I could not be more pleased tha...
Young People Are Learning Old Patterns Of Drug Abuse
The National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) 2010 monitoring study of high school and youth trends â€&...
Occupation: I am the minister of visitation and spiritual growth at Newtown United Methodist Church. It’s a part-time position that Iâ€	...
Dorothy Krnyaich Thomas
Celebrated Life
Dorothy Krnyaich Thomas, 89, wife of Wallace C. Thomas of Newtown, died October 30, in Danbury Hospital. Born July ...
Llodra, Rodgers, Fellow Republicans
Review Core Objectives, Future Goals
By John Voket
The local Republican Town Committee, and the party’s top-of-...
26 years ago the Newtown education system was excellent, today it is not.
No amount of money will fix that until those responsible for the destruction leave the school system.
Is it not true, that school budgets, by LAW, cannot be reduced year to year, no matter the reason? If it was 1M at 1000 students, next year at 500 students, the budget MUST be 1M?