Uncle Sam Leaves Town For
Danbury City Hall
By Andrew Gorosko
Charlie Payne, the proprietor of Newtown Mulch and Outdoor, expressed mixed emotions on a foggy T...
The 112th Assembly District—
Candidates Offer Ideas About Improving State Government
By John Voket
(This is the second of a three-part series in...
Animals, Owners Welcome
 At Fall Fun & Adoption Day
On Saturday, October 6, Mt Pleasant Hospital for Animals will present a Fall Fun & Adoption Day from noon t...
Stray Kats Theatre Company Announces 2012-13 Season
The Stray Kats Theatre Company, a not-for-profit theatre company located at historic Edmond Town Hallâ€...
Land Use Official Explains The Value Of Open Space
To The Council
By Kendra Bobowick
Picture a winter scene: it is six degrees out, and you don’t h...
Man is still a savage to the extent that he has little respect for anything that cannot hurt him. Â
             —Edgar Watson Howe...
To the Editor:
As the former first selectman of Newtown (November 2007–November 2009), I very enthusiastically endorse my good friend and colleague ...
Continuing Ed OSHA Construction Course
Newtown Continuing Education is scheduled to hold a ten-hour, four-night, Construction Occupational Safety and Health Adm...
*A reminder this week that Ives Concert Park has an early Halloween event planned for Saturday night. Area residents can start celebrating the season early at t...
SCAN Planning Fall Art Show & Sale
The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown 2012 Fall Art Show and Sale will be held at Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, Fr...
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.