The Tuesday Tunes concert series — presented Newtown Parks & Recreation, C.H. Booth Library and sponsored by the Friends of the Library — has returned to the Di...
For children in Newtown Parks & Recreation’s day camp programs at both Dickinson Memorial Park and Treadwell Memorial Park, summer began on June 20, with the fi...
June 27, 1997
EDITORIAL INK DROPS — CELEBRATING HISTORY: The reason this issue of The Bee seems a little thicker than usual is that two special sections ar...
“The Dance” by Garth Brooks
Looking back
On the memory of
The dance we shared
‘Neath the stars above
For a moment
All the world was right
But how could I have k...
University of Connecticut-bound track and soccer star Ally McCarthy, and rising Newtown High School senior football and track and field standout Caleb Smith are...
The Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard (2GHG) Recruit graduation took place on the 2GHG grounds at Fairfield Hills on June 26. It was the culmination of five...
A reception for the current show at the Municipal Art Gallery, “Come Wander,” has been scheduled for Thursday, July 7, from 6 to 8 pm.
The Gallery is in the mai...
The Newtown Farmers Market has been back for two weeks now, with the first day of the market on June 21.
Newtown Farmers Market is held at Fairfield Hills on Tu...
Newtown United Methodist Church Pastor Lori Miller offered a Message titled “Milestones” on June 5. The message was ahead of a post-worship service gathering to...
The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center, at 191 South Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:
Wednesday, Jun...
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.