To the Editor:
Newtown Parents: Brennan Coakley is your guy — Brennan is a fellow parent and needs our vote this November 7th for the Board of Education. Brenna...
To the Editor:
Tuesday November 7th is your chance to have our voices heard. I’m sure you have all heard the phrase “voting has consequences.” That’s why I am r...
To the Editor:
I am writing to endorse Brennan Coakley for Newtown’s Board of Education.
I have known the Coakley family for over 25 years, and have been impres...
To the Editor,
I am writing to express my support for two candidates in the upcoming election: Alison Plante for Board of Education and Michelle Ku for Board of...
To the Editor:
I am proud to be appearing on Row A along with a group of dedicated, thoughtful candidates on the November 7 ballot.
Dan Cruson, who is running f...
To the Editor:
You will soon make an important decision about the future of Newtown and who will lead our Community. One of your choices has served as Chair of ...
To the Editor:
I am writing to endorse Jim Landy for Legislative Council in District 1 of Newtown.
I have known Jim for several years and he is not only a devot...
To the Editor:
We are proud to say that we have been friends with Alison Plante for more than seven years. Through those years, she and her husband have grown t...
To the Editor:
You’d never know it, but it really does take a village to keep our town’s flagpole looking as good as it does.
Two Saturdays ago, firefighters wi...
To the Editor:
I’d like to endorse my neighbor, Bryce Chinault, to be a member of our town’s Board of Finance. Bryce has the talent and experience to take on th...
They clearly didn't get the message ! CUT THE BUDGET by 20% , not raise it ! Newtown spends $2,500,000.00 every week now ! It will be $2.6m if you approve it ! Who are these people not paying attention to the cost of living? Throwing money at the school administration will not make your kids any smarter ! We are at $22K per kid per year, that is insane ! CUT THE BUDGET ! Go show up and VOTE, because 1200 people who voted yes will show up again, and it's the 1200 people who decide your cost of living for years to come. 51% voters turnout should be mandated to approve the budget, not pathetic 15% of voters. Stop these nonsensical referendums and send everyone a card in the mail so we have a true outcome what people actually want.
All due respect, the headline to this article is misleading. The budget presented was a proposed budget that did not pass public referendum. There are no cuts to anything, rather a reduction in the Board of Education original asking dollars. As matter of fact, the current recommendation from the LC is an increase of 2.3M more than the previous budget from 2023/24.
Some background on the Bus comment Mr Knapp made on not following policy. From ther Bee may 2023.
Following a Request for Proposal (RFP), the school board learned at its March 15 meeting that only one bid came back for the school district’s transportation contract. The current contract with All-Star Transportation, which oversees the majority of bus routes for the district, is set to end at the end of this school year.
At the May 3 meeting, district Director of Business & Finance Tanja Vadas said — reacting to Public Participation speaker Ryan Knapp who, among other things concerning the transportation contract, questioned the school district’s RFP process — she stands by the district’s RFP process “but other companies just didn’t bid.”