To the Editor:
It is my pleasure to submit this letter in support of Todd Higgins, incumbent candidate for the Newtown Board of Education in this upcoming elect...
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Let’s talk common sense. It doesn’t matter a whole lot whether Jeff Capeci is a Democrat, a Republican or Unaffiliated. (He’s a Republican.) The f...
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Newtown is blessed that Jeff Capeci has decided to run for First Selectman! There’s no one better-suited to take the helm after Dan Rosenthal. I ...
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Experience and Reason are key traits that transform good candidates into great ones in Newtown. Michelle Ku, a candidate with intelligence, integ...
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Hello, my name is Barbara Manville. I am a candidate for the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Having taken a hiatus from the Planning and Zoning C...
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Although now retired seven years, I have followed the work of the Newtown school community and board of education from a distance with both admir...
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We would like to submit to you a candidate in good standing, namely, Rob Hawley, a longtime resident of Newtown, for a position on the Board of A...
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Dear Citizens of Newtown — it’s not often one can sing the praises for not one but two outstanding candidates for public office in one letter, bu...
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I’m writing this letter to spread the word and share my experience on a fantastic new program in town. In an effort to reduce the massive amount ...
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We write to share our enthusiastic recommendation for Todd Higgins for the Board of Education.
We have known Todd for almost fifteen years and ca...
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.”