Unrealistic Expectations
To the Editor:
A 4.64 percent budget increase! I read this in The Bee and said to myself, “Dr. Robinson you must be kidding...
Winter Guard Families Say Thanks
To the Editor:
We would like to express our thanks to the Newtown businesses, organizations, and residents who made our Pasta S...
NHS Girls’ Basketball Team Tops Brookfield And Oxford, Faces Tough Test With Pomperaug
By Andy Hutchison
Newtown High School’s girlsâ&#x...
They Won It Again –Fifth Graders Capture Tourney Title For Second Straight Year
The Newtown fifth grade boys’ travel basketball team ca...
Gary Gollenberg and Elizabeth Flannery
Mr and Mrs Francis X. Flannery, of Bronxville, N.Y., announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Anne, to G...
Nighthawk Boys Find Their Offensive Touch, Win Consecutive Games
By Andy Hutchison
Defense has been a strong suit for the new-look Nighthawks from the get-go th...
I have a feeling that this year it is not going to matter much if Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow or not on Groundhog Day. Winter seems to have forgotten New E...
Currently On View
*Nancy and Jim Larin have collected sculpture by Rhys Caparn, a Newtown Notable, and it is now on display near the circulation desk. Ms C...
Dorothy R. Myers
Founder Of DATAR (Ability Beyond Disability)
Dorothy R. Myers, 87, wife of the late Norris H. Myers of Sandy Hook, died January 28. She wa...
No New Taxes
To the Editor:
We are rapidly approaching the town budget referendum vote...here before we know it. Now is the time to inform our town leadership o...
Penny,
Thank you for sharing Jack's and your life story. We were moved,Jack was an exceptional person.
Lots of love to you and your wonderful family.
Pat and Julie D'Onofrio
Thank you! BOE budget items lurk in the shadows. Many programs we fund are often dreamed up by the State and pushed down to the districts to implement.
Schools could be consolidated here as enrollment decreases. And some 'luxury' programs should be trimmed. Downsizing administrators and support staff should be considered as well. And a 'few hundred' dollars on top of inflation is a bridge too far.