William Thomas Healy, Jr, 58, beloved husband of Dorothy Scalera Healy, died October 5.
In addition to his wife, his mother, Lillian Lopiano Healy, of Southbury...
The radio dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center report the following fire calls and the responders:
Thursday, September 22: 11:42 am, burni...
Kona's eager tan and white face and golden eyes fastened on Michele McLeod, a Companion Pet Rescue (CPR) volunteer. Ms McLeod on September 28 walked into Your H...
Sandy Hook DUI Arrest
Police said they received a report about 8 pm on June 25, informing them that a vehicular accident had occurred on Berkshire Road, ne...
Occupation: I am a professor in early childhood at Lehman College in the Bronx. For the last 35 years I have written most of the grants that get funded for ...
To the Editor:
Almost every day I have to hold my breath and pray before proceeding onto or crossing Route 34 from Bennetts Bridge Road. It took more than a dec...
The genesis of this weekend's Western CT K-9 Challenge started three years ago when Newtown Police Officer Felicia Figol's new K-9 partner Saint Michael had jus...
Congratulations to Newtown resident Tracy Van Buskirk, who completed the 30-mile Trailblaze Challenge this past Saturday. Along with 50 other participants, Trac...
BRIDGEPORT - Ronald Weaver, 38, of Waterbury, pleaded guilty on October 5 in federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute and distribution...
Ingersoll Auto of Danbury will be sponsoring all ten screenings of Pete's Dragon scheduled at Edmond Town Hall Theatre this weekend.Pete's Dragon is rat...
Unfortunately as voter turnout continues to decline the chances of it increasing also decline. The LC and BOF already know that the budget will be approved by virtue of the low turnout so why try to make smart decisions? The so-called referendum is essentially just a rubber stamp. They will continue to increase the budget by 2-5% every year because it's low enough to not cause a pushback under the cover of "inflation" and "maintaining the schools." Sending the budget to vote with 9% turnout is meaningless and a waste of resources on April 23rd.
I have seen Mr. Pisani repeatedly assert in the pages of the Bee that Newtown schools are "testing at a failing 64.9%". I'd be curious if he could elaborate on this statistic, as I have been unable to verify it independently. Which test exactly is our school system failing? How do our schools compare to other towns? How does our score compare to historical measures? It's very hard to draw conclusions from a single data point, so here are a few more data points to think about for context: Newtown is consistently ranked among the top 20 school districts in CT by the US News and World Report and Niche, which consider a range of performance metrics in their rankings; on average, Newtown students perform similar to, if not better than, students in neighboring school districts on standardized math and reading tests; the only data point on the CT Department of Education District Report Card where Newtown "fails" -- that is, falls behind the state average -- is access to art instruction. I'm glad the council member has acknowledged in this letter what taxpayers in high-performing (and high-spending) school districts like Darien, New Canaan, and Westport already know: "School funding does impact student achievement." Please keep that in mind when you vote this week!