By John VoketThe Newtown Parent Connection (NPC), a local nonprofit working to educate and empower community members in the prevention of substance abuse and to...
Months and months of hard work coming up with a routine, practicing stunts, and refining moves came down to an approximate two-and-a-half minute routine for New...
Led by first-place finishes by Lauren Russo and Jack Godfrey, as well as many other standout individual performances, Newtown High School's girls' and boys' ind...
Newtown High School's hockey team skated to a 5-3 victory over host Trumbull High, at The Rinks at Shelton, on February 6.
Goaltender Kyle Murphy made 21 saves....
To the Editor:
On behalf of the town firefighters of Santa Cruz de Quiche Guatemala, I have been asked to extend their heartfelt appreciation for Newto...
A hope to raise awareness and membership has prompted VFW member and Post Adjutant Donna Monteleone to issue a notice calling for new veterans to join the organ...
Sven Bertil Svensén, 86, of Newtown, the beloved husband of Verna (Carlson) Svensén, died peacefully, with his family holding his hands, on February 3 at Danbur...
To the Editor:"Creating A Safer, Less Intimidating Environment," Letter Hive, 2/5/16.]
I would never attempt to convince anyone who already has a fixed belief a...
There is an opening on the C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees for a Newtown resident with fundraising/development experience.
The library board is committed t...
Local groups, organizations, businesses and anyone else with plans that need to be cancelled or postponed due to today's snow are invited to contact The...
We all would like nothing to change, but look at how much this proposed property will add to the grand list. The eastern lot is currently assessed at $352,000 which brings in just under $10k in property value. I appreciate you taking note that the new houses will be $1,000,0000 EACH! This means the property, including club house, pickleball courts, skeet range, putting greens could be assessed at 117 million which would collectively bring in over $3,000,000 in tax revenue. This could also mean over 200 new luxury cars which brings in over $300k in additional revenue. Let's be honest though, they will register out of state. Either way, let's be honest here, if we had 3 MILLON more tax revenue the school wouldn't have to worry about canceling Spanish classes for kindergarteners.
Lets get it passed!
Leave the 'Rich" alone. 50% of this country pay no taxes. And many get money back. The taxpayers on the 'Gold' coast here in CT keep Hartford and Bridgeport afloat. Run them out of town and see what happens.
Yes, she did say that. Why would any bureaucrat publicly admit they made a mistake or recommended violating policy? Yet others, including board members, acknowledged naming the vendor for the routing services as All Star was "a mistake" and likely poisoned the well to other bidders (as was explicitly specifying the fuel type of the rolling stock.) While the members knew they did not get a competitive response to the RFP, they awarded the contract anyway... to the same vendor who got a no-bid contract in 2017. That means Newtown's ~$4.5M annual bus contract has not been put out to bid in 10 years, something to consider when asking why our PPE is so high.
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.