The next Hearts of Hope-Newtown Paint With A Purpose event is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10.
HOH-Newtown organizers had announced [naviga:u]its 2018-19 sche...
James G. Woznick passed away Wednesday, March 27, after being diagnosed with cancer in 2013. The 59-year-old resident of Sandy Hook lived a fulfilling life surr...
Mary Elizabeth Mead Buxton, aged 85, passed away peacefully at her home in Newtown on Friday, April 5, surrounded by her family. Mary was a lifelong resident of...
To the Editor:
I am writing to urge our town’s residents to vote in favor of the budget referendum on April 23, or by absentee ballot. I also want to address so...
Another season on the tracks is just around the corner, and two young racers from town are revving up for all of the excitement coming off championship seasons ...
To the Editor:
We would like to express our sincere thanks to the following Newtown businesses, which allowed us to sell mulch and garden supplies at their loca...
Newtown Winter Percussion announced in the afternoon of Tuesday, April 9, it will hold a special “send off show” at 7:30 pm this evening in Newtown High School’...
TRUMBULL — Girls 4 to 12 years old will have a flexible new option for day camp in 2019, when the Next Level Camp for Girls opens at St Joseph’s High School in ...
To the Editor:
There has been talk lately of building a pickleball court in town on the Fairfield Hills property. This was going to cost between two hundred fif...
To the Editor:
It’s getting hard to have any confidence in our elected boards these days. We’re told to support the budget because we spend near the midpoint in...
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.