American Legion Post 202-Newtown meeting, 7 pm, at Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, new members always welcome (current active duty members of US Armed Force, and anyone who served at least one day during conflicts dating back to WWII eligible, see full list below; overseas service not mandatory; dues $35/year), bring DD-214 or other proof of military service to meeting, rescheduled from March 7; americanlegionnewtown@gmail.com. Membership open to anyone who is currently on active duty or served at least one day* during following conflict: World War II (December 7, 1941-December 31, 1946) Korean War (June 25, 1950-January 31, 1955) Vietnam (February 28, 1961-May 7, 1975) Lebanon/Grenada (August 24, 1982-July 31, 1984) Panama (December 20, 1989-January 31, 1990) Gulf War/War on Terrorism (August 2, 1990-present). *You do not have to have served overseas to be eligible.
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American Legion Post 202-Newtown meeting (new date)
March 12, 2018 at 07:00 pm
Start Time: 7:00 pm
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Work Week Opened With Fundraiser At The Country Club
Barbara Edwards
John Landolfi
Mark M. Passero, Sr
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.
Council Cuts $1.4 Million From School Budget
The town cuts down the Sandy Hook Christmas tree and now trashes this bridge. What next?
Sandy Hook Pedestrian Bridge Removed
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.
Council Cuts $1.4 Million From School Budget
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.”
Concerns With Adherence To School District Policies
Additionally, they also anticipate over a $300,000 surplus for this fiscal year.
Council Cuts $1.4 Million From School Budget
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