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28 2025 Newtown Arts Festival continues "Dog Man" screening Town Players of Newtown "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" matinee performance Auditions for "The Country House" (Town Players of Newtown)	29 “Wendy Devereaux: Pet Portraits” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY SCAN Summer Art Show Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games WSO Silent Film with Live Score: "Speedy" Nature’s Book Club Auditions for "The Country House" (Town Players of Newtown) Board of Selectman special hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	30 “Wendy Devereaux: Pet Portraits” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY SCAN Summer Art Show (last day) Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Mother Goose on the Loose Listening Bench dedication C.H. Booth Library Gold Fundraiser Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Newtown Farmers Market Grateful Gatherings Public Building & Site Commission meeting (agenda posted)	1 Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY C.H. Booth Library Gold Fundraiser Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Art Explorers with Miss Nora CANCELED Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Legislative Council hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	2 “Brad Stanton: Photography” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY American Mah Jong Open Play Mother Goose II Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Free Build Virtual Author Talk: “Nuestra América: Stories of 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States” Free Write Weekly CANCELED Planning & Zoning Commission meeting Board of Ethics meeting (agenda posted) C.H. Booth Library Buildings & Grounds Subcommittee special meeting (agenda posted) Cultural Arts Commission meeting (agenda posted)	3 “Brad Stanton: Photography” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Music Dynamics with Brad Peterson Bennie & The Jets Town Players of Newtown performance of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"	4 Newtown SafeWalk Paper Shredding Event Pickleball Grand Re-Opening St Rose of Lima Annual Blessing of the Animals Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Drive-Thru Food Drive Fairfield Hills Campus Peace Pole Installation Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Potters’ Path: Newtown Llama Nature Hike 29th Annual Joseph P. Grasso Marching Band Festival Goat Yoga Buckets N Boards Town Players of Newtown performance of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
5 Newtown Record Riot Potters' Path: Newtown Miles Pike concert Town Players of Newtown matinee of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"	6 “Brad Stanton: Photography” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games C.H. Booth Library Art & History Subcommittee meeting Newtown Health District Board special meeting Cooking the Books (A Cookbook Club) Board of Selectmen hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	7 “Brad Stanton: Photography” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Mother Goose on the Loose Western Council of Government Technical Advisory Group hybrid meeting (agenda posted) “The Newtown Railroad, part one” Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Nonfiction Book Club “The History of Pocket Billiards (Shooting Pool)” Newtown Farmers Market Ageless Grace Brain Health Fitness Newtown Bridle Lands Association Frost on the Pumpkin Hunter Pace Board of Education Policy Committee meeting (agenda posted) Police Commission meeting (agenda posted) “Arshile Gorky: Could he be the Last Surrealist and the First Abstract Expressionist?” Board of Education hybrid meeting (agenda posted) C.H. Booth Library Governance Committee meeting Lake Zoar Authority meeting (Monroe, agenda posted) Lake Lillinonah Authority meeting	8 “Brad Stanton: Photography” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean Animal Care & Control Advisory Board meeting Lunch & Learn: “Combating Social Isolation and Loneliness” Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Keys to Consider: Driving and Dementia” Art Explorers with Miss Nora “Did Your Ancestor Attend Church? Researching in Religious Records” virtual lecture “Hardscape In Your Landscape” Inland Wetlands Commission meeting (agenda posted)	9 “Brad Stanton: Photography” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY American Mah Jong Open Play Mother Goose II Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Regional Recycling Task Force hybrid meeting (Brookfield, agenda posted) “Safe At Home” Free Build Free Write Weekly Hattertown Historic District Commission meeting Virtual Author Talk: “10 Years of Daring Heists and Lovable Outcasts in YA Fantasy” with Leigh Bardugo Voices: Reunion Concert Water & Sewer Authority meeting (agenda posted) “Directing Eyes: A Composition Program” with Flagpole Photographers Camera Club (hybrid event)	10 5th Annual Race For Catherine (VIRTUAL) “Brad Stanton: Photography” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Coffee and Conversation with Nuvance Health Music Dynamics with Brad Peterson Magical Mystery Doors Town Players of Newtown performance of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"	11 5th Annual Race For Catherine (VIRTUAL) Nettleton Preserve Clean Up Day Orchard Hill Nature Center autumn cleanup Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Newtown DTC Candidates Brunch ETH Comedy Series: The Headliners Club Town Players of Newtown performance of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (final performance)
12 5th Annual Race For Catherine (VIRTUAL) 5th Annual Race For Catherine Pumpkin Painting Newtown Ecumenical Workcamp Servants information session	13 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY CLOSED TODAY “Brad Stanton: Photography” “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Shortt’s Night on the Farm	14 “Brad Stanton: Photography” “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Mother Goose on the Loose Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Decoupage Plant Pot Craft Newtown Farmers Market Northern Fairfield Professionals meeting C.H. Booth Library Development Committee meeting (agenda posted) Parks & Recreation Committee meeting (agenda posted) Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers meeting C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees meeting (agenda posted) Board of Finance hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Borough Board of Burgesses meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Volunteer Ambulance meeting (agenda posted)	15 “Brad Stanton: Photography” “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean Newtown Democrats Brunch Bunch “Tours with Kay: An Info Session” Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Michael Tomashefsky: Image Conscious Photography” Art Explorers with Miss Nora Conservation Commission special meeting (agenda posted) Hearts of Hope Paint With A Purpose event: Regional Hospice Healing Hearts Program Legislative Council Ordinance Committee special meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corp Executive Board meeting (agenda posted) 6th Annual Northern Fairfield Walk to Remember and Wave of Light CANCELED Borough Zoning Commission meeting Bike & Trail Committee meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps quarterly meeting (agenda posted) Legislative Council hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	16 “Brad Stanton: Photography” “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY American Mah Jong Open Play Mother Goose II Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Free Build “Restorative Blooms” Free Write Weekly LOCATION CHANGE Planning & Zoning Commission meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Talks: Wally Lamb Sustainable Energy Commission meeting (agenda posted) "When They’re Not Sleeping or Talking: How to Set Healthy Habits and Realistic Expectations for Your Little One" Newtown Selectmen Candidate Debate Pension Committee meeting (agenda posted)	17 “Brad Stanton: Photography” "Black Cats" Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Music Dynamics with Brad Peterson Halloween Candy-Making Adventure Haunted Gingerbread House workshop St Rose Bingo Grand Kyiv Ballet presents: "Giselle"	18 30th Newtown Health Fair "Black Cats" Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY 2025 NUMC Fall Craft Fair Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Limit Your Screen Time with Tinsel the Fairy Rock This Democracy No Kings Rally Backyard Bird Feeing 101 Celebrate Diwali Exploring Science with Charbel: DNA Extraction and Isolation from Strawberries Night Corn Maze Mike DelGuidice Concert
19 Friends of CHB Library Book (Etc) Donation Day “Connecticut Industries Unite for WWII Victory: Superiority Against Japan” Chili & Cheer: A Newtown Scholarship Association Fundraiser	20 “Brad Stanton: Photography” “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Early Voting Music Monday with Francine Wheeler Second Monday Book Club Lunch & Learn: Meet the RTC Candidates Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Uzbekistan: Jewel of the Silk Road” Six-Week Memoir Writing Class Series with Beth Young Commission on Aging meeting (agenda posted) Board of Fire Commissioners meeting Board of Selectmen meeting	21 “Brad Stanton: Photography” “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Early Voting Mother Goose on the Loose Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Choices with CHOICES: Upcoming Medicare Open Enrollment” C.H. Booth Library Finance Committee meeting FONS OktoberFest 2025 Board of Education Curriculum & Instruction/SEL Subcommittee meeting Sibshops Board of Education CFF/CIP Subcommittee meeting Therapy Dogs Visit Community Center Commission meeting Board of Education meeting Economic Development Commission meeting	22 “Brad Stanton: Photography” “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Early Voting Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Jewelry Making Class SCAN Artist Demo: Bivenne Staiger Art Explorers with Miss Nora Read with Thor Paint Your Own Terracotta Pot Borough Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Inland Wetlands Commission meeting Virtual Author Talk: “Finding My Way” with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai	23 “Brad Stanton: Photography” Blood Drive “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Java with Jeff Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY American Mah Jong Open Play Early Voting Mother Goose II Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games October Birthdays Celebration & Trivia Free Build Silent Book Club House of Harrison Relaunch Celebration Free Write Weekly Borough Historic District meeting (agenda posted) Borough Historic District public hearing (agenda posted) Flagpole Photographers Camera Club competition night ETH Comedy Series: Stephen Kellogg	24 “Brad Stanton: Photography” "Black Cats" Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Early Voting Music Dynamics with Brad Peterson “Stroke Prevention” Ageless Grace Brain Health Fitness Hoot N’ Howl Family Halloween Party The Sushi Class: Roll Your Own Sushi "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" screening	25 "Black Cats" Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Early Voting Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Newtown Skate Park Annual Fundraiser Sandy Hook Halloween Walk Night Corn Maze "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" with Live Shadow Cast
26 Early Voting Third Annual Newtown Lions Club Model Train Show Event Newtown Historical Society Open House Sanctuary Spooktacular Trunk-or-Treat	27 “Brad Stanton: Photography” “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Early Voting Lunch & Learn: “The Many Changes of Medicare Effective January 2026” Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Nature’s Book Club Board of Fire Commissioners meeting Fairfield Hills Authority meeting	28 Early Voting (extended hours) “Brad Stanton: Photography” “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY “What Are We Voting For, Part II: Helping Newtown Residents Grow Better Together"/FONS Roundtable Mother Goose on the Loose Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Understanding Osteoporosis” Grateful Gatherings Connecticut Wineries with “The Nutmeg Nose" Conservation Commission meeting Public Building & Site Commission meeting	29 “Brad Stanton: Photography” “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Early Voting Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean Lunch & Learn: Democrats of Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Art Explorers with Miss Nora Virtual Author Talk: “Courtly Intrigue and Whispers as Weapons” Spooky Halloween Needle Felting with Katie Stevenson Trunk or Treat at Stone Bridge	30 Early Voting (extended hours) “Brad Stanton: Photography” “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY American Mah Jong Open Play Mother Goose II Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Free Build C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees Executive Committee meeting Night Corn Maze “Quinnetukut: Our Homeland, Our History” Board of Finance meeting	31 HALLOWEEN “Brad Stanton: Photography” "Black Cats" Antique Miser Purse Collection (last day) Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia (last day) Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Early Voting Halloween Parade Music Dynamics with Brad Peterson NSC Halloween Party	1 "Black Cats" 2025 Dog Day at Castle Hill Farm Madame Alexander Doll Collection 5th Annual Connecticut Statewide Buyback & Gun Safe Giveaway Day *(additional locations within listing) Early Voting Fall Fest Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Stella Blue’s Band

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Saturday, November 08, 2025

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Annual Fall Fair *(early bird hour available)

November 08, 2025 09:00 am - 03:00 pm

November 08, 2025 09:30 am - 05:00 pm

Madame Alexander Doll Collection

November 08, 2025 09:30 am - 05:00 pm

Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event

November 08, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Ben’s Lighthouse Benefit Concert featuring Natalie Merchant

November 08, 2025 07:00 pm

Sunday, November 09, 2025

Events for

Stuff-a-Buss Food Drive

November 09, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

November 09, 2025 08:00 pm

Monday, November 10, 2025

Events for

“Black Cats”

November 10, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Madame Alexander Doll Collection

November 10, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games

November 10, 2025 12:30 pm - 03:00 pm

Veterans Day Ceremony

November 10, 2025 04:00 pm

Board of Finance meeting

November 10, 2025 07:30 pm

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Events for

November 11, 2025 12:00 am

“Black Cats”

November 11, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Madame Alexander Doll Collection

November 11, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games

November 11, 2025 12:30 pm - 03:00 pm

C.H. Booth Library Development Committee meeting

November 11, 2025 06:00 pm

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers meeting

November 11, 2025 06:30 pm

C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees meeting

November 11, 2025 07:00 pm

Conservation Commission meeting

November 11, 2025 07:00 pm

Lake Zoar Authority meeting

November 11, 2025 07:00 pm

Borough Board of Burgesses meeting

November 11, 2025 07:30 pm

Newtown Volunteer Ambulance meeting

November 11, 2025 07:30 pm

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Events for

“Black Cats”

November 12, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Madame Alexander Doll Collection

November 12, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event

November 12, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean

November 12, 2025 10:30 am - 11:00 am

Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games

November 12, 2025 12:30 pm - 03:00 pm

Inland Wetlands Commission meeting

November 12, 2025 07:00 pm

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Events for

“Black Cats”

November 13, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Madame Alexander Doll Collection

November 13, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

American Mah Jong Open Play

November 13, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games

November 13, 2025 10:00 am - 01:30 pm

Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority meeting

November 13, 2025 10:30 am

Newtown Talks Series: Dylan Thuras

November 13, 2025 07:00 pm

Virtual Author Talk: “The Search for Truth and the Persistence of Love Across Time”

November 13, 2025 07:00 pm

Water & Sewer Authority meeting

November 13, 2025 07:00 pm

Friday, November 14, 2025

Events for

November 14, 2025 09:30 am - 05:00 pm

Madame Alexander Doll Collection

November 14, 2025 09:30 am - 05:00 pm

Turkey Toss Basketball Free Throw Competition

November 14, 2025 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm

Dan Tyminski Band

November 14, 2025 08:00 pm

Saturday, November 15, 2025

Events for

Parenting Education Program

November 15, 2025 09:00 am - 04:00 pm

November 15, 2025 09:30 am - 05:00 pm

Madame Alexander Doll Collection

November 15, 2025 09:30 am - 05:00 pm

Daffodil Bulb Planting Day

November 15, 2025 10:00 am - 01:00 pm

Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event

November 15, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

November 15, 2025 07:00 pm

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Events for

“General Grant”

November 16, 2025 02:00 pm - 03:00 pm

Monday, November 17, 2025

Events for

“Black Cats”

November 17, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Madame Alexander Doll Collection

November 17, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games

November 17, 2025 12:30 pm - 03:00 pm

Commission on Aging meeting

November 17, 2025 04:00 pm

Board of Selectmen meeting

November 17, 2025 07:30 pm

Newtown PD Will Again Participate In Statewide Gun Buyback, Gun Safe Giveaway Event

Annual Fall Fair Promises Fun Day Out For The Whole Family

A Full House For Inaugural Designer Bag Bingo

Hook & Ladder Hosted Open House

Rotary Club Formally Unveils Peace Pole At Fairfield Hills Campus

Mr. Walczak’s reply is unfortunately emblematic of the political double-speak that frustrates so many residents. Rather than engaging on the substantive issues raised — namely, the balance between quality education and fiscal responsibility — he chose to deflect and assign partisan blame. It’s easy to grandstand about “supporting education.” It’s harder to make responsible decisions that keep Newtown affordable for everyone — families, seniors, and small businesses alike. That’s the work real public servants are doing, even when it’s not politically convenient.

Responds To Walczak

*Regardless, you should know that the Board of Education has the greatest influence on the education budgets that ultimately come before Board of Finance and LC.

Responds To Walczak

Mr. Walczak, I read it multiple times before submitting my letter and again afterward. Nowhere in your letter do you mention Legislative Council. Regardless, you should know that the Board of Education has the greatest influence on budgets that ultimately come before Board of Finance and LC. In addition, I noted that you didn't respond to the more substantive issue highlighted in my letter -- school funding and impact on our residents. Your initial letter seemed to indicate that "Republicans" were misguided in challenging budget requests. Regardless of whether you were talking about LC or BOE, is it your position that 64.8% of every tax dollar is not enough to adequately fund our schools? Are you advocating to spend more money? It feels like your Letter to the Editor is at odds with your campaign pitch of affordability.

Responds To Walczak

It sounds like I hit a nerve! So let’s set the record straight, shall we… True - I did vote in favor of the municipal budget, which was a very reasonable 2.75%. Regarding not opening the BOE budget book in 2024, again, true. But what Chris & Eric failed to point out is that while I listened to all the predictable line items followed by predictable questions followed by predictable answers, and the Democrats predictably voting to give the BOE everything they asked for, I was the only LC member that concentrated on the side of the equation where 700 people in Newtown can’t pay their taxes, 400 rely upon the food pantry to put food on their table, and there are 115 homes that are in foreclosure. And while I am not on the BOE subcommittee, unlike my democratic friends, I made it a point to meet with the superintendent(s) both budget seasons face to face. So, to accuse me of “blindly” cutting the BOE budget is a blatant and despicable lie. What else did they lie about? Twenty-eight school positions were removed; the positions were never filled and the world survived. What else did they lie about? BOE passed in a bipartisan fashion? Half-lie: in 2024 they again tried to jam a 5% BOE tax increase through only to have it rejected at referendum. I proposed a 2.75% compromise that ultimately passed. What else did they lie about? My failure to mention the reduction in state aid and the increase in insurance premiums? Newtown needs to be run like an efficient company to be successful. I am not against education; I just want the school administration to make the most out of every dollar. Right now, $.66 out of every tax collected goes towards the BOE budget. And finally, my failure to offer solutions to raise revenue? I proposed a “Tanglewood model” compromise for 6 Commerce Road that could potentially generate in millions of dollars in revenue for the town. I proposed and am still in favor of an ordinance for peaceful protesting that would save the town potentially $225k in police overtime. My Democratic friends didn’t even want to consider that. And what solutions have C&E offered? Eric wanted to ADD $300K to the BOE budget for a kindergarten class that had no impact on learning Spanish! And Chis wanted the parents to pick up the tab for extracurricular activities THAT THEY ALREADY pay for. Don’t throw rocks if you live in glass houses. One of our main responsibilities on the Legislative Council is advocating taxpayers’ dollars in the best interests of the Town and trying to make it more affordable without degrading services. Unfortunately, the Democrats can’t run on “affordability” since they already jammed the residents of Newtown with a huge tax increase last year, but I still can. I am humbly asking for your support on or before Nov 4th. Thanks to C&E to giving me the opportunity to respond and clear everything up.

Democratic Response To Political Attack Letter

Not one question about the cost of implementing this system. Yes, there is a donation with strings attached. We've been there before and now we're bonding new monies regularly to maintain or repair those 'donations' like the community center. I think Deb is right to say she doesn't have enough information to make an informed decision. I'd like to know what it costs taxpayers to maintain & upgrade this system that seems to be on balance fairly unpopular.

BOE Narrowly Passes Weapons Detection System At High School

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