Newtown High School’s Class of 2024 Valedictorian Tyler White and Salutatorian Grace Chiriatti share words of encouragement for their fellow students as they reflect on their educational experiences and their journey as students.
The Board of Education honored retiring staff, CABE student leaders, and the top five percent of the 2024 NHS graduating class in their annual Celebration of Excellence.
Middle Gate Elementary School fourth grade students performed in front of family and friends at their “Just Sing for Spring!” chorus concert on Monday, May 13.
Held at Newtown High School’s auditorium...
Both Newtown High School PTSA and Reed Intermediate School PTA celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week, which ran from May 6 to May 10, with a wide variety of events for their respective schools.
The voters spoke, loud and clear that they support our schools and municipal services. The majority vote was a mandate to keep delivering well rated education services and keep it" Nicer in Newtown."
Thank you LeReine, for speaking out about this. The list of public servants who are unfairly targeted for abuse just for doing their jobs has been growing. It is a testament to the power of propaganda that otherwise good and well-meaning people can get so emotional as to act out in this way.
While I respect the outcome of the referendum, I’m disappointed by the way this budget was presented and passed. A 6.72% tax increase and a mill rate jump to 28.78 may have been framed as “just a few dollars a day,” but for many families in town — especially those already stretched thin — those “few dollars” add up quickly.
It’s frustrating to see large increases minimized in this way, and I worry that next year we’ll hear, “It’s only a little more than last year,” as if that justifies an ongoing trend of rising taxes. This year’s combined municipal and education budgets total over $141 million — that’s a significant sum.
All of the referendums deserve to be pasted. We have a history of deferring needed maintenance and then paying more years later. These are required to keep our town owned building and roads in working condition.
