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Developer Sues, Seeking To Expand Sewer District

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: January 20, 2015 12:00 am

A land development firm has sued the Water & Sewer Authority (WSA), seeking to have a judge order the WSA to expand the municipal sanitary sewer service district so that all of a 35-acre parcel at 79 ...

Hearing Is Next Step For 2015-16 School Budget

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: January 17, 2015 12:00 am

After three budget workshop meetings, the Board of Education finished hearing reports from representatives of the different areas of the superintendent’s proposed 2015-16 budget at its workshop meetin...

Advisory Commission Working On Final Report

By Associated Press

Published: January 17, 2015 12:00 am

HARTFORD — An advisory panel charged with looking at public safety in the wake of the deadly Newtown school shooting agreed on January 16 to include in its final report a recommendation to ban the sal...

NAA To Protest NSSF Trade Show And Policies

Published: January 17, 2015 12:00 am

Newtown Action Alliance (NAA) will hold a rally outside the headquarters of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), 11 Mile Hill Road, Newtown, on Tuesday, January 20, at 4:15 pm, “to expose t...

Resolve To Be Part Of The Solution: Winter Coat Drive For Dorothy Day House

Published: January 16, 2015 12:00 am

As you kick off the new year, remember that the next eight weeks will likely bring bitter cold to the Northeast. And there are many who need help braving the elements. Readers are being asked to help ...

EDC Workshop Reviews Town's Potential For Economic Growth

By John Voket

Published: January 16, 2015 12:00 am

A wide representation of Newtown staff, along with elected and appointed officials, gathered with Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC) representatives January 13 for a presentation illustrating...

Severe Weather Protocol Reactivated

By Shannon Hicks

Published: January 16, 2015 12:00 am

With below zero wind chills expected tonight, Governor Dannel P. Malloy Malloy is reactivating the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol through tomorrow morning. The protocol activates a network of pr...

Ratings Agencies Interview Local Officials, And Like What They Hear

By John Voket

Published: January 16, 2015 12:00 am

Most people at one time or another have had to sit through interviews with bank officials as part of the application process for mortgages, business loans, or personal lines of credit. But what happen...

Estates Of Two 12/14 Victims: Insufficient Security In Place

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: January 15, 2015 12:00 am

NOTE: This is an expanded version of a story filed by Reporter Andrew Gorosko on Monday, January 12, 2015. * * * * * DANBURY — The estates of two of the 20 first grade students who were ki...

Sandy Hook Advisory Commission To Meet Friday

Published: January 15, 2015 12:00 am

HARTFORD — The Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is next scheduled to meet Friday, January 16, at 9:30 am, at the Legislative Office Building. The commission is Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s 16-member pane...

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Newtown Is Embree Ku's Home

Thanks for the reply. I meant the numbers you presented in your letter. I found one place where other numbers were listed: https://www.newtownbee.com/04232026/get-out-and-vote-on-the-2026-27-proposed-municipal-and-school-budgets/?q=\\\%22advisory%20questions\\\%22. In that article, the numbers were cited as: Treadwell field: $1,125,000 Library: $720,000 Salt Storage: $600,000 As one who started out in the early 80's when inflation was double digits, my 1985 mortgage rate was 14%, and child care costs were comparable (in present value), I shared your grief but never considered the voters ironic or shameful. PS. I agree college tuition is ridiculous. Thankfully, universities are offering (or considering) waiving all or most tuition for middle class families (upwards of $200,000 incomes). Hopefully, they'll also reconsider their need for those funds in the first place.

The ‘Me’ Generation

Sure! Child care costs: https://www.ffyf.org/2022/10/13/data-child-care-prices-continue-to-rise-ahead-of-midterm-elections-outpacing-inflation/ (also from 2021-2025 we had 2 children in a local daycare in Newtown and it cost us $3200 a month, so that's a number I am very familiar with) Home price / median price vs income source: https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/home-price-income-ratios Tuition increase vs inflation: https://feed.georgetown.edu/access-affordability/noting-a-decline-in-middle-class-students-colleges-provide-more-aid/ Hope this helps :)

Shame on NAFC. Unless you have not read about the controversy surrounding why I left Michelle Ku’s campaign, I cannot understand why you would endorse a candidate that uses homophobic and stereotypical tactics to run a campaign. Ask her to share the texts sent to her committee involving “diva” and Spanish tshirts because “Brazilians” are moving into Newtown. As if Latinos are all Brazilian and don’t understand English. Shame on you.

Endorses Embree Ku

Nothing says “community spirit” quite like declaring moral bankruptcy because voters didn’t fund your preferred project. Apparently, approving basic infrastructure that everyone uses—like functional sidewalks and parking for a facility that all community members use and salt that keeps those touchpoints functional in winter—is now evidence of generational selfishness. The real irony isn’t in what passed or failed; it’s in accusing others of self-interest while insisting they should have voted for something you happen to value. That’s not “us”—that’s just a different version of “me.” Voters weighed priorities and made a choice. Calling that “shameful” doesn’t elevate the argument—it just reveals how little tolerance there is for democratic outcomes that don’t go your way. If the takeaway is that more people should show up and vote, fair enough. But let’s not pretend disagreement is a character flaw. Sometimes the electorate simply decides that not every nice-to-have is a must-have.

I understand your basic point, but not the numbers. Can you help us understand where your numbers come from? Thanks!

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Developer Sues, Seeking To Expand Sewer District

Hearing Is Next Step For 2015-16 School Budget

Advisory Commission Working On Final Report

NAA To Protest NSSF Trade Show And Policies

Resolve To Be Part Of The Solution: Winter Coat Drive For Dorothy Day House

EDC Workshop Reviews Town's Potential For Economic Growth

Severe Weather Protocol Reactivated

Ratings Agencies Interview Local Officials, And Like What They Hear

Estates Of Two 12/14 Victims: Insufficient Security In Place

Sandy Hook Advisory Commission To Meet Friday