Friends Of Newtown Seniors has received a grant from the state’s affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities to put toward expenses for a pivotal One Town One Read program tied in to the recently launched “Timeless Newtown” series.
Enjoy an unforgettable night of auctions, live entertainment, food, and more at Friends of Edmond Town Hall's second annual gala on Saturday, March 29.
Families United in Newtown (FUN) met at the Reed School on March 8, when it participated in yoga with Sharon Poarch as part of celebrating the Irish March activities around the community.
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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.
