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Newtown Historical SocietyTo Ride With Sybil Ludington

Published: Apr 02, 2001 at 12:00 AM

Most persons have heard the stirring story of Paul Revere. Fewer are aware that two years and a few days after Revere's famed ride the situation was duplicated ...

All Entries To Be Displayed March 24 At Edmond Town Hall: Tracy Van Buskirk Chosen First Place Winner For Newtown Arts Festival Poster Contest

Published: Mar 16, 2012 at 12:00 AM

Newtown Cultural Arts Commission is pleased to announce that Newtown resident Tracy Van Buskirk is the chosen winner for the 2012 Newtown Arts Festival poster c...

A Special Concert Of Holiday Music

Published: Dec 21, 2012 at 12:00 AM

The New Baroque Soloists, with special guest the soprano Susan Consoli, will perform “A Festive Holiday Concert of Chamber Music” at Trinity Episcopal Church on...

Counseling And Support For Newtowners

Published: Dec 21, 2012 at 12:00 AM

In light of what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, several agencies are be offering open forums for parents, caregivers, nd educators on ...

Friends To Collaborate On Children's Book With Post-12/14 Message Of Hope And Renewal

Published: Feb 25, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Random House Children’s Books has announced the fall 2013 publication of Snowflakes Fall, a picture book written by Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan and ill...

Healing Prayer Services To Continue At St John's

Published: Apr 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Friends of St John’s Episcopal Church have been offering healing prayer services, and will continue to do so at 5 Washington Avenue in Sandy Hook, at 7:30 pm on...

Spike's Ride For Sandy Hook, Saturday At Lime Rock Park

Published: Apr 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM

LAKEVILLE — George “Spike” LeGrice has organized Spike’s Ride For Sandy Hook, an event taking place this weekend that will raise funds for the families of those...

Auerbach Pediatrics Welcomes Patients Old And New

Published: Apr 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM

On Thursday, April 4, Sandy Hook resident and local pediatrician Dr Richard Auerbach was looking over directions and assembling pint-sized furniture in the fron...

Applications Being Accepted For Sandy Hook Workers Assistance Fund

Published: Apr 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Pursuant to Special Act 13-1, the Judicial Branch’s Office of Victim Services has begun accepting applications for the Sandy Hook Workers Assistance Program. Th...

Talking With Newtown: Letting Go

Published: Apr 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Art Hochberg, PhD, a teacher and author whose books encourage a creative, spiritual approach to self-awareness, will be at C.H. Booth Library on Wednesday, Apri...

Francois Bouhom

Newtown Allies Youth Group Meeting Saturday

From Newtown High School To The Big Screen: Barrett DeYoung Is On A Filmmaking Journey

Jackie (Jack) Tanner

A lovely tribute-Matt, we are thinking of you, Tanya, and entire Medve family at this time-Jane & Keith & Family 💙

I am sorry but $88.8 million dollars to educate 4030 kids is way out of line! That's over $22k per kid, used to be $8k per kid, the kids aren't getting any smarter, the administration eats all the cost. Time to cut the budget by 20% and also cut the $225k salary of the superintendent and $193k of the superintendent assistant ! You can get a lot of teachers for $400k wasted for 2 overpaid positions. Common sense should tell you that spending $2.5 million per every week for population less than 30k people is just way too high! Also voting should be done by mail, enough with these nonsensical referendums where barely 16% of voters show up. 51% voters approval should be MANDATED!

Referendum Results: Split Decision

Encouraging. The town budget squeaks by but the school budget got dinged. Let the games begin.

Referendum Results: Split Decision

Who have you asked that didn't know where to cut? Its easy. Ideally, you would start with section 100 of the budget but the union prevents that. So I say you turn to page 18, put it on your dart board, and start reducing the head count. It's all you can do when the union controls the budget.

Vote Yes On April 23

The people have spoken, time to sharpen your pencils. If we look at the town budget for guidance the BOE should cut the budget from 4.4% to 2.75% I find the voting results very interesting ... We have approximately 4,030 students in our town, with a published 12:1 ratio which means we have 335 teachers. I would love to know the actual number if someone knows. If we account for their spouses that gets us very close to the number of people who voted yes for the budget and wished it would be higher (729).

Referendum Results: Split Decision

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