Cultural Events

New Exhibition By Newtown Artist At Municipal Center

By Shannon Hicks

Published: Aug 08, 2016 12:00 AM

Just like he did in April, Joe Paccia spent a few hours quietly hanging his newest exhibition of works lastÃÂ week.on view for four weeks at C.H. Booth Library.The Newtown Bee that month that he...

Town Players Invites Directors To Submit Plays For 2017

Published: Aug 03, 2016 12:00 AM

Town Players of Newtown is seeking play submissions from individuals interested in directing at The Little Theatre during the community theater group's 2017 season. Potential directors are invited to ...

SCAN To Welcome Pecora For Next Painting Program

Published: Aug 03, 2016 12:00 AM

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will host Susan Pecora, painting in watercolor, at its next meeting, on Wednesday, July 10, at 7:30 pm. Her subject will be a landscape. The program will...

Summer Movie Night To Feature Recent Disney Release

Published: Jul 31, 2016 12:00 AM

Newtown Parks & Recreation and Newtown Prevention Council will co-host Newtown's first outdoor Summer Movie Night on Tuesday, August 9, at Fairfield Hills.Zootopia. The screening will feature Disney's...

Newtown Represented In Shakespeare Academy Summer Productions

Published: Jul 28, 2016 12:00 AM

STRATFORD - The Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford (SA@S) is presenting productions of Richard III (directed by Associate Artistic Director Tia James) and Love's Labour's Lost (directed by Artistic Direc...

NewArts Battle Of The Bands: Musical Fundraiser, Saturday

Published: Jul 26, 2016 12:00 AM

BETHEL - The public is invited to enjoy music by local bands and solo artists, when the performers take the stage and compete for prizes while helping benefit a local arts and youth leadership program...

NFA Planning Third Annual Sunset Wine Tasting; Volunteers Needed

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: Jul 21, 2016 12:00 AM

Watch the late day sky wash the horizon in rosés and cabernets at Holcombe Hill Preserve, 65 Great Hill Road, during the third annual Sunset Wine Tasting, Saturday, September 10. The event is being ho...

Grabowski Returning For SCAN Artist Demonstration

Published: Jul 21, 2016 12:00 AM

On Wednesday, July 27, The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will host James Grabowski, who will demonstrate painting a landscape in oil. The free program will begin at 1:30 pm in the lower l...

'Anything Goes' At Town Hall, July 22-23

Published: Jul 14, 2016 12:00 AM

Students of Sabrina's Encore Productions LLC (SEP) will offer two performances of the timeless Cole Porter musical Anything Goes on Friday and Saturday, July 22-23. The performances will be in the the...

One Day, Two Screenings: Classic Film Returning To Town Hall's Movie Theater

Published: Jul 14, 2016 12:00 AM

Edmond Town Hall will host screening of Wuthering Heights (1939) on Thursday, July 28, at 4 and 7 pm.Wuthering Heights tells the story of young Heathcliff, who is brought home to Wuthering Heights by ...

Track And Field Teams Compete At Masuk

‘Color Our World With Hope’ Filled Newtown With Music, Meaning, And Community Impact

Nighthawk Baseball Team Beats Conference Opponents

Late Goal By Ruddy Lifts Nighthawk Lacrosse Team To Victory, Showcases Chemistry In Midfield

Reed Intermediate Presents Sold-Out Performances Of 'Willy Wonka Jr'

Well that is some spin. The Democrats have a super majority on the LC and passed the Education Budget without serious consideration of if the voters could afford the multi million dollar increase. "Was the request justified?" rather than "is this needed?" and "can the voters shoulder yet another large increase?" The voters rightly sent it back. Then for some reason all the discussion around reductions to the increase seemed to be coming from the classroom, rather than administration and overhead costs. Is this a coercive tactic to manipulate parents into supporting the budget like tacit threat of cutting freshman sports was two years ago? Who believes the Democrats did not caucus privately before the meeting and came in with a number already worked out? This is the Dems budget, they own it.

Education Cuts: Who Voted For What

I think it is important that we do not villainize every black box seen around a home, business, farm, or municipal property. A black exterior station does not always mean rat poison is being used. These stations can hold a number of different products, including monitoring blocks, snap traps, non-toxic bait, anti-tick bait stations, organic salt- or cornmeal-based control products, and newer fertility-control approaches intended to reduce rodent populations without traditional poisons. The better conversation, in my opinion, is not simply “black boxes are bad,” but rather: what is inside them, who is maintaining them, and whether the rodent issue is being managed responsibly. Exclusion, sanitation, trapping, habitat reduction, and careful monitoring should all be part of a responsible IPM strategy. To be fair, on my own property I do use rodenticides, including Bromethalin and Bromadiolone, in secured bait stations. But that is a choice I make for my property, based on my circumstances and the risk I am trying to manage. I also believe property owners should understand the tradeoffs and be encouraged to use the least harmful effective method whenever possible. I support protecting Newtown’s wildlife. I also support giving residents accurate information and not assuming that every black box represents reckless or unsafe pest control. The goal should be responsible rodent management, not fear of the box itself.

Discusses Policy Against Rodenticides

Debora, thank you! I accidentally doubled the project prices by adding the bond to the appropriation. Thank you so much for catching that and pointing it out. With the corrected numbers, the voters approved a combined $1.32 million for a salt shed ($600k) and library pavement ($720k), while rejecting the $1.12 million replacement turf. Regarding the 80s, I truly respect the hurdle of 14% mortgage rates. My point is simply that the math has shifted: in 1980, while the rates were higher, the price of a home relative to earnings was significantly lower. We are facing a different, but equally crushing, financial wall. Ultimately, it is disheartening that voters who recognized safe sidewalks and parking lots as essential, dismissed a playing field in the exact same condition. The turf has passed its life cycle and is just as much of a liability as the library’s pavement, the only difference is that this safety concern affects thousands of children who, coincidentally, cannot vote. These are apples-to-apples needs. I was hopeful our community would agree that all Newtown residents deserve safe conditions, regardless of which facility they utilize. Again, I would be remiss not to mention that when 82% of residents don’t show up, we have to deal with the interests of those who did. Hopefully, the next referendum will have a bigger turnout.

The ‘Me’ Generation

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.

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 :)

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