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Rehearsals Underway For 'Rockin' Midsummer Night,' '101 Dalmatians' Musicals

Published: Jul 25, 2014 12:00 AM

The 12.14 Foundation is well into rehearsals for two productions that will be presented at Newtown High School next month. The world premiere of A Rockin’ Midsummer Night’s Dream is a new musical vers...

Town Players To Go 'Fully Committed'

Published: Jul 25, 2014 12:00 AM

Town Players of Newtown will continue its summer of laughs with a special production of Fully Committed by Becky Mode, who has created a show for those who love the hilarity of fast-paced farces. ...

Ben's Lighthouse Taking Teens To Colorado To Repair Flood Damage

Published: Jul 25, 2014 12:00 AM

The second annual “Helping Is Healing” disaster relief mission trip is on its way to Fort Collins, Colo., next week to help families recover from the horrendous flooding that destroyed homes, neighbor...

NHS Rising Senior Part Of Center Stage 'Les Mis' Production

Published: Jul 24, 2014 12:00 AM

SHELTON — Kyle Watkins of Newtown will appear in the Youth CONNection’s upcoming production of Les Miserables under the direction of Gary Scarpa. Watkins, who will be a senior at Newtown High School i...

Ben's Bells Newtown Is Taking Bell Making To Beardsley Zoo

Published: Jul 24, 2014 12:00 AM

BRIDGEPORT — Ben’s Bells Newtown will be at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo on Sunday, August 3, from 10 am until 3 pm. There will be a number of special events that day including a bell making workshop, ...

Art In Residence 'Kaleidoscope' Opening This Weekend

Published: Jul 23, 2014 12:00 AM

Art in Residence, a fine art gallery located within the home at 12 Lake Road in Newtown, will host a weekend opening reception for its next show, “Kaleidoscope.” The public is invited to join hosts Ro...

NCAC Announces Grant For Local Artist, Organization

Published: Jul 22, 2014 12:00 AM

The Newtown Cultural Arts Commission will be awarding two grants of up to $1,000 each within the next few months. One grant will be awarded to an individual artist living in Newtown and one grant to a...

Reminder: First Pecks Lane Festival Is This Weekend

Published: Jul 17, 2014 12:00 AM

Jugglers, spin art, and the fruits of one shopaholic’s many retail purchases will be among the things drawing visitors to a first of its kind parking lot festival and tag sale this weekend. The EverWo...

"Connecticut's Got Talent" Submissions Being Accepted, Live Auditions Also Slated

Published: Jul 17, 2014 12:00 AM

“Connecticut’s Got Talent” is a talent competition open to anyone ages 5 to 105 with a desire to bring their family friendly talent to the stage. The competition, scheduled for Tuesday, August 5, at N...

Sunday Cinema Series To Continue With Cary Grant Feature

Published: Jul 16, 2014 12:00 AM

Cary Grant, so dashing and debonair, was one of Hollywood’s consummate leading men. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Cary Grant the second “Greatest Male Screen Legend.” On Sunday, July 27, ...

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Discusses Budget Reductions

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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Rehearsals Underway For 'Rockin' Midsummer Night,' '101 Dalmatians' Musicals

Town Players To Go 'Fully Committed'

Ben's Lighthouse Taking Teens To Colorado To Repair Flood Damage

NHS Rising Senior Part Of Center Stage 'Les Mis' Production

Ben's Bells Newtown Is Taking Bell Making To Beardsley Zoo

Art In Residence 'Kaleidoscope' Opening This Weekend

NCAC Announces Grant For Local Artist, Organization

Reminder: First Pecks Lane Festival Is This Weekend

"Connecticut's Got Talent" Submissions Being Accepted, Live Auditions Also Slated

Sunday Cinema Series To Continue With Cary Grant Feature