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Mozambique Orphanage Fundraiser, Friday At Vineyard

By Shannon Hicks

Published: Sep 26, 2013 12:00 AM

The Foundation 4 Orphans, a non-profit organization whose mission is to serve the educational, emotional, physical and spiritual needs of orphans, will host a fundraiser in Sandy Hook on September 27 ...

Horse Guard Military Review Planned

Published: Sep 26, 2013 12:00 AM

The Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard will hold a Battalion Review on the scenic grounds of the Horse Guard State Military Reservation, 4 Wildlife Drive, on Sunday, October 6, beginning at 11 am. ...

Al Hedaya Islamic Center Schedules Winter Coat Drives

Published: Sep 26, 2013 12:00 AM

The Al Hedaya Islamic Center will hold a Winter Coat Drive on Saturdays, September 28 and October 5, both from 11 am to 4 pm. The center will be collecting coats, scarves, hats, mittens; as well as mo...

Cabaret Night Planned At The Library, Fundraiser For Lions Club 12/14 Recovery Fund

Published: Sep 25, 2013 12:00 AM

Newtown’s own Solid Gold Times Two (Bob and Josie Schmidt) will headline a special Cabaret Night at C.H. Booth Library being planned for Friday, October 11. Doors will open at 6 pm, and the show will ...

Workshops Announced By HealingNewtown

Published: Sep 24, 2013 12:00 AM

The following workshops have been scheduled by HealingNewtown. All workshops are free and are at Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street. Visit HealingNewtown.org and click on Schedule to reserv...

Treehouse Comedy To Present 30th Anniversary Show At Edmond Town Hall Theatre

Published: Sep 24, 2013 12:00 AM

The Treehouse, Connecticut’s first full-time producer of live comedy, has announced it will present a 30th anniversary show starring five comics who got their comedy careers started at the Treehouse. ...

Book Launch To Double As Fundraiser For HealingNewtown Through The Arts

Published: Sep 19, 2013 12:00 AM

WESTPORT — Author Alena Dillon will celebrate the release of her debut book, I Thought We Agreed To Pee In The Ocean: And Other Amusings from a Girl Wearing Sweatpants, on Sunday, September 29, from 4...

Local Car Show To Benefit Sandy Hook Support Fund

Published: Sep 18, 2013 12:00 AM

ORANGE — The Pyramid Shriners Car Club will hold its annual car show at the Orange Fairgrounds on Sunday, September 29. Proceeds will benefit Sandy Hook children, among other recipients. Following 12/...

NHS Students, Many Others, To Participate In '100,000 Poets For Change' Rally Against Gun Violence

Published: Sep 18, 2013 12:00 AM

DANBURY — Poets, professors, musicians and more will join together at Western Connecticut State University on Saturday, September 28, for the daylong event, “100,000 Poets for Change — Rally Against G...

Lions Club Planning Fourth Annual Great Pumpkin Races, And More

Published: Sep 17, 2013 12:00 AM

When you think of pumpkins, do your thoughts go to delicious pumpkin pie? Or do you think of carving and putting a scary pumpkin on your front walk? The Newtown Lions Club is encouraging everyone to s...

Snapshot: Perry Levenson

Mom Walk Collective Newtown Mini Photos Session Rescheduled

Newtown Prevention Partnership Offers Resources For Mental Health Awareness

Newtown Seniors Hit The Floor For Annual Spring Fling

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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Mozambique Orphanage Fundraiser, Friday At Vineyard

Horse Guard Military Review Planned

Al Hedaya Islamic Center Schedules Winter Coat Drives

Cabaret Night Planned At The Library, Fundraiser For Lions Club 12/14 Recovery Fund

Workshops Announced By HealingNewtown

Treehouse Comedy To Present 30th Anniversary Show At Edmond Town Hall Theatre

Book Launch To Double As Fundraiser For HealingNewtown Through The Arts

Local Car Show To Benefit Sandy Hook Support Fund

NHS Students, Many Others, To Participate In '100,000 Poets For Change' Rally Against Gun Violence

Lions Club Planning Fourth Annual Great Pumpkin Races, And More