Naugatuck Historical Society invites the community to dust off their bell bottoms and relive the golden era of rock and folk with “Night at the Museum — 70’s Music Tribute,” an evening of live acoustic guitar and vocals by local favorite Terry Johansen.
Newtown Historical Society has a pair of events planned for Saturday, April 12, with one taking place at its headquarters and the other in an equally historic building within eyesight.
Children ages 3-8 are invited to attend an egg hunt planned for Saturday, April 5, at Newtown United Methodist Church. The church and Wesley Learning Center are co-hosting the offering.
In conjunction with recent lessons about The Good Samaritan, the children and families of Christ the King Lutheran Church are conducting a donation drive to benefit Newtown Animal Shelter.
Podcaster and Newtown resident Cat DaRocha will speak about “Rewriting the Playbook: Celebrating Women’s Voices in History and Today” during the next Justice Southbury Speaker Series program
The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown will host one of its own this month, when Randy Carboni demonstrates his watercolor and ink approach to creating art.
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.
