In conjunction with recent Sunday School 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.
In a world increasingly defined by digital distraction, political division, and environmental crisis, a new program seeks to bring people back to what truly matters.
Newtown Interfaith Council discussed two possible public events during its latest meeting. One would be a return to something the council has done in the past, while the other would be a new opportunity for the public to gather together with local leaders of faith.
Newtown Interfaith Council members learned about and were encouraged to nominate someone for the Mary Hawley Public Service Award at their recent meeting.
Coinciding with both the second Sunday of Advent and Newtown Holiday Festival, Connecticut Choral Society and Trinity Episcopal Church recently presented an Evensong service.
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.
