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A Longer Arm Of The Law?

By CURT CLARK

Updated: Oct 18, 2021 10:18 AM

The long arm of the law could get a bit longer under a bill moving through the state Capitol.

Two Members Of One Newtown Family Are Answering The Call To Duty

By Shannon Hicks

Updated: Sep 09, 2024 01:59 PM

Two Newtown brothers, members of the National Guard, have been called to duty as part of the largest deployment of Connecticut guardsmen since the start of the war on terrorism.

Property Transfers

By LINDA BAUER

Updated: Oct 18, 2021 10:19 AM

Great Ring Road Lawrence and Kimberly Hayward sold their home at 71-A Great Ring Road to Michael J. and Maureen Collins formerly of Walnut Creek, Calif. Cathy Masi, broker, CRS, ABR, of Flagpole ...

Police Reports | April 4-5, 2005

Updated: Jan 25, 2024 02:25 PM

|| Police reports covering Newtown, Conn., for April 4-5, 2004. ||

Police Reports | February 24-March 1, 2005

By ANDY GOROSKO

Updated: Oct 18, 2021 09:48 AM

Police reports for Newtown, Conn., for the period of February 24-March 1, 2005.

Police Reports | February 24-28, 2005

By ANDY GOROSKO

Updated: Oct 18, 2021 09:43 AM

Police reports covering Newtown, Conn., for the period of February 24-28, 2005.

Police Reports | February 20-March 3, 2025.

By ANDY GOROSKO

Updated: Mar 24, 2025 12:06 PM

Police reports covering Newtown, Conn., for the period of February 20-March 3, 2025.

Escape Prompts Pursuit, Multiple Charges

Updated: Oct 18, 2021 10:08 AM

A student's alleged illegal possession of a bottle of beer in Newtown High School on the morning of Tuesday, January 27, escalated into a larger incident, with police charging the boy with six criminal offenses following a foot chase near the school.

Police Reports | December 11-17, 2003

By ANDY GOROSKO

Updated: Oct 18, 2021 10:10 AM

Police reports covering Newtown, Conn., for the period of December 11-17, 2003.

Police Reports | October 25, 2000

By ANDY GOROSKO

Updated: Mar 24, 2025 11:53 AM

Police reports of October 25, 2000, in Newtown, Conn.

Fire Reports | April 28-May 4, 2026

Just Over The Border: Southeast Kitchen And Bath’s New Showroom

Police Reports | April 27-May 3, 2026

Silent Auction To Coincide With Garden Club Standard Flower Show

BOE CFF Discusses Itemized Estimates, Summer CIP Projects

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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Escape Prompts Pursuit, Multiple Charges

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