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Basketball Game Postponed Until Monday, December 19

By Newtown Bee

Published: Dec 17, 2016 12:00 AM

All activities within Newtown schools have been canceled for Saturday, December 17. Newtown High School's boys' basketball game against Fairfield Ludlowe, has been postponed until Monday, December 19,...

Saturday Game Times Change Due To Anticipated Snow

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Dec 17, 2016 12:00 AM

With a forecast for snow turning to rain on Saturday, December 17, Newtown High School's athletics events, including home games for the varsity boys' basketball and boys' hockey teams have been resche...

Girls' Hockey Team Skates To First Varsity Victory

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Dec 17, 2016 12:00 AM

The Masuk High-led co-op girls' hockey team, which includes first-year Newtown players Sarah Hornby and Bridget Nicholson, picked up its first varsity win, with a wild 12-9 triumph over the Trumbull-S...

Skaters Lace Up And Take Advantage Of Cold Snap At Ram Pasture

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Dec 17, 2016 12:00 AM

Hockey players, and winter enthusiasts in general, laced up the skates and cashed in on the recent cold snap to carve into the Hawley Pond ice at Ram Pasture, on December 16. Among those on hand were ...

Indoor Track Teams Have New Coaches And Big Goals

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Dec 17, 2016 12:00 AM

Newtown High School's girls' and boys' indoor track and field teams both have new head coaches this season. And both are former Newtown High standouts. Becky Osborne, who set multiple records and stil...

Nighthawk Skaters Believe They Have Leadership And Talent â¨To Contend For Championship

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Dec 16, 2016 12:00 AM

With almost all of last year's varsity players back in the mix, and the additions of some promising newcomers to the lineup, Newtown High School's hockey team could be in for a magical late-February a...

Hawk Grapplers Take Down Rebels In Opener

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Dec 16, 2016 12:00 AM

Newtown High School's wrestling team posted a 54-15 home win over New Fairfield, on December 15. Winners for the Nighthawks are as follows:The Bee. In the 106 pound weight division, Evan Rooney scored...

Boys' Basketball Team Has Mostly New Look As It Seeks Return To Postseason

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Dec 15, 2016 12:00 AM

Although a bulk of last year's starting lineup was lost to graduation, a handful of players who saw time on the varsity hardwood return to the Newtown High School boys' basketball team this winter. "T...

Nighthawk Football Coach Steps Down After 18 Years

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Dec 12, 2016 12:00 AM

For the past 18 seasons, Steve George has been on the sidelines of Newtown High School football games - the last ten of which he led the way as head coach - and while it's possible George may be on ha...

Wrestling Team Has Experience And Championship Expectations

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Dec 11, 2016 12:00 AM

Newtown High School's wrestling team is coming off a season in which it went 11-2 in dual meets, was runner-up to New Milford in the South-West Conference, third in state Class LL, and second in New E...

Track And Field Teams Compete At Masuk

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Nighthawk Baseball Team Beats Conference Opponents

Late Goal By Ruddy Lifts Nighthawk Lacrosse Team To Victory, Showcases Chemistry In Midfield

Reed Intermediate Presents Sold-Out Performances Of 'Willy Wonka Jr'

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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Basketball Game Postponed Until Monday, December 19

Saturday Game Times Change Due To Anticipated Snow

Girls' Hockey Team Skates To First Varsity Victory

Skaters Lace Up And Take Advantage Of Cold Snap At Ram Pasture

Indoor Track Teams Have New Coaches And Big Goals

Nighthawk Skaters Believe They Have Leadership And Talent â¨To Contend For Championship

Hawk Grapplers Take Down Rebels In Opener

Boys' Basketball Team Has Mostly New Look As It Seeks Return To Postseason

Nighthawk Football Coach Steps Down After 18 Years

Wrestling Team Has Experience And Championship Expectations

Nighthawk Skaters Believe They Have Leadership And Talent â¨To Contend For Championship