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Boys' Golfers Anticipate Best Competition From Within

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Apr 02, 2016 12:00 AM

Last season, Newtown High School's boys' golf team upset defending champion Pomperaug of Southbury to win the South-West Conference championship. This spring, based on a combination of Newtown's succe...

Second-Year Girls' Squad Aims To Stay On Top In SWC

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Apr 02, 2016 12:00 AM

It was a hole-in-one start for Newtown High School's girls' golf program in 2015. In only its first campaign, the Nighthawks proved to be the best in the conference - not only going unbeaten in the re...

Grosner Wins; Frederick Bosco Top Female In Sandy Hook 5K

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Apr 02, 2016 12:00 AM

When Isaac Grosner came across the Sandy Hook 5K finish line, at the Fairfield Hills campus on a rainy April 2 morning, you wouldn't know from his demeanor that he was the first overall finisher. Gros...

Nighthawk Laxmen Have New Look, High Hopes As Season Begins

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Apr 01, 2016 12:00 AM

Having lost 17 players to graduation, about half of whom were starters or regulars in the lineup, along with the head coach, Newtown High School's boys' lacrosse team has a much different look than it...

Sandy Hook 5K Road Closures Saturday, April 2

Published: Apr 01, 2016 12:00 AM

The fourth annual Sandy Hook 5K road race will take place on Saturday, April 2. Following three waves of kids runs beginning at 9 am, the 5K will begin at 9:30 am on the campus of Fairfield Hills. Pol...

Girls' Lacrosse Team Aiming For Return To Conference Supremacy

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Mar 31, 2016 12:00 AM

Coming off a season of change and rebuilding, Newtown High School's girls' lacrosse team has high hopes for winning ways this campaign. Newtown, which had won ten straight South-West Conference champi...

Baseball Success Continues After High School For Newtown High Grads

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Mar 26, 2016 12:00 AM

When the baseball season ends, although many seniors will be taking off their spikes and uniform for the final time, there are plenty who will move on and continue their careers in college and, in som...

Former Nighthawk Lacrosse Standout Competes Overseas

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Mar 26, 2016 12:00 AM

Not every high school athlete gets an opportunity to continue his or her sport at the collegiate level. But how many get to play in another country? Add to the list - however long, or short, it may be...

Youth Basketball Players Raise Funds For Food Pantries

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Mar 22, 2016 12:00 AM

Members of the Newtown Youth Basketball Association's seventh/eighth grade boys' squad, the UConn Huskies, coming off a division championship the week before, went out on the basketball court one last...

Nutmeg Striders Track And Field

By Newtown Bee

Published: Mar 21, 2016 12:00 AM

Spring track and field is almost here and the Nutmeg Striders will offer more programs in Newtown this year.Nutmeg Striders webpage. The spring track and field program runs March 28 through May 28 and...

Track And Field Teams Compete At Masuk

‘Color Our World With Hope’ Filled Newtown With Music, Meaning, And Community Impact

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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Boys' Golfers Anticipate Best Competition From Within

Second-Year Girls' Squad Aims To Stay On Top In SWC

Grosner Wins; Frederick Bosco Top Female In Sandy Hook 5K

Nighthawk Laxmen Have New Look, High Hopes As Season Begins

Sandy Hook 5K Road Closures Saturday, April 2

Girls' Lacrosse Team Aiming For Return To Conference Supremacy

Baseball Success Continues After High School For Newtown High Grads

Former Nighthawk Lacrosse Standout Competes Overseas

Youth Basketball Players Raise Funds For Food Pantries

Nutmeg Striders Track And Field