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Hawks Win Battle Of Unbeaten Teams

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Oct 24, 2014 12:00 AM

In a battle of unbeaten South-West Conference football rivals, Newtown High School’s football team shook off some mistakes and penalties and overcame a tough Brookfield squad for a 21-14 victory at Bl...

Field Hockey Clinches Tourney Spot, Girls' Soccer Concludes Regular Season

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Oct 23, 2014 12:00 AM

Newtown High School’s field hockey and girls’ soccer teams concluded their regular seasons on October 22, with the field hockey team hosting Bethel and the soccer team visiting Pomperaug of Southbury....

Newtown Spikers On A Roll As They Head Toward Playoffs

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Oct 22, 2014 12:00 AM

Newtown High School’s girls’ volleyball team heads into the South-West Conference playoffs riding high, having won eight straight matchups with SWC opponents, and the Nighthawks will look to carry tha...

Swim Team Caps Off Regular Season With Win

Published: Oct 22, 2014 12:00 AM

Newtown High School’s girls’ swimming and diving team concluded the regular season with a 94-81 win over visiting Masuk of Monroe on October 21. Newtown finished the campaign with 9-1 mark as the team...

Boys' Booters Clinch SWC Playoff Spot, Prepare For Another Date With Barlow

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Oct 21, 2014 12:00 AM

In control of their own destiny, but also down to the wire, members of the Newtown High School boys’ soccer team stepped up and locked up a South-West Conference playoff berth with a 3-0 win over Notr...

Streak Stoppers: NHS Halts Ansonia's Run At 48

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Oct 18, 2014 12:00 AM

Ansonia hadn’t lost a football game in 48 consecutive tries dating back to the start of the 2011 season opener — one shy of tying Cheshire’s state record — running all over their Naugatuck Valley Leag...

Cross Country Squads Third In SWC Meet

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Oct 17, 2014 12:00 AM

BETHEL — Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’ cross country teams both placed third in the South-West Conference championship meet, held at Bethel High School on October 17. The conference’s pinnacl...

Volleyball Team Gets On Winning Streak

Published: Oct 16, 2014 12:00 AM

Newtown High School’s girls’ volleyball team won its sixth straight match on October 15, defeating host Immaculate of Danbury 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-11). Kyle Dandrea had seven kills and four digs, Ale...

A Lot On The Line: Hawk Gridders Can Prevent Ansonia From Claiming State Record

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Oct 16, 2014 12:00 AM

Sure, Ansonia High School’s football team isn’t in the South-West Conference so a win over Newtown High in the October 17 game (7 pm kickoff at Blue & Gold Stadium) would only impact Newtown’s state p...

Swim Squad Beats Bunnell Of Stratford, Improves To 8-1

Published: Oct 16, 2014 12:00 AM

Newtown High School’s girls’ swimming and diving team topped visiting Bunnell of Stratford, 96-74 on October 14. The Nighthawks cruised to first-place finishes early on in the meet before coasting to ...

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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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Hawks Win Battle Of Unbeaten Teams

Field Hockey Clinches Tourney Spot, Girls' Soccer Concludes Regular Season

Newtown Spikers On A Roll As They Head Toward Playoffs

Swim Team Caps Off Regular Season With Win

Boys' Booters Clinch SWC Playoff Spot, Prepare For Another Date With Barlow

Streak Stoppers: NHS Halts Ansonia's Run At 48

Cross Country Squads Third In SWC Meet

Volleyball Team Gets On Winning Streak

A Lot On The Line: Hawk Gridders Can Prevent Ansonia From Claiming State Record

Swim Squad Beats Bunnell Of Stratford, Improves To 8-1