Wednesday, November 22: 8:44 am, possible car fire, I-84 eastbound before exit 10, Hawleyville, Hook & Ladder responded; 12:58 pm, possible car fire, I-84 exit 10 off ramp, Hawleyville, Hook & Ladder responded; 4:54 pm, motor vehicle accident

By STEVE BIGHAM

Published: Nov 30, 2000 12:00 AM

Wednesday, November 22: 8:44 am, possible car fire, I-84 eastbound before exit 10, Hawleyville, Hook & Ladder responded; 12:58 pm, possible car fire, I-84 exit 10 off ramp, Hawleyville, Hook & Ladder responded; 4:54 pm, motor vehicle accident, I-84 eastbound between exits 10 and 11, Sandy Hook responded; 6:03 pm, alarm, no fire, Irvin Lane, Hawleyville, Hook & Ladder responded; 6:06 pm, alarm, no fire, Nunnawauk Meadows, 3 Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 6:32 pm, alarm, no fire, Sugar Street, Hook & Ladder responded; 6:43 pm, truck fire, I-84 westbound between exits 9 and 10, Hook & Ladder responded.

Thursday, November 23: 11:03 am, first response (medical), Joan Drive, Botsford responded; 6:53 pm, alarm, no fire, Phyllis Lane, Dodgingtown, Botsford, Hook & Ladder responded.

Friday, November 24: 2:26 pm, brush fire, New Lebbon Road, Botsford, Sandy Hook responded; 5:05 pm, possible chimney fire, Old Purdy Station Road, Dodgingtown, Hook & Ladder responded; 5:45 pm, attic fire, Great Ring Road, Sandy Hook, Botsford, Hook & Ladder responded; 6:53 pm, motor vehicle accident, South Main Street, Hook & Ladder responded.

Saturday, November 25: 7:56 am, first response (medical) Toddy Hill Road, Botsford responded; 10 am, police assist, Huntingtown Road, Botsford responded; 3:18 pm, car fire, Clearview Drive, Botsford responded; 3:39 pm, CO detector, Shut Road, Dodgingtown, Hook & Ladder responded; 5:50 pm, report of structure fire, Main Street, Hook & Ladder, Sandy Hook responded; 7:13 pm, odor of smoke in area, Hattertown Road, Dodgingtown, Hook & Ladder responded.

Sunday, November 26: 10:50 am, alarm, no fire, Autumn Ridge Road, Hawleyville responded; 3:06 pm, wires down, Huntingtown Road, Botsford responded; 9:38 pm, motor vehicle accident, I-84 eastbound between 9 and 10, Hawleyville, Hook & Ladder responded.

Monday, November 27: 6:52 am, motor vehicle accident, South Main Street, Botsford responded; 11:49 pm, smoke condition in home, Brandywine Lane, Sandy Hook, Hook & Ladder, Botsford responded.

Tuesday, November 28: 9:04 am, alarm, no fire, Sugar Street, Hook & Ladder, Dodgingtown responded.

Wednesday, November 29: 9:47 am, alarm, no fire, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Dickinson Drive, Sandy Hook, HookÂ & Ladder responded; 11:34 am, diesel fuel spill, Meadowbrook Road near Lazybrook Road, Botsford responded.

Thursday, November 30: 4:03 am, alarm, no fire, Greenwich House at Fairfield Hills, Hook & Ladder responded.

Referendum Results: Split Decision

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Vote No To The BOE Budget And No it Should Not Be Higher

Newtown schools have degraded over the 3+ decades I've lived here as the concentrated social experiment curricula driven by the state and small but loud groups. Yet we continue to dig into our pockets while we witness the downward spiral.

Vote Yes On April 23

Unfortunately as voter turnout continues to decline the chances of it increasing also decline. The LC and BOF already know that the budget will be approved by virtue of the low turnout so why try to make smart decisions? The so-called referendum is essentially just a rubber stamp. They will continue to increase the budget by 2-5% every year because it's low enough to not cause a pushback under the cover of "inflation" and "maintaining the schools." Sending the budget to vote with 9% turnout is meaningless and a waste of resources on April 23rd.

Go Out And Vote April 23

I have seen Mr. Pisani repeatedly assert in the pages of the Bee that Newtown schools are "testing at a failing 64.9%". I'd be curious if he could elaborate on this statistic, as I have been unable to verify it independently. Which test exactly is our school system failing? How do our schools compare to other towns? How does our score compare to historical measures? It's very hard to draw conclusions from a single data point, so here are a few more data points to think about for context: Newtown is consistently ranked among the top 20 school districts in CT by the US News and World Report and Niche, which consider a range of performance metrics in their rankings; on average, Newtown students perform similar to, if not better than, students in neighboring school districts on standardized math and reading tests; the only data point on the CT Department of Education District Report Card where Newtown "fails" -- that is, falls behind the state average -- is access to art instruction. I'm glad the council member has acknowledged in this letter what taxpayers in high-performing (and high-spending) school districts like Darien, New Canaan, and Westport already know: "School funding does impact student achievement." Please keep that in mind when you vote this week!

All I Ask Is That You Think About It

An investment is done with a hope for a return. The operative term here is 'hope'.

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Wednesday, November 22: 8:44 am, possible car fire, I-84 eastbound before exit 10, Hawleyville, Hook & Ladder responded; 12:58 pm, possible car fire, I-84 exit 10 off ramp, Hawleyville, Hook & Ladder responded; 4:54 pm, motor vehicle accident

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