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The Bee Line Chronicles
By Jeff White
“Excuse me, would you mind if I ask you a quick question for The Newtown Bee?â€...
Catherine Steindl
Catherine_(Krchnavy) Steindl, 94, of Carefree, Ariz., formerly of Trumbull, after a courageous struggle, died on May 24. She was preceded in d...
Marie Lages
Marie Lages, 93, of Glen Hill Avenue, Danbury, formerly of Stratford, died May 27 in Glen Hill Nursing Facility, Danbury.
She is survived by a niec...
The Villa Restaurant took the floor May 11 night as 12 point underdogs against Newtown Color Center in the championship game of the Newtown Health & Fitness Clu...
Finance Panel Sharpens Focus On Fairfield Hills Costs
By Steve Bigham
The Legislative Council’s finance committee met Tuesday night to begin the dif...
Hospice Breakfast
Set For June 15
The 11th annual fund-raising breakfast of the Newtown Chapter of Regional Hospice of Western Connecticut will be held on Thurs...
New Musical Season At Richter
Is Right Around The Corner
DANBURY — Musicals at Richter, Fairfield County’s longest-running outdoor theat...
Using A Personal Coach To Meet Life’s Challenges
By Kaaren Valenta
According to Fortune magazine, the hottest thing in management today is the execu...
Chuck Berke, a marriage and family therapist who lives in Sandy Hook, also is a trained coach who helps clients set and meet personal and professional goals. Â...
We all would like nothing to change, but look at how much this proposed property will add to the grand list. The eastern lot is currently assessed at $352,000 which brings in just under $10k in property value. I appreciate you taking note that the new houses will be $1,000,0000 EACH! This means the property, including club house, pickleball courts, skeet range, putting greens could be assessed at 117 million which would collectively bring in over $3,000,000 in tax revenue. This could also mean over 200 new luxury cars which brings in over $300k in additional revenue. Let's be honest though, they will register out of state. Either way, let's be honest here, if we had 3 MILLON more tax revenue the school wouldn't have to worry about canceling Spanish classes for kindergarteners.
Lets get it passed!
Leave the 'Rich" alone. 50% of this country pay no taxes. And many get money back. The taxpayers on the 'Gold' coast here in CT keep Hartford and Bridgeport afloat. Run them out of town and see what happens.
Yes, she did say that. Why would any bureaucrat publicly admit they made a mistake or recommended violating policy? Yet others, including board members, acknowledged naming the vendor for the routing services as All Star was "a mistake" and likely poisoned the well to other bidders (as was explicitly specifying the fuel type of the rolling stock.) While the members knew they did not get a competitive response to the RFP, they awarded the contract anyway... to the same vendor who got a no-bid contract in 2017. That means Newtown's ~$4.5M annual bus contract has not been put out to bid in 10 years, something to consider when asking why our PPE is so high.
They clearly didn't get the message ! CUT THE BUDGET by 20% , not raise it ! Newtown spends $2,500,000.00 every week now ! It will be $2.6m if you approve it ! Who are these people not paying attention to the cost of living? Throwing money at the school administration will not make your kids any smarter ! We are at $22K per kid per year, that is insane ! CUT THE BUDGET ! Go show up and VOTE, because 1200 people who voted yes will show up again, and it's the 1200 people who decide your cost of living for years to come. 51% voters turnout should be mandated to approve the budget, not pathetic 15% of voters. Stop these nonsensical referendums and send everyone a card in the mail so we have a true outcome what people actually want.