Raising Happy, Healthy Teenagers
By Patti Cummings
Children, Mary Ronan explains, are like the pull of the river’s current, running swiftly to adult...
Weller Foundation Honors NHS Students
In recognition of their exemplary achievements, four Newtown High School seniors were recently presented with awards by Th...
Last Call On School Health Records
The Health Office at Newtown High School has issued a statement advising people that the health records for the members of th...
Putting Famous Crimes Under The Magnifying Glass
By Jan Howard
Was justice served? A book written by Dr Henry Lee and Dr Jerry Labriola re-examines some of the ...
Local radio stations dissolve into static every five miles; insects detonate against the windshield. He stops and has the oil checked. The American is in his se...
Tag Sale For Families With Tikes
The New Moms’ Group at Newtown Youth Services is organizing a tag sale specifically for the needs of families with ...
Cortney Roy Bird of Newtown recently received a bachelor of arts degree from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.
Wendy Borst, daughter of Jim and La...
Occupation: I have been a financial representative with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, located in Ridgefield, for 11 years. I received a bachelor of sc...
What is the first thing you are going to do on the last day of school when the last bell rings? (Newtown students’ last day of school is June 22...
P&Z Begins To Plan For The Next Decade
By Andrew Gorosko
Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members plan to seek out residents’ views on how the t...
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.