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WATERBURY — Watertown Art League’s 19th Annual Spring Art Show will be held at Post University’s Trauri...
Joint Camp At St Vincent’s
BRIDGEPORT — St Vincent’s Medical center is presenting a Joint Camp information session on Monday...
Cub Scout Pack 270 Seeks New Members
Cub Scout Pack 270 will hold a recruitment night to welcome new members on Wednesday, May 11, at 7 pm, in the Middle Gate S...
Fresh Air Fund Hosts Needed
Each summer, many Newtown area mothers become Fresh Air moms, as they open their hearts to New York City children through The Fresh ...
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There’s Only One Answer To The Budget Crisis
By William A. Collins
Money
’s short,
No place to axe;
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Seeking Nominees For Gail Smith And Outstanding Youth Awards
Newtown Youth Services is currently seeking nominations for its annual Gail Smith Awards. Each year...
DCO &
DPSO Concert
DANBURY — The 75-piece Danbury Community Orchestra will be joined by 45 members from Danbury Preparatory String Orchestra for a ...
Board Tables Proposed Math Texts Pending Further Review
By Susan Coney
Deciding that more review was needed, the Board of Education Tuesday tabled proposals to ...
Where Are The Polls?
To The Editor:
I got a bit miffed on April 26, when I was about to go vote. Apparently, the various signs and notices I had received regard...
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.