Hera's eyes, the color of sunrise, looked at people crowding around her. A saw-whet owl rescued by Sharon Audubon, Hera, named after a Greek goddess, had a coll...
Decommissioned as of Tuesday, April 26, with its charge completed, the Community Center Commission held its last meeting that night.
After nearly a year of twic...
At its April 19 meeting the Board of Education heard from some of the Newtown High School students who traveled to Japan in February to take part in an educatio...
Local schools celebrated the Earth all week long ahead of Earth Day on Friday, April 22.
Middle Gate Elementary School began the week with an assembly on Monday...
Patricia Anne Marzik Pribesh, 81, of the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, wife of the late John R. Pribesh, Sr, died April 28 in her home, with her loving fami...
To the Editor:
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon on April 24th, the Newtown Lacrosse Club hosted its first annual golf outing at Newtown Country Club. The fundrai...
The public is invited to enjoy an afternoon outdoors with Newtown Forest Association at one of Newtown's most scenic locations.
On Saturday, May 7, at 1 pm, the...
Town Historian Dan Cruson's Edmond Town Hall office is becoming a repository for Newtown ephemera discovered all over the country and returned to its hometown, ...
DANBURY - St Rose of Lima School hosted its first Hands & Hearts in the Community celebration to honor a community member for service to the community on Friday...
You've finally decided it's time to be your own boss - to put down roots in Newtown and finally establish your own business. It's an exciting but challenging pr...
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.