The Newtown Bridle Lands Association (NBLA) hosted its first Show and Go of the season on April 23. A Show and Go is a group ride to introduce members to horse-...
The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center, at 191 South Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:
Wednesday, Apr...
Newtown Youth Baseball had a successful opening day Fan Fest celebration at Glander Fields on April 23 with 250 Newtown baseball players and their families. The...
With the Board of Education now past its tenth regular meeting since the most recent elections seated several new members, Chair Deborra Zukowksi took an opport...
The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will welcome a local artist as its next guest during an artist demonstration program in May. The local artists’ c...
Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) heard a proposal for the construction of a commercial building in Hawleyville during its meeting on April 21.
The a...
As event MC Dr Aaron Coopersmith said at the April 23 Newtown Earth Day Festival: “We’re back.”
For roughly six hours on Saturday, the front lawn at Newtown Mid...
A number of stories were posted to newtownbee.com this past weekend. In case you missed them, here is a list of some of those stories.
"Volleyball Team Reels Of...
This is the first in a new The Newtown Bee series focusing on people who are making their voices heard at town meetings. This week we focus on Nerlande Foot...
Middle Gate Elementary School students were greeted by a “hot dog” and “French fries” as they arrived at school on April 25.
Many students burst into laughter, ...
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.