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School Nonunion Raises Clarified
To the Editor:
After reading last week’s article in The Bee related to the Board of Education providing raises to t...
Eunice M. Corris Bertig
Beloved Wife And Mother
Eunice M. Corris Bertig, 80, beloved wife of John J. Bertig of Milford, died June 26, after a courageous ba...
Nutmeg State Games Registration Ends July 6
The registration deadline for Connecticut’s largest annual amateur multi-sporting event, The Nutmeg Stat...
Horse Guard Holds Recruit Class Graduation
The Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard held a Military Graduation Ceremony at its headquarters located...
July 4th
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As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, the Connecticut State Police and the Office of the State Fire Marshal want to remind everyone that ...
Roll Out More Fun
With Duct Tape VI
Fifteen students ages 10 and up are invited to sign up for the C.H. Booth Library Duct Tape Projects Workshop with Katie St...
The Largest Tax Increase Ever
To the Editor:
The cap-and-trade bill pushed through the House of Representatives last week will result in the largest tax increas...
Lake Zoar Treated
 With Herbicide
By Kendra Bobowick
What’s in the water?
Wednesday’s herbicide treatments on Lake Zoar to combat the i...
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.