James F. McClinch
James F. McClinch, 86, died May 10, at his home in Green Valley, Ariz. He was born March 25, 1926, in Bridgeport, and lived for many years in ...
Grown-ups Decide, Children Pay
To the Editor:
On Tuesday evening, I joined many parents across our town at Reed Intermediate School for Parent Orientation. Ther...
Higher Gym Rent
Means No Party
To the Editor:
I recently learned that the board of directors of Edmond Town Hall has decided that renting out the gymnasium is ...
Three, Two ... ONE — Gervais Wins At Stafford Motor Speedway
By David S. Smith
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Trio Of NHS Pitchers Shut Down Foes En Route To Title—
Nighthawks Pound Panthers 18-1 To Win SWC Championship
By Andy Hutchison
BETHEL —...
Wolf Pack Baseball Team Comes In Second
The Newtown Wolf Pack 11A travel team completed an exciting weekend of baseball this Memorial Day weekend at The Rock Me...
Inferno Captures Memorial Day Classic
The Newtown Inferno, the 12 year old 46/60 Cal Ripen baseball team won the second annual Newtown 12U Memorial Day Classic ...
Candidates Endorsed For Open 106th District Seat
By John Voket
In back-to-back nominating caucuses, local Democrats and Republicans have selected their candida...
Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multipurpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. The Senior Center is under the auspices of the C...
One In Three Autistic Young Adults
Lack Employment, Education
CHICAGO (AP) — One in three young adults with autism have no paid job experience, col...
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.