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Newtown, you never cease to impress and humble me. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to host a group of nine college students in town ...
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I have lived in Newtown since 1968. There have been many changes, some good and some bad. Whatever the changes, they should reflect what the vote...
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On Tuesday we are being asked to change our town charter. I encourage everyone to consider voting No to the Charter Revision Question #1. This qu...
Jack Russo, 88, of Newtown died November 1.
He is survived by his wife, Chris; four children, Kathy and her husband, Ed; Robert; Lauren; and Marisa; five grandc...
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We all know the budgetary challenges in Connecticut, and we all agree growing jobs and the economy is a priority. But this will not happen with j...
Elizabeth Marsha Carbonneau, 77, of Middlebury, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on October 30 at St Francis Hospital in Hartford.munsonloveter...
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Sharon Dornfeld is running for Judge of Probate. I am very glad she is. Members of my family have spoken with her about family issues. She was pa...
Donald Joseph Preziosi, 69, a longtime resident of Danbury and husband of Jeannie Preziosi, died October 31 after a brief illness. He was born December 30, 1946...
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Clay Cope has done a tremendous job as the first selectman of Sherman (now in his third term), and he will work just as hard for everyone in the ...
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I am proud to support Tony Hwang for a second term as our state senator for the 28th District. His record of service illustrates his enduring pas...
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.
All due respect, the headline to this article is misleading. The budget presented was a proposed budget that did not pass public referendum. There are no cuts to anything, rather a reduction in the Board of Education original asking dollars. As matter of fact, the current recommendation from the LC is an increase of 2.3M more than the previous budget from 2023/24.
Some background on the Bus comment Mr Knapp made on not following policy. From ther Bee may 2023.
Following a Request for Proposal (RFP), the school board learned at its March 15 meeting that only one bid came back for the school district’s transportation contract. The current contract with All-Star Transportation, which oversees the majority of bus routes for the district, is set to end at the end of this school year.
At the May 3 meeting, district Director of Business & Finance Tanja Vadas said — reacting to Public Participation speaker Ryan Knapp who, among other things concerning the transportation contract, questioned the school district’s RFP process — she stands by the district’s RFP process “but other companies just didn’t bid.”