The next meeting of the Genealogy Club of Newtown is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, in the meeting room of C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street.
The meeting w...
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The high school basketball postseason continues tonight, Monday, March 2. Newtown High School's girls' team will host Cheshire in the Class LL state tournament'...
Newtown High School's girls' basketball team defeated visiting Cheshire 48-26 in the first round of the Class LL state tournament on March 2.
The seconds-seeded...
Newtown’s general fund will be at least a quarter million dollars richer now that Governor Ned Lamont’s administration is preparing a municipal aid bond package...
At the request of the developer, the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) has rescheduled a planned public hearing on a proposal to construct a 14,000-square-foot...
Vincenza “Dolly” Koehler, 93, of Carlisle and Shippensburg, Penn., passed away suddenly and peacefully on Friday, February 28, 2020, at The Episcopal Home, Ship...
Rebecca “Becca” Katherine DiDomizio was born on August 24, 1999, in Bridgeport, Conn. She passed away unexpectedly on March 1, 2020, in Newtown, Conn, at the ag...
Dorothy M. Reilly, age 95, of Ansonia, a loving mother and grandmother and wife of the late Raymond A. Reilly, entered into eternal rest on March 2, 2020, at Cr...
The host Immaculate High boys' basketball team overcame a solid effort from visiting Newtown to win their South-West Conference tournament semifinals contest 55...
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.