Floral Designer At Garden Club, Wednesday
The Town and Country Garden Club will hold its next meeting at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, November 10, at the Senior Center...
WATERBURY - Knight Ryder, a miniature horse, will be one of the two ‘patients’ at the Horse Health Seminar on Alternative Medicine to be...
Neighbors Concerned About Sandy Hook Subdivision
By Andrew Gorosko
People living near the site of a proposed 18-lot residential subdivision on Route 34 and Paug...
Members of the Chamber of Commerce’s original Christmas Tree lighting committee are still together 15 years later and are working on this yearâ€...
Deborah Feli, executrix estate of Peter J. Feli, Jr of Newtown to James and Bonnie O’Sullivan of Brewster, NY, property at 54 Butterfield Road, $120...
A ‘Dangerous Moment’ Will Conclude Drama Discussion Series
WILTON — A dramatic scene from Lillian Hellman’s play...
Internationally-Traveled Bluegrassers To Play In Ridgefield
RIDGEFIELD — On Saturday, November 13, at 8 pm, Amy Gallatin & The Stillwaters will pres...
RSVP: Golden Years And Volunteers
By Jan Howard
Forty-two members of RSVP in Newtown racked up 5,993 hours of service from 1998 to 1999, giving of their valuabl...
Hanover Road Subdivision Gets Wetlands Permit
By Andrew Gorosko
The Conservation Commission has granted a wetlands permit for a proposed nine-lot residential su...
Abstinence Is The Answer
To the Editor,
In answering Melissa Fornabia’s letter of 10-14-99, I say nobody, and definitely not our government, forces ...
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.