Saturday, August 2
Car Wash, 9 am–noon, Century 21/Scalzo Group, 48 South Main Street, donations accepted, fundraiser for members of Newtown Co...
Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week With St V’s
BRIDGEPORT -—St Vincent’s Family Birthing Center and the WIC (Women, Infants ...
High Ridge Road, Brookfield
Marianne Dombroski and Christopher Sanzeni purchased a home at 49 High Ridge Road, Brookfield, from Linda and Jeffrey Klein.
Ca...
Newtown Youth Give Voice To Poetry
By Nancy K. Crevier
The five-member Connecticut National Youth Poetry Slam Team, including Newtown writers Haley Keane, a sen...
Sidewalk Needs Repairs
To the Editor:
With the beginning of another school year approaching, I would appreciate having the sidewalk in front of Newtown Middle S...
Town Officials And Realtors Agree: There’s Something About Newtown
By Kendra Bobowick
Some gathered by the fireplace where the scent of forgotten as...
The stone and pink stucco building with white and green trim is surrounded by greenery and an abundance of flowers, including several hanging baskets on the ful...
The Consequences Of
Misinformation
To the Editor:
Recently a young voter wrote: “An Uninformed Vote Is A Wasted Vote.”
While thatâ€...
Theater Review—
‘Altar Boyz’ Offers A Break From The Heat,
And From Serious Theater, At Long Wharf
By Julie Stern
NEW HAVEN...
Library Wowing Patrons
With Technology
By Nancy K. Crevier
“Wow!” is the response that the C.H. Booth Library is hoping for and â€...
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.