To the Editor:
A proposal will soon be presented to Newtown’s Planning & Zoning Commission by Wharton Equity Partners, LLC, for the development of a distributio...
To the Editor
Last week, I gave public testimony in support of the Medical-Aid-in-Dying bill, SB 88. Because I was a practicing physician before I retired, I go...
To the Editor:
If you ate breakfast or lunch at My Place Restaurant before the pandemic, you probably met Laurie Lincoln, the smiling face who worked so hard th...
To the Editor:
On March 17, people around the world will come together to celebrate the Irish holiday of St Patrick’s Day.
It’s always a good time to wear your ...
To the Editor,
In the real-world lives of our children and community, I think Boards of Ed are now more important than the President, Congress, Supreme Court, o...
To the Editor and Our Community:
Two weeks ago, an editorial in The Newtown Bee, and last week a letter to the editor by Paul Bluestein, focused on MAID (Medica...
To the Editor:
Too often, cost-driven health insurers treat patients like numbers on a ledger. We all know someone who was given a prognosis based on a statisti...
To the Editor:
Last night (March 1), the Chair of the Board of Education suggested that she is not prohibiting clapping at Board of Education meetings.
While on...
The Board of Education voted at its March 1 meeting to approve the 2022-23 school calendar, with December 14 to be a day off for Newtown Public School students ...
While the recently recommended municipal budget request equates to an 8% spending increase, that spending largely represents money being transferred into the to...
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.