Water infiltrated the Municipal Center roof, which is being redone, during a March 23 rainstorm, dumping water in the Office of the Registrar of Voters, which was gearing up for early voting.
By Shannon Hicks
Published: Mar 28, 2024 11:30 AM
Governor Ned Lamont is directing US and state flags in Connecticut to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset tomorrow as a mark of solemn respect for the memory and longstanding service of former US Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, who died Wednesday.
Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Friday In Honor Of Former US Senator Joseph LiebermanGovernor Ned Lamont is directing US and state flags in Connecticut to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset tomorrow as a mark of solemn respect for the memory and longstanding service of former US Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, who died Wednesday. HARTFORD — Governor Ned Lamont today announced that as a mark of solemn respect for the memory and longstanding service of former US Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, who died Wednesday, March 27, he is directing US and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on the day of the former senator’s funeral, which has been scheduled for Friday, March 29.Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the US flag, all other flags, including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise, should also be lowered during this same duration of time.The funeral service will be held at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford.Lieberman, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain’s running mate eight years later, died in New York City on Wednesday due to complications from a fall, according to a statement issued by his family. He was 82.Lieberman and his wife, Hadassah, have four children.
Residents went before the Inland Wetlands Commission on March 13 to express concerns with water runoff from a proposed 117 single-family home development at 20-60 Castle Hill Road.
Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority Executive Director Jennifer Heaton-Jones talked to Newtown residents about recycling and waste reduction in a presentation on Wednesday, March 13, at Newtown Senior Center.
First Selectman Jeff Capeci, Superintendent of Schools Chris Melillo, and Chief of Police David Kullgren joined State Representatives Mitch Bolinsky and Tony Foncello in Hartford to successfully oppose language in a bill that would have limited crisis drills.
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.
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.”