The return of the COVID vaccination van this week will have something new: the opportunity for children ages 5-11 to receive a Pfizer vaccination against the coronavirus.
Longtime Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Company member Dave Jossick joined Chief Don DiGioia and company President Cliff Beers at their headquarters to give The Newtown Bee a first look at the company's new tanker.
A Halloween evening fire damaged a Sandy Hook home and displaced its two residents, but Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Chief Bill Halstead said things could have been much worse.
Friends of Newtown Seniors, a grassroots service and support group, is seeking input from all Newtown residents age 55 and over. An online survey is available through November 24.
Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr Manisha Juthani have announced that COVID-19 vaccines are now available to be administered in Connecticut to children ages 5-11.
The voters spoke, loud and clear that they support our schools and municipal services. The majority vote was a mandate to keep delivering well rated education services and keep it" Nicer in Newtown."
Thank you LeReine, for speaking out about this. The list of public servants who are unfairly targeted for abuse just for doing their jobs has been growing. It is a testament to the power of propaganda that otherwise good and well-meaning people can get so emotional as to act out in this way.
While I respect the outcome of the referendum, I’m disappointed by the way this budget was presented and passed. A 6.72% tax increase and a mill rate jump to 28.78 may have been framed as “just a few dollars a day,” but for many families in town — especially those already stretched thin — those “few dollars” add up quickly.
It’s frustrating to see large increases minimized in this way, and I worry that next year we’ll hear, “It’s only a little more than last year,” as if that justifies an ongoing trend of rising taxes. This year’s combined municipal and education budgets total over $141 million — that’s a significant sum.
All of the referendums deserve to be pasted. We have a history of deferring needed maintenance and then paying more years later. These are required to keep our town owned building and roads in working condition.
