Here's all you need to know about primary voting August 11 — straight from ROVAC — the Registrars of Voters Association of Connecticut, which just a comprehensive guide for registered major party voters.
The willingness of Newtown’s police officers to negotiate their latest contract informally actually saved local taxpayers in excess of $20,000 in legal fees — read all about it.
Leaders of the Newtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation have issued a memo signaling a plan to begin targeted fundraising to help offset operating expenses — find out all about it.
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Governor Ned Lamont's latest executive order is strengthening his previously enacted travel advisory requiring documentation and imposing fines for anyone entering Connecticut from states with high infection and positivity rates for COVID-19.
A Newtown resident who avoided capture in several states for six days after a homicide, kidnapping, and home invasion spree in May pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a second murder charge and other crimes.
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.
