This year, the Newtown Board of Realtors is expanding its efforts to be sure no one in Newtown ever goes hungry — including the many pets that have helped comfort so many residents through the pandemic.
As it prepares customers for the 2021 hurricane season, Eversource is facing $30 million in civil penalties from Connecticut’s Public Utility Regulatory Authority.
The recently-installed Newtown Chamber President has got a number of ideas to help draw customers to the community, and to help local businesses survive and grow in the coming years.
If you drive a Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, Elantra, Kona, or Veloster - find out if your vehicle is part of this latest concerning recall involving a possible fire risk and engine damage.
Did you hear Newtown Savings Bank president and CEO Ken Weinstein was just elected to a national banking association executive post? Read all about it.
It was a big week in Connecticut as state officials balanced good news about multiple virus related restrictions being lifted with a grim notice that the state’s COVID-19 death count topped 8,000.
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.
