Nancy L. Schoch, 75, of Sandy Hook died February 15 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford. She was born April 20, 1939, in Youngstown, Ohio, and was the daughter of the late Thelma Marsh and William ...
Helen “Ronnie” Raino, 79, beloved wife of the late Gilbert Raino, died February 16 in Bridgeport Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was a resident of Bridgeport for 72 years. She was born ...
Reid Johnson, 51, of Sandy Hook, formerly of Ridgefield, died February 7. Reid was born in Coral Gables, Fla., the son of Jo Ann (Cain) and Thomas Johnson.
He attended Ridgefield schools and was a gra...
Donald V. Tallman, 96, of Sandy Hook, formerly of Trumbull, died February 15 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Helene McCarthy Tallman. The Tallmans celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary ...
Carol Arlene Sandt Gee, 73, of Newtown died peacefully February 14 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, after a brief illness. She was born July 4, 1941, in Forks Township, Penn., an...
Michael T. Meehan, 84, of Newtown died February 14 in Bridgeport Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Ann (McPherson) Meehan. He was born in Bridgeport, June 8, 1930, and was the son of the late An...
Deborah A. Mulock, 65, of Newtown died January 31 at River Glen Care Center, Southbury, after a long illness. She was born in Hartford, September 6, 1949, and was a daughter of the late Norma (Dizer) ...
Susan Schankman, 88, wife of the late Milton Schankman, longtime former resident of New York, died February 12 in Southbury. She was the only child born to Sylvia and Alex Maibaum, March 9, 1926, in N...
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.
