Reflections and remembrances are being shared following the Smith family's sad announcement about the passing of R. Scudder Smith on August 14, 2022. He was 87 years old.
By Antiques and The Arts Weekly Editor Madelia Ring
Updated: Aug 18, 2022 08:45 AM
The Smith family announces with sadness the passing of R. Scudder Smith, publisher of The Newtown Bee and founder and publisher of Antiques and The Arts Weekly. A Newtown native, he was 87.
Jeanne Tschantz, 77 years young, born on June 1, 1945, to Dr Woodrow Wilson Lindenmuth and Mary Virginia Lindenmuth in Bryn Mawr, Penn., passed into eternal life on June 17, 2022.
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.
