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NEWTOWN — The Board of Education, meeting Tuesday, August 23, appointed Brian Walsh as assistant principal at Newtown Middle School, starting September 27.

NEWTOWN — During the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, June 21, Superintendent Dr. Lorrie Rodrigue noted that the meeting was her last.

NEWTOWN — The Legislative Council, meeting Wednesday, April 6, approved the proposed 2022-23 town budget of $46,891,399 by a vote of 11 to 1 with William DeRosa against.

NEWTOWN — The Board of Finance held a public hearing on Thursday, February 10, to gather feedback on the proposed 2022-23 municipal budget and Board of Education budget.

NEWTOWN — The Board of Education held a public hearing on Thursday, January 27, to gather feedback on the proposed 2022-23 education budget.

The board also considered use of fund balance to reduce the tax burden on residents. If approved by the council and voters at referendum, the effective tax increase would be 0.59 percent, from 34.76 to 34.97 mils. During the meeting, the finance board closed discussions that had spanned several meetings by considering a cut of $210,000 to the education budget. As Matthew Mihalcik, finance board member, made the motion, he acknowledged that the town does not have line item authority over the edu...

NEWTOWN — During the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, December 15, Kimberly Longobucco Ed.D., principal at Newtown High School, described Hope Squad as a school-based peer-to-peer suicide prevention program intended to reduce youth suicide through education, training and peer intervention. She noted that suicide rates have increased in nearly every state. The program asks students to nominate three peers they would feel comfortable talking to if they were struggling. Training helps s...