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The Value of a Town is Driven by a Town's Values

Newtown is an easy sell even in a tough real estate market! But what makes Newtown so great?

As with any town, there are things in our town that we all complain about on a regular basis. Some days it is the budget or the taxes that makes us disgruntled; on other days it’s politics, the schools or the traffic.

However, I am constantly reminded of how many things are really wonderful about this town. I was especially aware of how great this town was last fall when we suffered two very difficult events, a hurricane and then a freak winter storm in October.

During those times, I saw people all over this town reach out to each other with kindness and generosity. Everywhere I went during those stressful days without power, street lights and groceries, I saw people treat each other in a way that makes this community a very unique place to live.

There is nothing hard about “selling” our town to people who come here. Here are a few additional reasons why I love living and working in this special town:

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  • Our charming main street with the American flag flying over it
  • The Flagpole “round-about” that teaches us to take our turn
  • Our distinctive newspaper,
  • The wonderful  and annual book sale
  • A rockin’ Labor Day Parade
  • Our engaged local community bank,
  • The luminaries at Christmas time and tree lighting
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  • The new that grows vegetables for residents in need
  • The that brings local produce to us 

Please add your own…

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Lois Imbriano Barber May 19, 2013 at 05:40 pm
I remember years ago that not all of the information about the Kennedy death and assassination wouldRead More not be unsealed until 2017, so why not be able to seal the records of these deaths for the same amount of time?
Lois Imbriano Barber May 18, 2013 at 08:24 pm
To further support my support of Aurelia, the letter above states it was the New York Post thatRead More wanted the details. Good for you town clerk! I goggled the Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information and they are indeed nothing more than a non-profit group. They are not a government agency. And an inept one - their own website is a mess. What clowns.- http://ctcouncilfoi.org/
Jeff May 18, 2013 at 02:50 pm
Town Clerk Aurelia is already causing the town to needlessly spend money defending her derelictionRead More of duty: "An attorney representing the town, with the law firm Cohen and Wolf, issued an opinion in response to the, (New York), Post's request stating that the public is only allowed to view death and marriage certificates that are "at least one hundred years old." Cost aside she is pushing for a state law that would restrict access to a minors birth certificate for 6 months, she originally wanted them sealed for 10 years. The only thing the proposed law is going to accomplish is the healing that has been accomplished is going to be undone when the seal expires. This is much ado about nothing. http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Newtown-officials-withhold-death-certificates-4526713.php