The Newtown Bee

Events for Thursday, October 08, 2026

Events for October 8, 2026

American Mahjong Open Play

October 08, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Regional Recycling Task Force meeting

October 08, 2026 10:00 am

Western Council of Government Western Connecticut Economic Development District meeting

October 08, 2026 01:00 pm

The Lightfoot Band

October 08, 2026 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm

Water & Sewer Authority meeting

October 08, 2026 07:00 pm

Ronald George Benson, Ph.D.

Cheryl Ghent

BOE Listens To Facilities Update

BOE Hires New Reed Intermediate Principal

Financial Foundations: A Back-To-School Lesson In Financial Literacy

Bruce, your advice that voters should “read, listen, and engage” would be much more persuasive if you practiced it yourself. You campaigned on openness and responsiveness. You declared that “evasive answers or silence are unacceptable in government” and promised to answer constituent inquiries within two days. Yet you never answered my straightforward public question about Main Street demonstrations, traffic disruption, pedestrian safety, and the effects on local businesses. After taking office, meaningful public engagement has largely been replaced by “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center—requiring reservations and, for some residents, a day pass. That is not accessible, townwide engagement. Previous first selectmen held open coffee hours and walk-and-talk sessions that any resident could attend. Then came the failed storm communications, your apology, and another promise to communicate better—followed shortly afterward by more silence while multiple police agencies conducted a significant search near Saw Mill Road. You now tell voters to examine what candidates say and “how they say it.” I would suggest going one step further: compare what politicians promise while seeking office with what they actually do after winning. Your record presents a stark contrast. You told voters exactly what they wanted to hear to get the job, then failed to live by those promises. Whether that is dishonesty or simply indifference, it is the same familiar, two-faced politics you once claimed you would replace.

Encourages Consideration Of State Candidates

Nothing says “I care about Newtown homeowners” quite like lining Main Street with plywood campaign billboards—apparently built just inches below the size at which officials say they can take action. At this rate, we’ll need property-tax relief just to offset the loss in curb appeal.

Newtown Deserves Property Tax Relief

Dear Colleen, Molly, and Reed, Our sincere condolences to all of you. Sandy & Vince Venitelli

Malcolm Andrew ‘Andy’ Bryant

Maybe it is time to research how strict CT gun laws are...some of the toughest in the country for us law abiding citizens.

Look At The Record

Go back to Hartford. Leave our town alone!

Lamont Tours Newtown Community Center, Meets With Town Officials

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