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29 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July Newtown Historical Society Annual Tag Sale "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit "A Complete Unknown" screening	30 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit (last day) “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Learn to Play the Ukulele for ages 4-9 Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Learn to Play the Ukulele Nature’s Book Club: "A Walk in the Park" by Kevin Fedarkos Board of Fire Commissioners special meeting (agenda posted)	1 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Computer Tutoring Newtown Farmers Market CANCELLED Police Commission meeting “The Chilling Chronicles of Ice Cream” CANCELLED C.H. Booth Library Governance Committee meeting Lake Lillinonah Authority meeting (agenda posted)	2 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Fitzpatrick Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corp Executive Board meeting (agenda posted) Recycling Ad Hoc Committee meeting (agenda posted) CANCELLED Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Legislative Council hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	3 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht American Mah Jong Open Play Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Free Write Weekly at the Library Summer Concert Series: Dirty Martinis CANCELLED Cultural Arts Commission meeting Planning & Zoning Commission hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	4 INDEPENDENCE DAY Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July CLOSED TODAY “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” CLOSED TODAY “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht	5 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht
6 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July	7 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Magic Monday Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Town Building & Infrastructure Committee hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Lake Zoar Authority meeting (agenda posted) Legislative Council Ordinance Committee special meeting (agenda posted) CANCELLED Board of Selectmen meeting	8 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Tuesday Tunes at Dickinson Park: Steve Elci and Friends Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Computer Tutoring Newtown Farmers Market Meet Maggie Board of Education Policy Committee meeting (agenda posted) Northern Fairfield Professionals meeting C.H. Booth Library Development Committee meeting (agenda posted) Parks & Recreation Commission meeting (agenda posted) CANCELLED Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers meeting Board of Education hybrid meeting (agenda posted) C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees meeting (agenda posted) Borough Board of Burgesses meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Volunteer Ambulance meeting (agenda posted)	9 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Fitzpatrick Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games CANCELLED Inland Wetlands Commission meeting	10 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht American Mah Jong Open Play Mother Goose on the Loose Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Free Write Weekly at the Library Summer Concert Series: The Barn Rats Hattertown Historic District Commission meeting Water & Sewer Authority meeting (agenda posted)	11 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Mother Goose II "Moana 2" screening 49th Annual Friends of the C.H. Booth Library Book Sale Newtown Senior Center Open House "Moana 2" screening ETH: Drive-In: "Ghostbusters"	12 Community Yoga for All Levels with Alyssa Mancini “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht 49th Annual Friends of the C.H. Booth Library Book Sale Cooking for Kids with Miss Sheila "Moana 2" screening "Moana 2" screening ETH: Drive-In: "Ghostbusters"
13 49th Annual Friends of the C.H. Booth Library Book Sale "Moana 2" screening “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” opening reception	14 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht 49th Annual Friends of the C.H. Booth Library Book Sale Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Shortt’s Night on the Farm Board of Finance meeting	15 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht 49th Annual Friends of the C.H. Booth Library Book Sale (last day) Tuesday Tunes at Dickinson Park: Joy Blooms Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Computer Tutoring Newtown Farmers Market C.H. Booth Library Finance Committee meeting CANCELLED Community Center Commission meeting Board of Education meeting C.H. Booth Library Buildings & Grounds Subcommittee special meeting (agenda posted) Economic Development Commission meeting	16 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Fitzpatrick Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Ageless Grace Brain Health Fitness Exploring Famous Artists with Miss Nora Hearts of Hope-Newtown Paint With A Purpose event Recycling Ad Hoc Committee meeting Bike & Trail Committee meeting Borough Zoning Commission meeting Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps quarterly meeting (agenda posted)	17 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht American Mah Jong Open Play Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “All About Us: Learn What WCAAA Can Do For You” Summer Time is Story Time with Miss Nora Virtual Author Talk: New York Times Bestselling Author Marie Lu Free Write Weekly at the Library Summer Luau Summer Concert Series: The Saints Band Planning & Zoning Commission meeting Sustainable Energy Commission meeting Pension Committee meeting	18 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht "Seussical The Musical Jr"	19 Newtown VNA CPR Class Community Yoga for All Levels with Alyssa Mancini "Seussical The Musical Jr" "Seussical The Musical Jr"
20 Newtown Conservation Commission Work Day "Seussical The Musical Jr"	21 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Commission on Aging meeting Board of Selectmen meeting	22 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Tuesday Tunes at Dickinson Park: BanAnna Band Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Computer Tutoring Newtown Farmers Market Board of Education CFF/CIP Subcommittee meeting Conservation Commission meeting Democratic Caucus Public Building & Site Commission meeting	23 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Fitzpatrick Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Borough Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Inland Wetlands Commission meeting	24 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Blood Drive American Mah Jong Open Play Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Free Write Weekly at the Library Maplewood Summer Concert Series: Jammin Steel Band Summer Concert Series: My Brother’s Band Borough Historic District meeting	25 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” ETH Drive-In: "Carrie"	26 Community Yoga for All Levels with Alyssa Mancini ETH Drive-In: "Carrie"
27	28 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Nature’s Book Club hybrid meeting Board of Fire Commissioners meeting Board of Selectmen meeting	29 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Tuesday Tunes at Dickinson Park: Lynn Lewis and Friends Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Computer Tutoring Newtown Farmers Market	30 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Fitzpatrick Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games	31 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” (last day) American Mah Jong Open Play Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Virtual Author Talk: “On the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains” with Pria Anand C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees Executive Committee meeting Free Write Weekly at the Library Summer Concert Series: One Track Mind Board of Finance meeting	1 "Mean Girls: High School Edition"	2 Easy Teen Improv "Mean Girls: High School Edition" "Mean Girls: High School Edition"

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August 23, 2025 02:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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August 25, 2025 12:30 pm - 03:00 pm

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August 26, 2025 12:30 pm - 03:00 pm

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August 26, 2025 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm

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August 26, 2025 02:00 pm - 06:30 pm

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30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Fitzpatrick

August 27, 2025 10:30 am - 11:00 am

Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games

August 27, 2025 12:30 pm - 03:00 pm

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American Mah Jong Open Play

August 28, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games

August 28, 2025 10:00 am - 01:30 pm

Free Write Weekly at the Library

August 28, 2025 06:00 pm

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ETH Drive-In: "Dirty Dancing"

August 29, 2025 08:30 pm

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ETH Drive-In: "Dirty Dancing"

August 30, 2025 08:30 pm

Sunday, August 31, 2025

Poet Laureate Of Newtown Introduces Personal America 250 Initiative During Independence Day Weekend Events

Town Historian To Present ‘The True Story Of Fairfield Hills’

Weller Foundation Announces 2025 Newtown High School Award Recipients

The Way We Were

Laura Wildman

It’s important to clarify that while public process matters, so does the right of a property owner to reasonably develop land they legally own—especially when they follow the rules and engage with the town in good faith. The Board of Selectmen (BOS), whether one agrees with their decision or not, did not “give away” anything. The land in question was part of a road that had been unused and undeveloped for generations. There was no public access, no signage, and no infrastructure—just an overgrown path most residents never knew existed. Mr. Ackert calls the discontinuance “illegal,” but state law grants municipalities the authority to discontinue roads, subject to procedural requirements. The fact that this matter is in litigation shows that questions of law are being properly addressed in court—not in letters to the editor. If the court finds procedural flaws, they’ll be corrected. That’s how the legal system works. Real solutions are found through public process and the courts, not through social media outrage. What’s missing from this conversation is a recognition that towns need to balance many interests: history, environment, public access, private property rights, and economic development. And while the newly championed Revolutionary War heritage is important, there are also pressing modern realities: towns need housing, economic vitality, and responsible development. These things don’t happen in a vacuum—they require compromise, planning, and often, yes, change. If residents truly wish to preserve this trail as public space, the appropriate path is through purchase, conservation easement, or formal designation—not by expecting private landowners to bear the burden of public sentiment. If the writer believes so strongly in its value, perhaps they might consider investing in its preservation themselves. We can honor our history without freezing our town in time. Development and preservation aren’t mutually exclusive—but vilifying one side of the conversation only deepens division. Let’s focus on solutions that balance respect for the past with the rights and needs of those who live here now.

Discusses Rochambeau Trail And 6 Commerce Road

Thank you both for running my letter and the excellent editor's note. I deeply appreciate the Bee and what it means to Newtown.

Critical Of Re-Election Announcement

Dan was a real gentleman. I had the honor of knowing him for about 10 years from high school and into early adulthood. He was always upbeat and amiable. His love of golf was boundless. I remember him droning on about the type of wedge this or that professional golfer was playing at any given time. He loved to play also. Dan made the winning putt that clinched a championship for NHS men’s golf in 1984. It was a snaking, downhill putt that few people would have had the nerve or imagination to have holed at such a critical moment. It was magic!! You are a true gem, Dan. May your eternal reward be endless days of long, straight drives and the sound of difficult putts finding the bottom of the hole.

Daniel R. Baker

Congratulations John! This is quite a feat & shows a lot of perseverance, endurance, & commitment while becoming more healthy & having fun! The ultimate achievement! Wishing u a long healthy life!

Run 169 Towns Society Runner John Gonski Completes Race In Every Connecticut Municipality

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” The 1st Amendment does NOT say "except when there's a budget problem, or when some people wish things would quiet down." There is no way a proposed ordinance can be construed as other than singling out RockthisDemocracy, and also no way the town does not get expensively buried in court should it be foolish enough to go down this path.

Assembly Ordinance?

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