Directed by Mark Ferguson, Town Players of Newtown have planned three weekends of performances of the Tony and Pulitzer Award-winning "The Shadow Box."
Newtown High School senior Claire DiNoto is coordinating a silent art auction to raise funds for a pair of scholarships to be awarded to students with non-academic responsibilities.
UPDATE: This event has been postponed to May 22. || The second of two planned "Meet the Democratic Candidates for the 106th District" events will be presented at Newtown Community Center next week.
A collaborative effort is underway to strengthen advocacy and engagement opportunities for senior residents in the community. Newtown Senior Alliance's first public program is a roundtable planned for Tuesday afternoon.
The Fairfield Hills Music Festival returns in just a few weeks and organizers shared some big news this week about a special addition to the 2026 event.
Trinity Episcopal Church will host a performance by a modern acoustic band that explores everything from bluegrass to contemporary pop, from stunning instrumentals to beautiful traditional songs, next weekend.
Dear Alyssa, Kelela, and Brandon,
We send our sincere sympathy to you and your family. We will also keep you in our prayers asking our Lord to grant you comfort and peace.
With love,
Vince and Sandy Venitelli
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After taking office, meaningful public engagement has largely been replaced by “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center—requiring reservations and, for some residents, a day pass.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.
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.
