Cultural Events

Newtown Choral Society To Begin Rehearsals, Invites New Members

Published: September 07, 2018 6:45 am

Newtown Choral Society (NCS), under the direction of Mary Andreotta and accompanied by Susan Anthony-Klein, will begin rehearsals on Wednesday, September 12, for its winter concert, and is inviting pr...

Fisio Physical Therapy & Wellness Partners With Hearts Of Hope To Benefit Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia

Updated: September 06, 2018 9:32 am

Fisio Physical Therapy & Wellness LLC teamed up with the Hearts of Hope Newtown Chapter last month to sponsor a Paint with a Purpose event that will benefit The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CH...

Photography Club To Open Season With Raw Program

Published: September 06, 2018 9:00 am

Flagpole Photographers Camera Club will kick off its 2018-19 season this month with an ice cream social followed by a discussion on using camera raw. Digital cameras and many smartphones support savin...

Historical Society To Host ‘Coming To America’ Presentation, Monday Evening At Library

Published: September 06, 2018 7:00 am

Immigration, walls, and intense vetting all are hot button topics in today’s America. On Monday, September 10, at 7:30 pm, Newtown Historical Society will host “Coming To America” in the community roo...

SCAN Announces Fall Schedule Of Art Classes

Published: September 01, 2018 8:00 am

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown will be hosting three classes in the fall. All will meet in the lower level of Newtown Meeting House.

Navigate The Challenges Of Being A Teenage Girl

Updated: September 20, 2018 12:23 pm

The Resiliency Center of Newtown is offering a new eight-week series for girls in grades 6-8.

Woman's Club 2018 Ornament To Debut At Parade

Published: August 31, 2018 11:30 am

Newtown Woman’s Club, GFWC Inc, continues its 50th anniversary celebration with the introduction of its 31st annual pewter Christmas ornament. This year, the club has chosen to honor “Newtown’s Five F...

‘Cooking, Baking And Garnishing With Herbs And Edible Flowers’

Published: August 31, 2018 11:30 am

For those who wonder what to do with edible flowers in their garden, or even wonder if flowers they think are edible are truly safe to eat, Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown’s first program of the...

Pancakes, Parking, The Parade... And Perhaps A Cruise, Monday

Updated: August 31, 2018 11:14 am

Newtown Congregational Church is adding something new this year to its annual Labor Day Pancakes & Parking event.

Larry Ayce Band Farewell To Summer Concert, September 5 At Commons

Updated: August 31, 2018 10:52 am

On Wednesday, September 5, The Commons of Newtown (formerly Masonicare at Newtown) will host a farewell to summer outdoor concert. The Larry Ayce Band will be performing at 6:30 pm; rain date is Thurs...

Walczak is a Proven Negotiator

Notes Lions Running For Office

Experience Matters

Lundquist Would Be A Responsive/Meaningful Selectman

Offers Thanks For Success Of Art Festival

I've tried that, too. Hwang and Bolinsky do not respond.

Wants To Know Local Candidate Opinions On Federal Administration

Kathy Quinn’s letter rightly calls out the danger of giving in to bullies. But her argument also raises an interesting question. Here in Newtown, we’ve all seen how a large, vocal NIMBY mobcan overrun our local zoning board. Time and again, the board caves to the loudest voices, even when those voices don’t represent the broader community. If that kind of pressure works for a neighborhood issue, why wouldn’t Donald Trump try the same tactic on a national scale? Whether it’s calling for reporters to be jailed or threatening TV stations with license revocations, he’s simply using the same “mob rules” playbook. The lesson is the same in both cases: rights don’t protect themselves. If people stay silent, the loudest and most aggressive voices will dominate. The only real antidote is participation—speaking up, voting, and refusing to let intimidation win.

Elections Have Consequences XV

We love you, Minerva and Marklin, and we wish you all the best. We'll miss you and your delicious food. We have many fond memories of Mexicali Rose, as our children grew up nourished by your food and your love. You've spoiled us--nobody makes mole like you do, and we'll never find chicken-filled chili rellenos like you make anywhere else. Your homemade chips and salsa were expected at gatherings we've had. We look forward to a Mexicali Rose cookbook!

Mexicali Rose — Almost 30 Years Of Meals, Laughs, And Love

Renee, Monica and I worked together for years as Assistant Town Clerks. Together we hoped to provide you with a positive, and even fun, experience and hoped you left satisfied and with a smile on your face. In these sometimes difficult times, please give Renée a chance to bring that back to the Town Clerks Office. Leaving with a smile on your face goes a long way and hopefully gets paid forward. Once again, good luck Renée! It’s time.

Renee Weimann, Preserving The Past While Focusing On The Future

Anne, your first paragraph condemning Charlie Kirk’s murder is commendable and appreciated. Sadly, it needs to be said. Newly on campus, a college student I know found himself surrounded by people who thought Charlie had it coming to him, and this student can’t help but wonder if they’d want him dead, too, for holding similar views to Charlie’s. No, this student isn’t a bigot, intolerant or exclusionary—but quite the opposite, as was Charlie Kirk quite the opposite. It seems that, to paraphrase Ronald Reagan, so much of what you know about Charlie Kirk just isn’t so. It makes me wonder whether you have actually listened to a Charlie Kirk Show or to one of his civil debates. I hear the term “Christian nationalist” bandied about these days. I’m a Christian and I’m a nationalist—that is, I’m devoted to what’s in the best interests of our nation--as was Charlie. Does that make us “Christian nationalists,” which you say is “utterly anti-American”?? Charlie had deeply held Christian beliefs that seemed to shape all his actions and speech. As the devout Christian that he was, Charlie would likely have wanted others to see the joy and salvation of holding similar beliefs. (He’d still be alive today if his assassin had followed Christ and the 10 commandments, including, “You shall not murder.”) But, did Charlie ever say that only Christians are welcome in our country? Certainly not that I’m aware of. You talk about the “separation of church and state” in our founding documents. You must be referring to the U.S. Constitution’s first amendment, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” Did Charlie call on Congress to make a law to establish a state religion or to prohibit people from practicing the faith of their choice? Certainly not that I’m aware of. There seems to be a lot of misinformation about Charlie out there. For example, the NY Times recently had to issue this retraction, "A correction was made on Sept. 11, 2025: An earlier version of this article described incorrectly an antisemitic statement that Charlie Kirk had made on an episode of his podcast. He was quoting a statement from a post on social media and went on to critique it. It was not his own statement." I urge you to not just listen to the propaganda, but actually watch some of Charlie’s videos (unabridged) and see for yourself. You might still disagree with his views, but perhaps you will no longer feel the need to call him a bigot, intolerant, exclusionary and anti-American. Perhaps you’ll see for yourself how Charlie was all about inviting his opponents to a civil debate, not about “disregarding, diminishing, discarding, despising, demonizing” others. Perhaps you’ll see Charlie’s example as a way in which we can all treat one another rather than engaging in name calling, intimidation, or violence.

Being An American Hero

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