Cultural Events

Call For Readers: Third Annual Risk A Verse

Published: February 23, 2018 12:00 am

Newtown Cultural Arts Commission is organizing its Third Annual Risk A Verse, a free community event in recognition of National Poetry Month. Newtown residents, and those who work in town, are being i...

NHS Band & Guard 21st Annual Winter Extravaganza This Saturday

Published: February 23, 2018 12:00 am

On Friday, February 16, Newtown High School Band Director Kurt Eckhardt brought Newtown's National Championship Marching Band, Winter Percussion, Gold Jazz Band, and Wind Ensemble groups to Reed Inter...

Free Relay For Life Kickoff Party Sunday

Published: February 23, 2018 12:00 am

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life movement is the world's largest peer-to-peer fundraising event to save lives from cancer. Newtown has played an important role in that movement for 15 years....

'The History Of Ferris Farm,' February 27 With Garden Club

Published: February 18, 2018 12:00 am

The public is invited to join members of The Garden Club of Newtown for a special program featuring the history of Ferris Acres Farm on Tuesday, February 27. Shirley and Charlie Ferris narrate a video...

Parent Connection Spring Fundraiser To Have Hollywood Theme

Published: February 16, 2018 12:00 am

SOUTHBURY - The Newtown Parent Connection (NPC) is hosting its Hollywood Spring Gala on April 7 at The Wyndham Southbury, 1284 Strongtown Road (Route 188). The nonprofit will be rolling out the red ca...

Music Dynamics Class Engages Children In Interactive Play

By Alissa Silber

Published: February 13, 2018 12:00 am

During the C.H. Booth Library's Music Dynamics class, on February 9, children ages 2 through 6 and their adult partners participate in a variety of energetic songs, dances, nursery rhymes, and games. ...

NICE Host Families Needed For March Delegations

Published: February 10, 2018 12:00 am

The Newtown International Center for Education (NICE) in conjunction with the Newtown Public Schools district is hosting a delegation of students and teachers from Spain from March 13 to 21 and a dele...

Someday Cinema Series Offering Will Put Spotlight On The Classic Frustrations Of Teen Lust And Love

Published: February 09, 2018 12:00 am

Elia Kazan's Splendor in the Grass (1961) will be screened at 2 and 7 pm on Thursday, February 15, at Edmond Town Hall Theatre, 45 Main Street. Tickets are $3, and the matinée only will be captioned f...

Ben's Lighthouse House Concert Series To Continue With Mother-Daughter Performance

Published: February 09, 2018 12:00 am

STORMVILLE, N.Y. - Ben's Lighthouse will continue its series of intimate, unique and very special house concerts with an evening of great songwriting, storytelling and enchanting harmony featuring Suz...

Deadline For NCAC Grants Approaching

Published: February 09, 2018 12:00 am

Newtown Cultural Arts Commission (NCAC) is reminding local organizations, groups and clubs that provide art opportunities to the community that they are invited to apply for a $1,000 project grant. De...

Kind Works Announces Fall Events, Launch Of Community Kindness Award

Ladies Auxiliary Paper Shredding Event Planned

My Backyard Habitat: Falling Leaves And Fireflies

Snapshot: Ken Weinstein

Newtown Transfer Station Invasive Plant Bin Has Returned

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

I had the pleasure of working with Renee for years as an Assistant Town Clerk. Everything she states in this letter is true and if I was still a resident of Newtown, I would gladly vote for her. As an Assistant Town Clerk, the only opportunity for advancement is to run for Town Clerk. Renee has proven her dedication to the community and deserves the chance to serve Newtown in that capacity. I wish you the best of luck, Renee! Ann LoBosco

Renee Weimann for Town Clerk

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Call For Readers: Third Annual Risk A Verse

NHS Band & Guard 21st Annual Winter Extravaganza This Saturday

Free Relay For Life Kickoff Party Sunday

'The History Of Ferris Farm,' February 27 With Garden Club

Parent Connection Spring Fundraiser To Have Hollywood Theme

Music Dynamics Class Engages Children In Interactive Play

NICE Host Families Needed For March Delegations

Someday Cinema Series Offering Will Put Spotlight On The Classic Frustrations Of Teen Lust And Love

Ben's Lighthouse House Concert Series To Continue With Mother-Daughter Performance

Deadline For NCAC Grants Approaching