Cultural Events

Sunshine To Headline Annual Celebrate Sandy Hook Concert

Published: April 26, 2018 12:00 am

The Sandy Hook Organization for Prosperity (SHOP) announces the fifth annual Celebrate Sandy Hook, an outdoor concert scheduled for Sunday, May 20, at 6 pm, at Village Green, 5 Glen Road. The 2018 hea...

Sunday At The Little Theatre: Creative Youth Productions-Theatre Arts & Opportunities Special Event Planned

Published: April 25, 2018 12:00 am

Creative Youth Productions (CYP) and the Mentoring From The Inside Out program are joining forces in a production at The Little Theatre of Newtown on Sunday, April 29, at 2 pm. CYP has been active for...

Newtown Choral Society Spring Concert: 'The British Invasion, Cont'd,' May 6 At Meeting House

Published: April 23, 2018 12:00 am

Newtown Choral Society will perform music from the 1960s British Invasion as well as works from the 1970s, 80s and 90s by Freddie Mercury and Queen at its spring concert "The British Invasion, Cont'd,...

Committee Plants A Tree As 'Give Back' Before Earth Day

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: April 21, 2018 12:00 am

In honor of Earth Day and as a "giving back to the middle school for hosting us," Earth Day Committee member Brad Paynter said he and others, on Sunday, April 22, will plant a tree at Newtown Middle S...

CCS Concerts To Honor Veterans, Armistice Anniversary

Published: April 20, 2018 12:00 am

Connecticut Choral Society's (CCS) spring concerts, on Saturday and Sunday, April 28-29, will offer a musical celebration dedicated to world peace. As a way to honor and thank members of the military ...

Newtown Public Schools Announce Spring Concerts And Events

Published: April 20, 2018 12:00 am

The school district has released the 2017-18 spring exhibit and performance schedule for concerts and events for the public schools. According to the Newtown Public Schools Director of Visual and Perf...

Applications Now Being Accepted For Ben's Lighthouse Youth Service Trip

Published: April 20, 2018 12:00 am

Ben's Lighthouse will take a group of teenagers from Newtown on its sixth annual youth service trip, and applications are now being accepted for the trip to Louisiana.For more information or to help s...

Still Life In Oil, At Next SCAN Program

Published: April 20, 2018 12:00 am

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will have Bridgewater artist Tina Underwood painting a still life in oil at its next meeting - Wednesday, April 25, at 1:30 pm - in the lower level of Ne...

Concert Preview: Seasoned Songwriters Bonoff & Taylor Teaming For Playhouse Gig

By John Voket

Published: April 19, 2018 12:00 am

RIDGEFIELD - The two accomplished and well-seasoned songwriter/performers co-headlining Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, April 28, both launched their musical careers when most of their teenage peers...

Seminar To Explore Livable Communities

By Shannon Hicks

Published: April 16, 2018 12:00 am

Friends of Newtown Seniors (FONS) has been looking at the eight areas, or domains, outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO) and AARP that those groups explore when considering whether a town or...

Panacea Twixtmas Returning To Aquila’s Nest

Evensong Offered At Trinity During Holiday Festival

Defending State Champion Dance Squad Strives For More Success

Tolland Firefighters Return With Santa For An Afternoon Of Sleigh Rides

‘The Hanukkah Menorah’ At Booth Library

My darling, You were the best GRANDmother a child could ask for. You created so many great memories & traditions that I have passed down to your Great grandchildren. You brought joy into every room you stepped into. Your laughter, singing, whistling and the signature Rockettes high kicks, is something I will always hold in my heart. There was something about walking into your home and being greeted by your beautiful face. *kiss on each check* followed by HELLOOOOOO Darling! The classical music playing softly in the background and your love and comfort made your home, a safe space. Somewhere, where love knew no boundaries. It was so much more than a home. I aim for the same in my home, and play the classic music 24/7, but it will never be the same. I pray I can be 1/4 of GRAND, you put in GRANDmother. You were so resilient. You found the positive in every situation. I look up to you so much. I remember begging Mom and Dad for years to change my name to “Carmen”. They didn’t officially change my name, but eventually started calling me “Carmenita” as I am a little you. THE HONOR. You were there for me, no matter the day or hour. You were always the one who would talk me through whatever hard situation I was going through. When my baby passed away, I refused to talk to anyone for 3 weeks. Except for you. You said to me “Better days are coming, babes. There’s always a rainbow after the storm”. Of course, you were right, because you are GRAND. I picture you in heaven dancing and laughing with him. Uncle Jay playing the money game with him. To know you are with your children again & with mine does bring me some joy. Twas the night before Christmas & New Year’s Eve, will never be the same. Another tradition you created. A memory that will last forever. Not just with me, but for generations to come. It may not be the same, but we won’t let it die. It will live on, in your name. To be your first GRANDchild was a blessing. I could write an entire book about you & all the amazing things about you. Even though we were robbed of time together & it makes me angry, I know I will see you again. This isn’t a goodbye, but a “see you later”. Just like we ended every phone call. Ciao, darling. I love you. MWAH MWAH! Love your GRANDchild, Kimberly aka Carmenita

Carmen Accashian

Unfortunately, I think this is likely to get worse, not better... Based on both public comments and private conversations, I’m increasingly concerned that our newly elected First Selectman intends not just to install these cameras, but to expand their use for full-blown enforcement and fines. Try getting a straight answer out of him about the long-term plan and you quickly realize how vague the responses become. Tyler is absolutely right to raise the privacy issue. These systems don’t just “catch speeders” — they quietly build a database of where we drive, when we drive, and who is in our vehicles. Once that infrastructure is in place, it becomes very easy to justify expanding its scope: more cameras, more locations, more uses, and eventually more automated enforcement. If Newtown is going down this road, residents deserve clear, written answers to some basic questions before anything is expanded: What limits will be placed on how and where cameras are used? Will footage and plate data be used only for speed enforcement, or for other investigations too? How long will data be stored, and who can access it? What safeguards will prevent vendors and individuals from abusing this information? Without firm, enforceable rules in place, “just a few cameras to slow traffic” can turn into something very different over time. I support safe roads — but not at the cost of unchecked surveillance and vague promises from our leaders. You try getting straight answers out of our First Selectman, myself and others have not been able to...

Discusses Traffic Cameras

I had to hold back a laugh at the idea that 7:30 pm is apparently such a late-night hardship that we’re already talking about moving meetings earlier. For a lot of residents, 7:30 is the earliest they can realistically get to Town Hall after work, family obligations, and the rest of real life. Shifting BOS meetings to 7:00 might make the calendar look tidier for those in the building, but it makes participation harder for the people who pay for the building. If the new First Selectman’s week is already booked solid and evening meetings feel like a strain, that’s not a reason to move the goalposts on public access—it's a reminder that the job is supposed to be demanding. Public service means accommodating the public, even when it’s inconvenient.

Walczak Adjusts To New Role, First Board Meeting

Real people were just in a frightening car accident. To immediately frame their misfortune as rhetorical ammunition against new housing — affordable housing included — feels less like concern for “health and safety” and more like opportunistically using a scary moment to support a pre-existing position. If we’re going to debate this proposal, we should do it honestly: with data on traffic volume, accident history, engineering recommendations, and the town’s housing needs, not by seizing on a single crash as proof that 300 apartments are inherently unsafe. Newtown deserves a thoughtful, fact-based conversation about growth, safety, and affordability — one that doesn’t turn other people’s bad day into a political talking point.

How Many Accidents Will It Take?

To add context that did not occur at the meeting would not be an accurate representation of the meeting and would, in fact, be editorializing to shape public opinion. The editorial staff here do not consider ourselves to be final arbiters of what the truth is (and if we did, it would make us partisan and biased), and we would need to provide a source for any dissenting information (sourcing all information in an article is literally Journalism 101). There were no such sources present at the meeting in question, and so it would not be appropriate to include such information in an article about the meeting. Dissenting voices appear in meeting stories when there were active participants with dissenting opinions, such as during public participation or the words of a council member who disagreed. It should be noted that the Interfaith Council, like many local boards and commissions, conduct meetings that are open to the public. This was not an article on the actions of the Greater Danbury Area Unites for Immigrants, or on immigrants, or on ICE's actions in the community, where including other voices or perspectives would be appropriate. We appreciate your opinion, but we stand by our meeting coverage and consider this discussion closed.

NIC Speaks With Danbury Unites For Immigrants, Discusses 12/14 Service

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Sunshine To Headline Annual Celebrate Sandy Hook Concert

Sunday At The Little Theatre: Creative Youth Productions-Theatre Arts & Opportunities Special Event Planned

Newtown Choral Society Spring Concert: 'The British Invasion, Cont'd,' May 6 At Meeting House

Committee Plants A Tree As 'Give Back' Before Earth Day

CCS Concerts To Honor Veterans, Armistice Anniversary

Newtown Public Schools Announce Spring Concerts And Events

Applications Now Being Accepted For Ben's Lighthouse Youth Service Trip

Still Life In Oil, At Next SCAN Program

Concert Preview: Seasoned Songwriters Bonoff & Taylor Teaming For Playhouse Gig

Seminar To Explore Livable Communities