Newtown's 25th Annual Health and Public Safety Fair will be Saturday, September 22, and organizers are reaching out to invite the community and anyone interested in optimizing their health.
Newtown Middle School students are working to bring the annual Eighth Grade Scarecrow Contest to the front lawn of the Queen Street school for voting by residents on Saturday and Sunday, October 20 and 21.
“Sueños: Celebrating the Surreal,” on view at The Point of Contact Gallery in Syracuse, N.Y., through September 21, features two works by Newtown artist Joseph Kugielsky.
Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company will continue its 80th anniversary year with three special events this season, including an open house and public safety day at its main station on September 23.
Connecticut Choral Society is seeking new members for the 2018-19 season. Auditions will be conducted at Trinity Episcopal Church on Monday, September 17, beginning at 7, and also by arrangement. CCS rehearses weekly at Trinity Church.
The Resiliency Center of Newtown (RCN) invites Newtown residents to stop in on Monday, September 24, for an open house.
Having opened in September 2013, RCN has for five years provided free and confid...
Sandy Hook Cub Scout Pack 170 is inviting all boys and girls in grades K-4 and their siblings to an ice cream social on Monday, September 17, from 6:45 to 8 pm, at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The Newtown Scholarship Association (NSA) board of governors invites the public to “take flight” and join them Saturday, September 29, at their Wine, Whiskey, and the World annual fundraising blast.
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Newtown parents with children in grades K-4 have two opportunities to meet members of Cub Scout Pack 270, and consider joining the pack for the 2018-19 season.
The AIR Gallery at Avance Day Spa will host “Community Unity,” an autumn exhibition and Newtown Fund Halloween Benefit.
Artists featured in the fall show are Elaine Dibiase, Elizabeth Gaynor, Alice Ha...
The idea that a freshman Democrat would be able to stand up to the special interests and prioritization of urban districts that are the base of that caucus to deliver results for Newtown is laughable - especially someone who could not even build the "relationships, coalitions, and the support necessary" to garner the endorsements of her fellow Democrat Council members ahead of Newtown's local caucus this spring.
More likely Newtown would see something akin to Leeper in Fairfield, performative actions after vote counting, while privately advancing their party's interests over their community's.
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.
