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An Artistic Garden Party

Published: August 08, 2016 12:00 am

WOODBURY - Susan McLaughlin will be presenting a collection of "narrative paintings with a surrealist, romantic bent," she says, when "Garden Party" opens on August 9 at Good News Gallery.The Newtown ...

New Exhibition By Newtown Artist At Municipal Center

By Shannon Hicks

Published: August 08, 2016 12:00 am

Just like he did in April, Joe Paccia spent a few hours quietly hanging his newest exhibition of works lastÃÂ week.on view for four weeks at C.H. Booth Library.The Newtown Bee that month that he...

Town Players Invites Directors To Submit Plays For 2017

Published: August 03, 2016 12:00 am

Town Players of Newtown is seeking play submissions from individuals interested in directing at The Little Theatre during the community theater group's 2017 season. Potential directors are invited to ...

SCAN To Welcome Pecora For Next Painting Program

Published: August 03, 2016 12:00 am

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will host Susan Pecora, painting in watercolor, at its next meeting, on Wednesday, July 10, at 7:30 pm. Her subject will be a landscape. The program will...

Summer Movie Night To Feature Recent Disney Release

Published: July 31, 2016 12:00 am

Newtown Parks & Recreation and Newtown Prevention Council will co-host Newtown's first outdoor Summer Movie Night on Tuesday, August 9, at Fairfield Hills.Zootopia. The screening will feature Disney's...

Newtown Represented In Shakespeare Academy Summer Productions

Published: July 28, 2016 12:00 am

STRATFORD - The Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford (SA@S) is presenting productions of Richard III (directed by Associate Artistic Director Tia James) and Love's Labour's Lost (directed by Artistic Direc...

NewArts Battle Of The Bands: Musical Fundraiser, Saturday

Published: July 26, 2016 12:00 am

BETHEL - The public is invited to enjoy music by local bands and solo artists, when the performers take the stage and compete for prizes while helping benefit a local arts and youth leadership program...

NFA Planning Third Annual Sunset Wine Tasting; Volunteers Needed

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: July 21, 2016 12:00 am

Watch the late day sky wash the horizon in rosés and cabernets at Holcombe Hill Preserve, 65 Great Hill Road, during the third annual Sunset Wine Tasting, Saturday, September 10. The event is being ho...

Grabowski Returning For SCAN Artist Demonstration

Published: July 21, 2016 12:00 am

On Wednesday, July 27, The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will host James Grabowski, who will demonstrate painting a landscape in oil. The free program will begin at 1:30 pm in the lower l...

'Anything Goes' At Town Hall, July 22-23

Published: July 14, 2016 12:00 am

Students of Sabrina's Encore Productions LLC (SEP) will offer two performances of the timeless Cole Porter musical Anything Goes on Friday and Saturday, July 22-23. The performances will be in the the...

Some Upcoming Days Of October (Other Than Halloween!)

Finance Board Passes Town Capital Plan With No Changes

Kind Works Announces Fall Events, Launch Of Community Kindness Award

Ladies Auxiliary Paper Shredding Event Planned

My Backyard Habitat: Falling Leaves And Fireflies

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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