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June Activities At EverWonder Children's Museum Announced

By Shannon Hicks

Published: May 26, 2016 12:00 am

EverWonder Children's Museum has announced its calendar for June 2016.Special Activities Art Lab: Tissue Paper Painting Collages and Engineering Challenges.Children's Day at EverWonder Children's M...

Time Running Out To Purchase Duck Race Tickets

Published: May 24, 2016 12:00 am

On Saturday, May 28, the Newtown Lions Club will present the Annual Great Pootatuck Duck Race from 10 am to 3:30 pm in Sandy Hook Center. Tickets for the rubber duck race are going fast in anticipatio...

Historical Society Sponsoring Clothing Drive For Big Sisters Big Brothers

Published: May 24, 2016 12:00 am

Newtown Historical Society will sponsor a clothing drive in conjunction with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Connecticut. The drive will take place Saturday, June 4, from 9 am to 3 pm, at the...

Local Couple Launching Ashurst Academy Of Irish Dance

Published: May 24, 2016 12:00 am

The Ashurst Academy of Irish Dance is proud to announce its opening on June 1, following a recent purchase of Newtown and Danbury studio locations from Gray School of Irish Dance. Its new owners, and ...

Free Movie Saturday Night At Edmond Town Hall

By Shannon Hicks

Published: May 20, 2016 12:00 am

The next film to be offered free of charge at Edmond Town Hall Theatre, thanks to Ingersoll Auto of Danbury, will be Race. In this drama released in February, director Stephen Hopkins tells the story ...

Catherine's Butterfly Party Being Planned

Published: May 20, 2016 12:00 am

In a touching tribute to the life and legacy of one of the children killed on 12/14, The Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation will host its second annual Catherine's Butterfly Party on Saturday, June 4...

Asbury With Oils, For Next SCAN Program

Published: May 19, 2016 12:00 am

Melody Asbury of Woodbury will be demonstrating in oil at the next meeting of The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) on Wednesday, May 25, at 1:30 pm. Her subject will be an animal. This meeti...

'Irises In The Garden,' Tuesday At Booth Library

Published: May 19, 2016 12:00 am

The upcoming meeting of The Garden Club of Newtown will feature a presentation on "Irises in the Garden" by Ruth Bennett, a member of Connecticut Iris Society.American Iris Society Bulletin and for CT...

Big Weekend Approaching For Town Players Of Newtown

Published: May 19, 2016 12:00 am

The Little Theatre on Orchard Hill Road has a busy weekend coming up, with the opening of a new production and a pair of auditions scheduled within a four-day timeframe.The Foreigner, a farce by Larry...

Polymer Clay Pieces At The Library

Published: May 18, 2016 12:00 am

Earrings, incense burners, beads and even a dragon box, are part of the current exhibit at C.H Booth Library featuring polymer clay. Concentrating on the work of Newtown artists Tracy Van Buskirk and ...

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.

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June Activities At EverWonder Children's Museum Announced

Time Running Out To Purchase Duck Race Tickets

Historical Society Sponsoring Clothing Drive For Big Sisters Big Brothers

Local Couple Launching Ashurst Academy Of Irish Dance

Free Movie Saturday Night At Edmond Town Hall

Catherine's Butterfly Party Being Planned

Asbury With Oils, For Next SCAN Program

'Irises In The Garden,' Tuesday At Booth Library

Big Weekend Approaching For Town Players Of Newtown

Polymer Clay Pieces At The Library