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'The Joy Of Quilting' At Booth Library

Published: April 13, 2016 12:00 am

Colorful, inviting quilts, the tools to make them and their vocabulary is the focus of an exhibit at C.H. Booth Library this month. The recently opened The Quilt Shop by Lois, at 12 Queen Street in Ne...

Flagpole Photographers Returned To The 1940s

Published: April 13, 2016 12:00 am

Professional photographer Bob Harrington led the most recent Flagpole Photographers Club workshop, "1940's Glamour Style," on April 7. After a short lecture and demonstration, club members got a chanc...

Duck Race Ticket Sales Underway

Published: April 13, 2016 12:00 am

A sure sign of spring is when little yellow rubber ducks start appearing all over Newtown. The 2016 Great Pootatuck Duck Race, sponsored by Newtown Lions Club, is in preparation for Memorial Day weeke...

Sunday Cinema Series: 'Singin' In The Rain,' April 24

Published: April 13, 2016 12:00 am

Newtown Cultural Arts Commission will present a screening of the 1952 film Singin' in the Rain on Sunday, April 24, at 4 and 7 pm, in the theater of Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.Singin' in the Rai...

Celebrated Quintet To Make Newtown Debut, April 17

Published: April 13, 2016 12:00 am

The Borealis Wind Quintet, like the Aurora Borealis, displays a brilliant array of sparkling color and magic in the music they perform.newtownfriendsofmusic.org. The quintet, nominated for a 2006 Gram...

Prosia's Work In Two Local Exhibitions This Season

Published: April 13, 2016 12:00 am

Newtown artist DeAnn Prosia is being represented in two regional art shows this season. The first of two works, "Wild Onion to the Big Apple," is featured within The Center for Contemporary Printmakin...

Choral Society To Perform 'Music Of The Gods And The Greeks'

Published: April 12, 2016 12:00 am

Newtown Choral Society will present "Music of the Gods and the Greeks" on Sunday, April 24.Idomeneo, King of Crete and Henry Purcell's Dido's Lament, as well as lullabies in Greek and the jazz standar...

SCAN Artist Demo: Kathy Anderson, April 13

Published: April 12, 2016 12:00 am

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will host an oil painting demonstration by nationally known artist Kathy Anderson on Wednesday, April 13. The program will begin at 7:30 pm and will take...

Reed School Students Rehearsing For 'High School Musical, Jr'

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: April 11, 2016 12:00 am

Reed Intermediate School students are preparing for the school's musical production of Disney's High School Musical, Jr. Co-directors for the production are Sharon Vetrano and Kirsten Strobel. Studen...

Haircuts For A Hero: Cut-A-Thon, May 15

Published: April 09, 2016 12:00 am

Ricci's Salon & Spa will hold a Cut-a-Thon on Sunday, May 15, from 10 am to 4 pm. This will be is a fundraiser for a 22 year-old Army Ranger from West Haven, who has returned from Afghanistan with lif...

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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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'The Joy Of Quilting' At Booth Library

Flagpole Photographers Returned To The 1940s

Duck Race Ticket Sales Underway

Sunday Cinema Series: 'Singin' In The Rain,' April 24

Celebrated Quintet To Make Newtown Debut, April 17

Prosia's Work In Two Local Exhibitions This Season

Choral Society To Perform 'Music Of The Gods And The Greeks'

SCAN Artist Demo: Kathy Anderson, April 13

Reed School Students Rehearsing For 'High School Musical, Jr'

Haircuts For A Hero: Cut-A-Thon, May 15