Sandy Hook School Brownie Troop 50611 is collecting items for The Ana Grace Project's partner schools, CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Elementary School and Chamberlain Elementary School.neasa.waal...
"The Art of Glen River" will be on view at Newtown Municipal Center Gallery, April 2-May 28. An artist's reception is set for Sunday, April 2, from 3 to 5 pm.
Poet, artist, composer, singer and musici...
EverWonder Children's Museum is pleased to announce its calendar for April 2016. The museum has events for the entire family.Story Lab for Young Explorers meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 am. ...
The Town and Country Garden Club and Newtown Forest Association invite the public to a free educational seminar titled "Connecticut Grasslands and Meadows," to be presented Saturday, April 9, at 10 am...
"Aria: From Opera to Broadway," the Connecticut Choral Society's spring gala fundraiser, will be presented Sunday, April 3, from 3 to 5:30 pm.
The Alexandria Room at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street i...
Cocktails and Curtain Calls is a new show being offered on Charter Communications Local Access station (channel 192).
Co-hosts Elizabeth Young and Matt Austin talk about all things theater, focusi...
In honor of the 20th anniversary of National Poetry Month, Newtown Cultural Arts Commission is hosting a special poetry event on Sunday, April 3: "Risk A Verse."
HARTFORD - American Arts Marketing has issued a call for young artists to submit work for display and sale at the American Fine Craft Show. Sales of the work - in addition to sales of contemporary Ame...
Newtown resident Andrea Zimmermann, author of The Great Danbury State Fair, a history of the 112-year-old event published by History Press, will give talks and sign books at area libraries in the area...
The Garden Club of Newtown will host an informational program by Bronwyn (Ronnie) Schoelzel on the topic of "Grow to Show" on Tuesday, March 29, at 1 pm. The program will be in the meeting room of C.H...
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.
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!
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.
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.
