Cultural Events

NVAC Corned Beef Dinner Fundraiser

Published: January 29, 2016 12:00 am

Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps will host a St Patrick’s Day Corned Beef Dinner Fundraiser on Saturday, March 12, from 2 to 8 pm. The special event will be held at NVAC’s headquarters, 6 Washington ...

Boy Scout Open House Rescheduled

Published: January 28, 2016 12:00 am

Due to the winter storm of January 23, the Newtown Boy Scout Troop 770 open house event has been postponed to Sunday, February 7. The event will run from 3:30 to 5:30 pm, in the Monsignor Weiss Gather...

Open Mic For Youths, Saturday

Published: January 28, 2016 12:00 am

Saturday Night Open Mic returns Saturday, January 30, from 7:30 to 9:30 pm, in the Great Room at Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street. The recurring event is designed for high school and midd...

Open Mic For Youths, Saturday

By Newtown Bee

Published: January 28, 2016 12:00 am

Library Hosting Focus Groups

Published: January 25, 2016 12:00 am

The staff of Cyrenius H. Booth Library is planning for the future of the town's library.chboothlibrary.org. Registration can also be done, and additional information is available, by calling the libra...

Library To Host Series Of Focus Groups; Sessions Begin Wednesday

Published: January 25, 2016 12:00 am

The staff of Cyrenius H. Booth Library is planning for the future of the town’s library. Thoughts from residents are “the most important ingredient in creating the best public library for our communit...

Library Hosting Focus Groups

By Shannon Hicks

Published: January 25, 2016 12:00 am

Free 'Spectre' Screening, SolarCity Program Sunday At Edmond Town Hall

By Shannon Hicks

Published: January 24, 2016 12:00 am

A free screening of Spectre that had been planned for Saturday, January 23, has been rescheduled for tonight. The screening is being sponsored by SolarCity, a company that offers solar powered systems...

Sweeping Epic To Be Next Film In Ongoing Series At Edmond Town Hall

Published: January 23, 2016 12:00 am

It’s amazing to think that generations of readers might never have known Boris Pasternak’s Nobel Prize-winning story of Doctor Zhivago had it not been for one Italian publisher who bravely smuggled th...

Lecture By Homeopathic Vets, January 29 At Your Healthy Pet

Published: January 21, 2016 12:00 am

Your Healthy Pet will host a homeopathy lecture and book signing on Friday, January 29, at 6 pm. The free event will feature Dr Wendy Thacher Jensen and Dr Jeff Feinman, and will include a question an...

Offers Thanks For Success Of Art Festival

Neighbors For Ben Ruben

Endorses Laroche

Slate And Copper Adorn Trinity Episcopal Church

Top Of The Mountain

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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NVAC Corned Beef Dinner Fundraiser

Boy Scout Open House Rescheduled

Open Mic For Youths, Saturday

Open Mic For Youths, Saturday

Library Hosting Focus Groups

Library To Host Series Of Focus Groups; Sessions Begin Wednesday

Library Hosting Focus Groups

Free 'Spectre' Screening, SolarCity Program Sunday At Edmond Town Hall

Sweeping Epic To Be Next Film In Ongoing Series At Edmond Town Hall

Lecture By Homeopathic Vets, January 29 At Your Healthy Pet