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'Finding Your Revolutionary War Ancestors In Connecticut'

Published: October 10, 2015 12:00 am

The next meeting of The Genealogy Club of Newtown will be on Wednesday, October 14, at 7 pm, in the meeting room of C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street. This month’s guest speaker will be David Perkins...

Main Street Ghost Walk & Candlelight Tours Planned

Published: October 10, 2015 12:00 am

Newtown Historical Society’s Ghost Walk through the center of town will be offered Saturday, October 17, with tours departing at 5:30 and 7 pm. Following last year’s sold out performance, Martha Bisho...

'Violence Can Be Changed:' A Conversation For All

Published: October 10, 2015 12:00 am

Newtown Congregational Church is extending an invitation to all residents to join them for a special program on Tuesday, October 20. Warren Hardy, Jr, and September Chatfield will be the guest speaker...

Time To Prep Pumpkins For Racing

Published: October 10, 2015 12:00 am

Are you a reality TV watcher? Do you enjoy unusual competitions? If your answer to either of these questions is Yes, then the Lions Clubs’ Sixth Annual Great Pumpkin Race is for you. This year’s event...

SCAN Fall Show Announced

Published: October 10, 2015 12:00 am

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) invites the public to its Annual Fall Show & Sale, to be presented at Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street. An Artists Reception is scheduled from 6 to ...

NYFS To Host Halloween Costume Swap

Published: October 09, 2015 12:00 am

Newtown Youth & Family Services (NYFS) will host a free Halloween costume swap, Saturday, October 17. Participants are invited to drop off gently-used Halloween costumes in any size, weekdays, between...

Demonstration In Oil For Next SCAN Program

Published: October 08, 2015 12:00 am

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will have Paul Batch painting a landscape in oil at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, at 7:30 pm. The program take place in the lowe...

"Secret Codes In American History," October 13 At Library

Published: October 08, 2015 12:00 am

Codes and ciphers have been with us virtually since language was invented. On Tuesday, October 13, Newtown Historical Society, in conjunction with the C H Booth Library, will present a program on the ...

Celebrate 80 Years Of Community Theater

Published: October 08, 2015 12:00 am

In 1935, a group of creative Newtowners decided to start a theater group to raise money for town needs and enjoy each other’s company. On Saturday, October 17, the public is invited to spend an evenin...

Free Screening Of 'Ant-Man' Saturday

Published: October 08, 2015 12:00 am

The next movie in the Free Saturday Movies series at Edmond Town Hall will be Ant-Man. Ingersoll Auto of Danbury will sponsor the 7 pm showing on Saturday, October 10. The auto dealership, owned by To...

The Way We Were

Endorses Walczak

Encourages Vote For Goodridge

Will Drew: Committed to Newtown’s Future on P&Z

Supporting Peter Schwarz for Planning & Zoning

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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'Finding Your Revolutionary War Ancestors In Connecticut'

Main Street Ghost Walk & Candlelight Tours Planned

'Violence Can Be Changed:' A Conversation For All

Time To Prep Pumpkins For Racing

SCAN Fall Show Announced

NYFS To Host Halloween Costume Swap

Demonstration In Oil For Next SCAN Program

"Secret Codes In American History," October 13 At Library

Celebrate 80 Years Of Community Theater

Free Screening Of 'Ant-Man' Saturday