Cultural Events

Euclid Quartet At Edmond Town Hall, November 22

Published: November 05, 2015 12:00 am

Celebrating its 17th anniversary season, Euclid Quartet is known for performances filled with passion, virtuosity, and sensitivity. The have captivated audiences and critics across the country, from C...

Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary Planning Open House

Published: November 04, 2015 12:00 am

The Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue Company Ladies Auxiliary is looking for new members. To introduce themselves to the community, and to answer questions about their work, the auxiliary will host an open ho...

Costumes Encouraged: Classic Romantic Comedy Ready To Roll For Sunday Cinema Series

Published: November 04, 2015 12:00 am

Blake Edwards’s 1961 romantic comedy Breakfast at Tiffany’s will be shown at 4 and 7 pm Sunday, November 8, at Edmond Town Hall. Costumes are encouraged and awards will be given to the best look-alike...

Ben's Bells CT Planning Girls Night Out

Published: November 03, 2015 12:00 am

BETHEL — Ben’s Bells Connecticut will host a Girls Night Out on Thursday, November 12, at its new studio, 32 Stony Hill Road. The event will run from 6:30 until 9 pm. Entrance is around the back of th...

NBLA To Host Trail Of Angels Walk, Saturday Morning

Published: November 02, 2015 12:00 am

Newtown Bridle Lands Association (NBLA) is inviting the public for a walk along the first phase of the newly established Trail of Angels. Located at The Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation property, o...

Annual Flagpole Photographers 'Newtown & Beyond' Photo Exhibition Opens November 2

Published: October 30, 2015 12:00 am

The Flagpole Photographers Camera Club will be offering an exhibit of some of the best work of its members during the month of November at Newtown Municipal Center. In this 6th Annual “Newtown & Beyo...

Ben's Lighthouse Outreach Trip Information Session Planned

Published: October 30, 2015 12:00 am

Ben’s Lighthouse is gearing up to head to Montana next summer, and will take 20 teenagers to help a community impacted by tragedy, for the fourth year in a row. From July 23-30, 2016, the group will ...

Yale Alley Cats Returning For Performance At Trinity Church

Published: October 29, 2015 12:00 am

The Yale Alley Cats, world renowned men’s a cappella undergraduate singing group from Yale University, will be in concert at Trinity Church, 36 Main Street in Newtown, on Saturday, November 7, at 7 p...

'Fall For Bingo' At St Rose

Published: October 29, 2015 12:00 am

November 13 will be “Fall For Bingo” Night at St Rose of Lima. Organizers will celebrate the season with autumn-themed concessions, treats and raffle prizes. Attendees who bring someone new to the mon...

TLE To Host Trunk-Or-Treat, Friday

Published: October 29, 2015 12:00 am

The Learning Experience (TLE) of Newtown will host a Halloween-themed Neighborhood Trunk-or-Treat Friday, October 30, from 5:30 to 7 pm. TLE is in Building A of Plaza South, 274 South Main Street. Th...

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Seniors Discuss AI During Presentation At Newtown Senior Center

GG Tango Invites Senior Center Members To Learn Argentine Tango

BOE Listens To Presentation On 2028 Capital Improvement Plan

Michelle Embree Ku raises valid concerns about local property taxes, but ignores a basic political reality: Representative Mitch Bolinsky serves in the minority in a legislature dominated by a single-party supermajority where minority-party proposals are routinely sidelined. Suggesting that a single minority representative could rewrite the state's ECS formula is politically unrealistic and disingenuous to Newtown voters. Despite those odds, Mitch’s CGA track record speaks for itself. He led the charge to protect special education funding, preserve Drug-Free School Zones, safeguard school safety drills, advance science-based structured literacy, and defend homeschooling choices for families. If Ms. Ku knows how to fix the ECS formula, what has she done to convince her own party—the same party that controls the House, Senate, and Governor’s office? If the supermajority has the votes to fix ECS today, why hasn’t it happened during the 13 years she cites? Adding another seat to a supermajority that made Connecticut one of the highest-taxed states won't help Newtown taxpayers. If the current majority hasn't delivered relief with absolute power, expanding that majority won't change the outcome. Newtown’s interests are best served by keeping Mitch in the House and increasing Republican margins to provide real checks and balances. When one party holds every lever of power, accountability disappears. Strengthening the minority ensures our town’s voice is heard, not drowned out.

ECS Funding Debate Should Focus On Results

The idea that a freshman Democrat would be able to stand up to the special interests and prioritization of urban districts that are the base of that caucus to deliver results for Newtown is laughable - especially someone who could not even build the "relationships, coalitions, and the support necessary" to garner the endorsements of her fellow Democrat Council members ahead of Newtown's local caucus this spring. More likely Newtown would see something akin to Leeper in Fairfield, performative actions after vote counting, while privately advancing their party's interests over their community's.

Dear Alyssa, Kelela, and Brandon, We send our sincere sympathy to you and your family. We will also keep you in our prayers asking our Lord to grant you comfort and peace. With love, Vince and Sandy Venitelli

Cheryl Ghent

Bruce, your advice that voters should “read, listen, and engage” would be much more persuasive if you practiced it yourself. You campaigned on openness and responsiveness. You declared that “evasive answers or silence are unacceptable in government” and promised to answer constituent inquiries within two days. Yet you never answered my straightforward public question about Main Street demonstrations, traffic disruption, pedestrian safety, and the effects on local businesses. After taking office, meaningful public engagement has largely been replaced by “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center—requiring reservations and, for some residents, a day pass. That is not accessible, townwide engagement. Previous first selectmen held open coffee hours and walk-and-talk sessions that any resident could attend. Then came the failed storm communications, your apology, and another promise to communicate better—followed shortly afterward by more silence while multiple police agencies conducted a significant search near Saw Mill Road. You now tell voters to examine what candidates say and “how they say it.” I would suggest going one step further: compare what politicians promise while seeking office with what they actually do after winning. Your record presents a stark contrast. You told voters exactly what they wanted to hear to get the job, then failed to live by those promises. Whether that is dishonesty or simply indifference, it is the same familiar, two-faced politics you once claimed you would replace.

Encourages Consideration Of State Candidates

Nothing says “I care about Newtown homeowners” quite like lining Main Street with plywood campaign billboards—apparently built just inches below the size at which officials say they can take action. At this rate, we’ll need property-tax relief just to offset the loss in curb appeal.

Newtown Deserves Property Tax Relief

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Euclid Quartet At Edmond Town Hall, November 22

Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary Planning Open House

Costumes Encouraged: Classic Romantic Comedy Ready To Roll For Sunday Cinema Series

Ben's Bells CT Planning Girls Night Out

NBLA To Host Trail Of Angels Walk, Saturday Morning

Annual Flagpole Photographers 'Newtown & Beyond' Photo Exhibition Opens November 2

Ben's Lighthouse Outreach Trip Information Session Planned

Yale Alley Cats Returning For Performance At Trinity Church

'Fall For Bingo' At St Rose

TLE To Host Trunk-Or-Treat, Friday