Cultural Events

Lantern Making & Parade Scheduled For Arts Festival

Published: September 16, 2015 12:00 am

In anticipation of a Lantern Parade within Fairfield Hills on the evening of Saturday, September 19, lantern making workshops will be ongoing during the day. Saturday will be the opening day of the 20...

Flagpole Photographers To Start New Season At Arts Festival

Published: September 16, 2015 12:00 am

As the last hot summer days are slowly receding, Flagpole Photographers Camera Club is warming up for its 31st year with a kickoff at the 2015 Newtown Arts Festival. Inside the entry tent at Fairfield...

Multi-Generational Pilobolus Program Being Offered In Newtown And Southbury

Published: September 15, 2015 12:00 am

ASAP (After School Arts Program), based in Washington (Conn.), is bringing the renowned dance company Pilobolus to Newtown and Southbury through The Multi Generational Community Dance Project, for age...

Newtown Arts Festival Signature Event, September 19-20 At Fairfield Hills

Published: September 14, 2015 12:00 am

Live music all day long, curated artisans and crafters, food from everywhere, Ferris Acres Creamery ice cream, dance performances, poetry, lantern making, textile presentations and children’s activiti...

A Newtown Arts Festival Event: Four Wordsmiths, September 16

Published: September 12, 2015 12:00 am

Mirth and joy and laughter and sadness, and a lot of glee, will be in attendance Wednesday, September 16, at 7 pm, when Newtown Cultural Arts Commission presents “The Four Wordsmiths” at Newtown Congr...

SHOP Announces 2nd Annual Choose Love Concert Series

Published: September 12, 2015 12:00 am

The Sandy Hook Organization for Prosperity (SHOP) announces the 2nd Annual Choose Love Outdoor Concert Series will performed in Sandy Hook Village along the magnificent Pootatuck River beginning this ...

Ski Newtown: A Water Sports Event For Ages 7-18

Published: September 12, 2015 12:00 am

The LOF Adaptive Skiers and Newtown Parks & Recreation Department invite Newtown children ages 7-18 to participate in Ski Newtown on Saturday, September 19, at Eichler’s Cove Marina. The marina is at ...

John Leguizamo's Latin History Laugh Fest Landing At Ridgefield Playhouse

By John Voket

Published: September 12, 2015 12:00 am

RIDGEFIELD — With more than 120 acting credits to his name, including several wildly successful HBO comedy specials and a recurring roles as the voice of Sid the sloth in the Ice Age animated film fra...

Historical Society To Host 'Women's Work In WWII,' Monday

Published: September 11, 2015 12:00 am

We’ve all heard the phrase “The Greatest Generation,” used to describe the men and women who fought in World War II, but what of the girls they left behind? The war caused profound changes at home and...

St Rose Bingo Is Back, Friday

Published: September 09, 2015 12:00 am

The first Friday Bingo Night of the 2015-16 academic year for St Rose of Lima School will be Friday, September 11. Bring family and friends for a night out featuring Bingo fun and cash prizes, a dinne...

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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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Lantern Making & Parade Scheduled For Arts Festival

Flagpole Photographers To Start New Season At Arts Festival

Multi-Generational Pilobolus Program Being Offered In Newtown And Southbury

Newtown Arts Festival Signature Event, September 19-20 At Fairfield Hills

A Newtown Arts Festival Event: Four Wordsmiths, September 16

SHOP Announces 2nd Annual Choose Love Concert Series

Ski Newtown: A Water Sports Event For Ages 7-18

John Leguizamo's Latin History Laugh Fest Landing At Ridgefield Playhouse

Historical Society To Host 'Women's Work In WWII,' Monday

St Rose Bingo Is Back, Friday