Cultural Events

'The Unexpected Houseplant' Next Program For Garden Club

Published: February 02, 2014 12:00 am

The Town and Country Garden Club of Newtown is having Tovah Martin present a program titled “The Unexpected Houseplant” at 7 pm at Newtown Senior Center on Wednesday, February 12. Ms Martin is the aut...

RSO-WCSU Chamber Concert To Include Frucht's Tribute To Newtown Victims

Published: January 31, 2014 12:00 am

DANBURY — For the 2013-14 concert season Western Connecticut State University and Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra created a joint chamber concert series. The performers are university music faculty or o...

Camera Club Announces February Programs

Published: January 30, 2014 12:00 am

Flagpole Photographers Camera Club has an open program and general meeting-photo competition planned for February. Both events are open to the public, On Thursday, February 6, beginning at 7:30, the c...

Children's Contest For Road Race T-Shirt Deadline Extended

By Shannon Hicks

Published: January 30, 2014 12:00 am

The second annual Sandy Hook Run For Families will be held at Fairfield Hills on Saturday, March 29. The event will feature a 5K run/fitness walk, as well as a half-mile fun run for children ages 2-11...

Town Players Announce Auditions For 'Glass Menagerie'

Published: January 30, 2014 12:00 am

Town Players of Newtown will host open auditions for The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams on Sunday and Tuesday, February 23 and 25, from 7 to 9 pm each night. A faded, tragic remnant of Southern...

Sloan Wainwright Taps Newtowner Cadence Carroll For Flagpole Radio Café Support

By John Voket

Published: January 30, 2014 12:00 am

It was many years ago, but contralto singer-songwriter Sloan Wainwright and Newtown musician Cadence Carroll both have similar memories of how they met. Music fans may recognize Sloan Wainwright as pa...

Gregory To Headline Trinity Coffeehouse, February 8

Published: January 29, 2014 12:00 am

Sandy Hook resident and singer-songwriter Darryl Gregory will be performing at Trinity Episcopal Church at their coffeehouse evening on Saturday, February 8, beginning at 7 pm. Donations will be accep...

Theater Review: Second Round Of St Germain At TheaterWorks Seriously Entertaining

By Julie Stern

Published: January 29, 2014 12:00 am

HARTFORD — Last year Hartford’s TheaterWorks mounted a delightful production of Mark St Germain’s Becoming Dr Ruth, a one-woman dramatic monologue about how an orphaned Holocaust survivor became Ameri...

Theater Review: An Excellent Collection Of One Acts In Ridgefield

By Julie Stern

Published: January 29, 2014 12:00 am

RIDGEFIELD — Once again Ridgefield Theater Barn is warming up the winter doldrums with a special festival of eight short plays that showcase a wide assortment of local talent and keep the audience lau...

Twinkies Lighthouse Wins Second Place In Annual Contest At Maritime Aquarium

Published: January 28, 2014 12:00 am

NORWALK — A Newtown woman’s enormous lighthouse made from Twinkies ® , Ho Hos® and other Hostess snack cakes is the $750 second-place winner in the Festival of Lighthouses Contest at The Maritime...

In Loving Memory of Joyce N. Webster

Start Your Labor Day With Breakfast & Parking At Newtown Congregational Church

Angelica Ortega Joins Newtown Savings Bank As Customer Experience Manager

Slate Of SCORE Webinars Coming To C.H. Booth Library

Affinity Esports Group Acquires CT Esports Academy, Expands Wilton Family YMCA Partnership For Fall

I have to say, I don’t understand how this project could be considered “morally wrong.” That kind of language feels more like obstruction than constructive dialogue. What is morally wrong is leaving seniors in our community without enough housing options. Right now, Newtown does not have adequate senior housing, and the few developments that exist, like Naunawag Meadows, already have waiting lists. As for the comment that “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” that simply isn’t accurate. The system is broken when residents who’ve lived here their whole lives cannot find an affordable and appropriate place to age in town. Responsible development that balances environmental concerns, safety improvements (such as traffic calming measures and sidewalks), and the needs of our seniors is exactly the kind of planning Newtown should be doing. This isn’t about wanting or not wanting something in one’s backyard—it’s about building a community that takes care of its people. Please don't get scared away by the nimby mob.

Planning & Zoning Continues Discussion Of 12 Cold Spring Road

It seems a lot of the discussion around the flagpole focuses on vilifying drivers who pass on the right, but the real issue is being overlooked. If Chapter 248 Section 14-251 were enforced, we wouldn’t see this problem to begin with. That statute prohibits stopping in the middle of a roadway to yield to cross traffic—as so often happens with cars waiting to turn from Church Hill. When vehicles stop illegally in the travel lane, they effectively create a blockage. Other drivers then either sit through unnecessary delays or carefully pass around them on the right, which is fully permitted when the vehicle ahead is “illegally parked” in the roadway. Instead of punishing drivers reacting to the obstruction, enforcement should focus on the cause: vehicles unlawfully stopping and backing up traffic in the first place. If that behavior were addressed, the need to “go around” would largely disappear.

Borough Board of Burgesses Continues Traffic Safety Discussion

John, you raise an important point — these situations are tragic, complicated, and often far less clear-cut than the headlines make them seem. In the Fredericksburg case, the full facts still aren’t publicly known, and like so many of these stories, there’s conflicting information. It was apparently the back door at 3 a.m. — was it justified to use deadly force? We don’t know yet. What we do know is that the homeowner has been charged, and as you rightly noted, that is very serious. But this is also where perspective matters. These cases are quickly sensationalized in the news and on social media, yet when the dust settles, the outcomes are rarely publicized. People forget that in our system, you are innocent until proven guilty. Try to find much coverage of the convication in the case of the Fairfield Realtor vehicle homicide, or updates on the woman who shot her husband a couple of Christmases ago, or even the pedestrian death in Sandy Hook a year or so back. The follow-through simply isn’t there, and public opinion is often shaped only by the first round of headlines. At the end of the day, these situations remind us how split-second decisions in the middle of the night can change lives forever — which is exactly why the right to protect one’s property, home and family is so fiercely debated, and lucky constitutionally protected.

Late Night Prank Gone Wrong

First the low hanging fruit. Dave; it was a joke, please get over it. You are the only person in Newtown that thought I really wanted to build a stadium on 6 Commence Rd. Now on to Alex. You might not appreciate my writing style or my selection of words, but let's not loose sight of the fact that by responding to my letter in the manner that you did, you have removed any doubt whatsoever that you have no idea of the quantifiable benefits you are dismissing not only for the town, but also for protesters. Either you stopped listening at the word "ordinance" or you never started.. Your constitutional rights to assemble were never in question and would actually be strengthened and there would be literally no impediments. We could even title it "The Alex Villamil Ordinance" if you want. It could be your legacy and actually show Newtown your willingness to work in a bipartisan way for the betterment of the town. Businesses would be protected. Traffic wouldn't be interrupted. The town would save hundreds of thousands of dollars in police overtime. And maybe most importantly, the town could prevent another tragedy while mitigating legal risk in the event something terrible happens at a protest. Nothing bad could never happen in Newtown right? All that could be accomplished by a simple, non-intrusive ordinance unless all the detriments to our town are intentional in order to bring more attention to your cause. Alex, this was not me throwing a temper tantrum. Believe me, you will know it if that happens. I am just putting Newtown first. From that perspective, if you think critically, the regulation is necessary. It makes sense logically, rationally, and is reasonable. There is absolutely no down side. None. I would be willing to sit down with you to see if we could come to some type of compromise if you want. Let me know. You would be amazed how much you can accomplish when there is dialogue amongst neighbors.

It’s About Dialogue Amongst Neighbors — Not Regulation

A popular prank circulating on TikTok is “ding-dong-ditch” where a group of young people violently bang or kick someone’s door late at night and then “ditch” or run. On May 3 three high schoolers here in Fredericksburg Va. were participating in such a prank. One homeowner assumed, as in this case, an attempted break in and also took measures to defend his family and property. As the youths were running away he fired, striking an 18 year old graduating senior in the back killing him and seriously injuring a second youth. A wasted life, a family shattered, and the homeowner charged with murder.

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'The Unexpected Houseplant' Next Program For Garden Club

RSO-WCSU Chamber Concert To Include Frucht's Tribute To Newtown Victims

Camera Club Announces February Programs

Children's Contest For Road Race T-Shirt Deadline Extended

Town Players Announce Auditions For 'Glass Menagerie'

Sloan Wainwright Taps Newtowner Cadence Carroll For Flagpole Radio Café Support

Gregory To Headline Trinity Coffeehouse, February 8

Theater Review: Second Round Of St Germain At TheaterWorks Seriously Entertaining

Theater Review: An Excellent Collection Of One Acts In Ridgefield

Twinkies Lighthouse Wins Second Place In Annual Contest At Maritime Aquarium