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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...

Martini Madness Tasting & Competition: Who Has The Best Cocktail In Town?

Published: January 27, 2014 12:00 am

The Newtown Chamber of Commerce will present the first ever Martini Madness Tasting & Competition on Thursday, January 30, in The Alexandria Room at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street in Newtown. The Ch...

Contribute To The Bee's Instagram Feed

Published: January 27, 2014 12:00 am

Instagram users can contribute photos to The Newtown Bee’s main website page by using #viewfromnewtown in a photo’s description. Recent contributions have shown snowy images of Newtown, people ice fis...

Sloan Wainwright To Headline Next Flagpole Radio Café

Published: January 24, 2014 12:00 am

Flagpole Radio Café will continue its sixth season with a performance by Sloan Wainwright on Saturday, February 8. The show will begin at 7 pm at Edmond Town Hall Theatre, 45 Main Street. Tickets are ...

Latest HealingNewtown Workshops Announced

Published: January 23, 2014 12:00 am

The following workshops have been scheduled by HealingNewtown. Unless notes, workshops are presented in the classrooms on the lower level of Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street. Visit Healin...

Vendors Sought For 2nd Annual Kidologie Event, March 16 At Reed School

Published: January 23, 2014 12:00 am

Kidologie Gets Ready for Summer, a children’s fair for kids of all ages and their parents, will return to Reed Intermediate School on Sunday, March 16, from 11 am to 3 pm. The 2nd Annual Kidologie Ge...

Advance Payment Allows ETH Digital Technology Conversion, Renovations To Continue

Published: January 23, 2014 12:00 am

Edmond Town Hall Theater is about to cap off a year of extensive theater renovations with the installation of an NEC digital movie projector. The historic Main Street building, celebrated for its thea...

Ying Quartet Return To Edmond Town Hall Will Mark End Of Friends Of Music Winter Break

Published: January 22, 2014 12:00 am

Ying Quartet will make its fourth visit to Newtown on Sunday, February 16, for a 3 pm performance sponsored by Newtown Friends of Music. NFoM hosted the first three concerts of its 2013-14 season in S...

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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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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

Martini Madness Tasting & Competition: Who Has The Best Cocktail In Town?

Contribute To The Bee's Instagram Feed

Sloan Wainwright To Headline Next Flagpole Radio Café

Latest HealingNewtown Workshops Announced

Vendors Sought For 2nd Annual Kidologie Event, March 16 At Reed School

Advance Payment Allows ETH Digital Technology Conversion, Renovations To Continue

Ying Quartet Return To Edmond Town Hall Will Mark End Of Friends Of Music Winter Break