Cultural Events

EverWonder Experience Back To School Hours

Published: August 26, 2013 12:00 am

EverWonder Experience is reverting back to its “school hours,” effective today. The temporary museum, at 31 Pecks Lane, will now be open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am until 3 pm. Its final Wednesda...

Theater Review-
Excellent 'Time Stands Still' Continues Margulies' Exploration Of Attitudes On Marriage

By Julie Stern

Published: August 23, 2013 12:00 am

Donald Margulies is a highly successful playwright who has lived in New Haven for the last 30 years, where he teaches in the Yale Drama School; his plays, which are generally entertaining and accessib...

Fundraising Tag Sale, August 25 At NMS

Published: August 15, 2013 12:00 am

The Sandy Hook Sole Sisters are sponsoring a fundraising tag sale on Saturday, August 24, from 9 am to 3 pm. The event will support their participation in the 40-mile Avon Breast Cancer walk October 1...

Newtown Comfort Launching At Christ The King Church

Published: August 15, 2013 12:00 am

Christ The King Lutheran Church, at 85 Mount Pleasant Road in Newtown, will be hosting a retriever reunion of sorts on Saturday, August 31. From 10 am until 1 pm, the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Com...

Painting An Abstract In Acrylic, At Next SCAN Program

Published: August 15, 2013 12:00 am

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will have James Grabowski painting an abstract in acrylic at its next meeting, on Wednesday, August 28, at 1:30 pm. The program will take place in the lo...

Hilarious British Farce 'Tom, Dick And Harry' Opens September 14 At The Little Theatre

Published: August 15, 2013 12:00 am

Continuing a longstanding tradition, Town Players of Newtown is pleased to announce the opening of another fast-paced British farce, Tom, Dick And Harry on Saturday, September 14, at The Little Theatr...

Newtown Artist To Open First Solo Exhibition In NYC With Depictions Of Female Triumphs & Adversities

Published: August 15, 2013 12:00 am

Figurative artist Daryl Zang will celebrate the opening of “Becoming” in New York City on Tuesday, August 27, at Saint Peters Church, Lexington Avenue. The exhibition, represented by Elisa Contemporar...

Bernstein Captures 'Best Of Show' In Cultural Alliance Of Western Connecticut Photography Show

Published: August 14, 2013 12:00 am

DANBURY — The Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut, in partnership with the Danbury Farmers’ Market Community Collaborative (DFMCC), presents the third annual DisH Photography Exhibition, an outdo...

Botsford Fire & Rescue Summer Bash, August 24

Published: August 14, 2013 12:00 am

Botsford Fire & Rescue will present its Summer Bash Fundraiser on Saturday, August 24, at its firehouse, 315 South Main Street. The event will run from 4 to 10 pm. The fundraiser will include plenty o...

Open House To Honor Mary Hawley

Published: August 14, 2013 12:00 am

The Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers will host an open house in honor of the 156th anniversary of Mary Elizabeth Hawley’s birth on Thursday, August 22, from 9:30 am to 5 pm. “We invite residents and...

Ruth Ellen Matthews

Benchmark Senior Living And National Development Acquire Senior Living Community Church Hill Village

Call It A Homecoming: NHS Class Of 1975 Celebrates 50-Year Reunion

Top Of The Mountain

Yikes, talk about not doing a basic level of research. As my kids would say, "bruh, aren't you embarrassed?" James Buchanan (its not spelled Bucannan, Steve), the guy who put a black family back into slavery was -- wait for it -- A DEMOCRAT. Abraham Lincoln, the fella that ended slavery, was A REPUBLICAN. Herbert Hoover, a Republican, did not unilaterally cause the Great Depression. The stock market crashed within the FIRST year of his presidency. The imposition of his tariffs sought to help American industry, when there was little work to be had. Yes, FDR, a Democrat, led us out of the Great Depression, but with a heavy assist from the war-based economy in the run-up and through World War 2. And yes, Herbert Hoover did meet with Adolph Hitler in 1938 - A FULL 5 YEARS AFTER HE WAS OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE. It was done as a diplomatic courtesy on the 20th anniversary of the end of World War I. Steve, if I were you, I'd ask the Bee to pull this Letter to the Editor.

Elect Democrats

Your statement: "The EPA is now telling us there is no Climate Change", I believe is incorrect. Can you provide documentation for this? The The fact that there is climate change, I believe is a generally accepted consensus by all sides of the climate debat. What's driving this climate change and it's ultimate impact on society, is where the consensus fractures. I do appreciate your pointing out President Nixon's role in creating the EPA. Nixon is also responsible for signing into law both the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Respectfully, James Swift

Jeff, thank you for setting the record straight and for focusing on facts over speculation. It’s clear you’re working collaboratively, in the open, and always with Newtown’s best interests at heart. As a First Selectman, you’ve shown that leadership is about results, not partisanship, political slogans, or bashing the other guy. That’s the kind of honorable, steady, experienced, and community-focused leadership this town needs — progress that actually works for everyone, not just a political agenda.

The People Of Newtown Deserve Facts, Not Speculation

Looks like someone is getting the politics 101 course and is leaning heavily on the “status quo” and “stagnation” talking points, the reality is that our current First Selectman is only completing his first term in office. Hardly the entrenched, decades-long politician Bruce suggests. In fact, in just this one term, the current selectman has delivered meaningful progress — addressing core infrastructure, keeping budgets responsible, and ensuring that Newtown remains a strong and vibrant community. That’s not “stagnation.” That’s steady, thoughtful leadership in action. If Bruce were truly ready for a challenge, he would have answered my July questions on how to would handle large-scale protests and rallies at the flagpole? Our current First Selectman put forward an option for positive change, and was met with shouting from the mob. What would Bruce do differently? And just how responsive and open to real change will he be when facing that same kind of pressure, or would it not matter when clearly Bruce wants to play the partisan line?

Bruce Walczak On Leadership

Hahahaha! Oh Jim, your hyperbole knows no bounds.

Response To Knapp’s Attack On Main Street Resident Property Owners

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