Cultural Events

SCAN Fall Art Show and Sale, October 18-20

Published: October 08, 2013 12:00 am

The annual Society of Creative Arts of Newtown 2013 Fall Art Show and Sale will be held at Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, Friday through Sunday, October 18-20. The show will be open, free of c...

BULLET Exhibit Opens At University Of Dayton With Multiple Newtown Connections

Published: October 07, 2013 12:00 am

DAYTON, OHIO — Brian DeLuca, director of ArtStreet at the University of Dayton, has notified The Newtown Bee that on Tuesday, September 24, the first of the three-part “BULLET: Who Pulled the Trigger”...

'Oleanna,' This Weekend Only, At The Little Theatre

Published: October 07, 2013 12:00 am

Town Players announces a special, limited engagement, black-box production of David Mamet’s Oleanna, featuring the Actors’ Lab Repertory Theater. A professor. A student. A failing grade. Two lives unr...

Cat Adoption Event, October 19

Published: October 07, 2013 12:00 am

Your Healthy Pet, at 224 South Main Street, will host The Animal Center’s next cat/kitten adoption event on Saturday, October 19, from noon to 2 pm. To view The Animal Center’s current cats and kitten...

Next Program For Genealogy Club: Changes To Genealogy Websites; Help Desk To Open Early

Published: October 03, 2013 12:00 am

This month’s meeting of the Genealogy Club of Newtown will be Wednesday, October 9, at C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street. The guest speaker will be Penny Hartzell. Ms Hartzell, of Woodbury, is a memb...

NUMC Planning Fall Arts & Crafts Fair

Published: October 03, 2013 12:00 am

Newtown United Methodist Church will present its annual juried Fall Arts and Crafts Fair on Saturday, October 19, from 10 am to 4 pm, at Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane. Thirty-five profession...

Noted Sculptor Contributes Piece To HealingNewtown

Published: October 03, 2013 12:00 am

Noting that he was dedicating a sculpture “in honor of the children and teachers who lost their lives trying to protect them” on 12/14, renowned sculptor Peter Rubino recently delivered an original, t...

Newtown Residents Featured In Local Production Of Wilde Classic; "Earnest" Opens This Weekend

Published: October 03, 2013 12:00 am

SHELTON — The Importance of Being Earnest will open at Center Stage Theatre in Shelton on October 4. Performances will be Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm through October 19, with 2 pm matinees on Sunday...

Join The Fun At Masonicare At Newtown's Pumpkin Fest

Published: October 02, 2013 12:00 am

Masonicare at Newtown invites the community to join the fun at the fall Pumpkin Fest to be held on Saturday, October 19, from 9:30 am to noon. The festival will be on the grounds of Masonicare at Newt...

A Non-Traditional Approach To Portraiture

Published: October 02, 2013 12:00 am

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will have Charles Ray painting in acrylic at its next meeting, on Wednesday, October 9, at 7:30 pm. The program will be in the lower meeting room of Newt...

C.H. Booth Library To Host ‘Job Search With The Career Coach’ On January 7

Northern Fairfield Professionals To Host Next Meeting January 13

Year In Review: Newtown Planning & Zoning Commission’s Eventful 2025

Year In Review: Newtown Community Comes Together, Steps Up, And So Much More

Judith Kaderli

My darling, You were the best GRANDmother a child could ask for. You created so many great memories & traditions that I have passed down to your Great grandchildren. You brought joy into every room you stepped into. Your laughter, singing, whistling and the signature Rockettes high kicks, is something I will always hold in my heart. There was something about walking into your home and being greeted by your beautiful face. *kiss on each check* followed by HELLOOOOOO Darling! The classical music playing softly in the background and your love and comfort made your home, a safe space. Somewhere, where love knew no boundaries. It was so much more than a home. I aim for the same in my home, and play the classic music 24/7, but it will never be the same. I pray I can be 1/4 of GRAND, you put in GRANDmother. You were so resilient. You found the positive in every situation. I look up to you so much. I remember begging Mom and Dad for years to change my name to “Carmen”. They didn’t officially change my name, but eventually started calling me “Carmenita” as I am a little you. THE HONOR. You were there for me, no matter the day or hour. You were always the one who would talk me through whatever hard situation I was going through. When my baby passed away, I refused to talk to anyone for 3 weeks. Except for you. You said to me “Better days are coming, babes. There’s always a rainbow after the storm”. Of course, you were right, because you are GRAND. I picture you in heaven dancing and laughing with him. Uncle Jay playing the money game with him. To know you are with your children again & with mine does bring me some joy. Twas the night before Christmas & New Year’s Eve, will never be the same. Another tradition you created. A memory that will last forever. Not just with me, but for generations to come. It may not be the same, but we won’t let it die. It will live on, in your name. To be your first GRANDchild was a blessing. I could write an entire book about you & all the amazing things about you. Even though we were robbed of time together & it makes me angry, I know I will see you again. This isn’t a goodbye, but a “see you later”. Just like we ended every phone call. Ciao, darling. I love you. MWAH MWAH! Love your GRANDchild, Kimberly aka Carmenita

Carmen Accashian

Unfortunately, I think this is likely to get worse, not better... Based on both public comments and private conversations, I’m increasingly concerned that our newly elected First Selectman intends not just to install these cameras, but to expand their use for full-blown enforcement and fines. Try getting a straight answer out of him about the long-term plan and you quickly realize how vague the responses become. Tyler is absolutely right to raise the privacy issue. These systems don’t just “catch speeders” — they quietly build a database of where we drive, when we drive, and who is in our vehicles. Once that infrastructure is in place, it becomes very easy to justify expanding its scope: more cameras, more locations, more uses, and eventually more automated enforcement. If Newtown is going down this road, residents deserve clear, written answers to some basic questions before anything is expanded: What limits will be placed on how and where cameras are used? Will footage and plate data be used only for speed enforcement, or for other investigations too? How long will data be stored, and who can access it? What safeguards will prevent vendors and individuals from abusing this information? Without firm, enforceable rules in place, “just a few cameras to slow traffic” can turn into something very different over time. I support safe roads — but not at the cost of unchecked surveillance and vague promises from our leaders. You try getting straight answers out of our First Selectman, myself and others have not been able to...

Discusses Traffic Cameras

I had to hold back a laugh at the idea that 7:30 pm is apparently such a late-night hardship that we’re already talking about moving meetings earlier. For a lot of residents, 7:30 is the earliest they can realistically get to Town Hall after work, family obligations, and the rest of real life. Shifting BOS meetings to 7:00 might make the calendar look tidier for those in the building, but it makes participation harder for the people who pay for the building. If the new First Selectman’s week is already booked solid and evening meetings feel like a strain, that’s not a reason to move the goalposts on public access—it's a reminder that the job is supposed to be demanding. Public service means accommodating the public, even when it’s inconvenient.

Walczak Adjusts To New Role, First Board Meeting

Real people were just in a frightening car accident. To immediately frame their misfortune as rhetorical ammunition against new housing — affordable housing included — feels less like concern for “health and safety” and more like opportunistically using a scary moment to support a pre-existing position. If we’re going to debate this proposal, we should do it honestly: with data on traffic volume, accident history, engineering recommendations, and the town’s housing needs, not by seizing on a single crash as proof that 300 apartments are inherently unsafe. Newtown deserves a thoughtful, fact-based conversation about growth, safety, and affordability — one that doesn’t turn other people’s bad day into a political talking point.

How Many Accidents Will It Take?

To add context that did not occur at the meeting would not be an accurate representation of the meeting and would, in fact, be editorializing to shape public opinion. The editorial staff here do not consider ourselves to be final arbiters of what the truth is (and if we did, it would make us partisan and biased), and we would need to provide a source for any dissenting information (sourcing all information in an article is literally Journalism 101). There were no such sources present at the meeting in question, and so it would not be appropriate to include such information in an article about the meeting. Dissenting voices appear in meeting stories when there were active participants with dissenting opinions, such as during public participation or the words of a council member who disagreed. It should be noted that the Interfaith Council, like many local boards and commissions, conduct meetings that are open to the public. This was not an article on the actions of the Greater Danbury Area Unites for Immigrants, or on immigrants, or on ICE's actions in the community, where including other voices or perspectives would be appropriate. We appreciate your opinion, but we stand by our meeting coverage and consider this discussion closed.

NIC Speaks With Danbury Unites For Immigrants, Discusses 12/14 Service

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SCAN Fall Art Show and Sale, October 18-20

BULLET Exhibit Opens At University Of Dayton With Multiple Newtown Connections

'Oleanna,' This Weekend Only, At The Little Theatre

Cat Adoption Event, October 19

Next Program For Genealogy Club: Changes To Genealogy Websites; Help Desk To Open Early

NUMC Planning Fall Arts & Crafts Fair

Noted Sculptor Contributes Piece To HealingNewtown

Newtown Residents Featured In Local Production Of Wilde Classic; "Earnest" Opens This Weekend

Join The Fun At Masonicare At Newtown's Pumpkin Fest

A Non-Traditional Approach To Portraiture