Cultural Events

Adath Israel To Host 'Come Together'

Published: August 27, 2013 12:00 am

MONROE — The Little House that Roared, a program of Congregation Adath Israel of Newtown, will present Come Together, an evening of Beatles music performed by the Beatles Tribute band Beatles Faux Sal...

Benefit Scrabble Tournament Planned At The Inn At Newtown

Published: August 26, 2013 12:00 am

On Sunday, September 22, a Scrabble tournament to benefit The Sandy Hook School Support Fund will take place at the Inn at Newtown, 19 Main Street. Two playing options are available: A three-game unra...

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...

The Way We Were

Top Of The Mountain

Newtown Stage Co Wraps Run of 'Bye Bye Birdie Youth Edition'; 'Footloose' Up Next

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Sticks & Stones Seeking Volunteers For Storm Clean-Up

It's a bit ironic. On July 31, 2025, Bruce Walczak wrote that "evasive answers or silence are unacceptable in government." He also promised to respond to constituent inquiries and to "close the loop," even when there wasn't an immediate answer. Two weeks of silence in response to a legitimate question seems difficult to reconcile with that pledge. The standard wasn't set by his critics—it was set by Bruce himself. Just another politician ... say whatever is necessary to get the job. Original letter: https://www.newtownbee.com/07312025/a-commitment-to-responsiveness/

First Selectman Addresses Storm Response

CT primaries are closed to voters not registered with the party's designation. Dems can't vote in Rep. primaries and, vice versa. Unaffiliated and Independent voters cannot vote in them. Keep primaries closed!

Time to Change the Guard

Bruce, welcome to the conversation. Your recent statement after the storm — admitting that you should have communicated “faster, more completely, and more personally” — was fine as far as it went. But this is not just about one storm. It is about a pattern. You ran on openness, responsiveness, and transparency, even saying that “evasive answers or silence are unacceptable in government.” The problem is that Newtown residents have been dealing with exactly that silence from you since you were elected. Newtown’s Emergency Management page says the town, together with the Office of the First Selectman, provides “critical public information and warning” during emergencies. The town also rolled out CodeRED cellphone registration on March 24, 2022 so residents could receive emergency information directly. So where were you when police were searching for missing 23-year-old Kateri Doty in January? Where were you during the brush fires near the Newtown town line in April? Where were you on April 22, when state police and Newtown police were searching for two people who fled an I-84 crash and a canine search moved into the Church Hill Road area? Residents should not be hearing about a missing person, wildfire conditions, or police tracking dogs moving through backyards from Facebook, neighbors, or kids in town. They should be hearing from their town government. This is not really about whether you personally press the CodeRED button. Or how many task forces you have created. It is about leadership. You are the First Selectman. You are responsible for making sure the town communicates clearly, quickly, and visibly when public safety is involved. So yes, it is nice that you have finally acknowledged the problem. But the public did not need this storm to figure it out. We have been saying it for a long time. Bruce, you were missing when the town needed to hear from you. The question now is whether this storm finally woke you up, or whether this is just another late apology followed by more silence.

First Selectman Addresses Storm Response

The topic may be the same but the narratives every other week differ and I appreciate the installments. Rebuttals on factual content rather than focusing on form would improve the discourse.

Elections Have Consequences XXVI

Who would think that we would start losing count? Maybe not so much a typo as a copy-and-paste error, easy to understand after this much repetition.

Elections Have Consequences XXVI

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