Cultural Events

SCAN Artists In New Pond Art Show & Sale

Published: May 30, 2013 12:00 am

REDDING — The wonder and beauty of Connecticut’s New Pond Farm — from distant, rolling hills to closer barnyard scenes — spring to life in the imagination of some 50 regional artists whose will be in...

Ben's Bells Newtown Workshop, June 5 At NUMC

Published: May 29, 2013 12:00 am

All are invited to spread intentional kindness by participating in a Ben’s Bells workshop on Wednesday, June 5, from 6-8 pm, at Newtown United Methodist Church. Jeannette Maré, founder of the Ben’s Be...

Two Interfaith Gatherings In June

Published: May 29, 2013 12:00 am

The Newtown Interfaith Clergy Association is planning two gatherings in June. The first will be on Sunday, June 2, beginning at 4 pm. This will be the next in the monthly interfaith services that have...

A Message Of Hope And Love, "Within Our Reach"

Published: May 29, 2013 12:00 am

Members of Newtown Youth Voices took a break from rehearsal last week to respond to the photographs pouring into their Facebook page from kids around the world. In preparing for Within Our Reach, the ...

Jewish Art In Response To Newtown, On View In Easton; Auction To Raise Funds For Mental Health Services

Published: May 29, 2013 12:00 am

EASTON — “Jewish Art in Response to Newtown…,” a collection of contemporary carvings by Harvey Paris, is on display at Easton Public Library through June 30. The exhibit features 20 carvings inspired ...

Theater Review: Long Wharf Offering Pulitzer-Winning "Clybourne Park" A Wonderful Treatment

By Julie Stern

Published: May 29, 2013 12:00 am

NEW HAVEN — In 1959, a young Chicago born playwright named Lorraine Hansberry broke new ground in New York with A Raisin in the Sun, the first play by a black woman to be produced on Broadway. Based i...

NBLA Annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser With Silent Auction, May 31 At McLaughlin Vineyards

Published: May 29, 2013 12:00 am

Newtown Bridle Lands Association (NBLA) is planning an evening at McLaughlin Vineyards in Sandy Hook, with its wine tasting and silent auction fundraiser, planned for 6 to 9 pm Friday, May 31. The pro...

Celebrate Trails Day June 1 With NFA

Published: May 28, 2013 12:00 am

Celebrating Connecticut trails day locally on June 1, Newtown Forest Association (NFA) members will conduct a two-mile hike near Sandy Hook Center. The guided two-mile spring hike at the Wasserman Pre...

HealingNewtown Workshops, Special Performance, June 5-13

Published: May 28, 2013 12:00 am

The following workshops have been scheduled by Healing Newtown.org. Please check each listing for the location of each workshop. Visit HealingNewtown.org and click on Calendar to reserve space in any ...

Resident's Personal Journey Through Art To Benefit SHOP

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: May 25, 2013 12:00 am

Dashed onto a canvas in oils is an image of Sabrina Style’s front window, dresses displayed in the pane glass of the Washington Avenue dress shop and boutique. Again with dabs of vibrant oil colors, M...

SCAN Presenting Open Studio Painters Exhibition; Reception

Early Next Month

73rd Bridgewater Country Fair To Carry Semiquincentennial Theme

CVH Animal Sanctuary Holds Bug Bonanza

All Smiles At ‘The Isle of Skoo's’ Annual Summer Camp

Legislative Coffee & Conversation With Bolinsky And Foncello, August 7

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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