Edmond Town Hall will experience a thrilling eight seasons in one afternoon on Sunday, November 5, when Waterbury Symphony Orchestra returns to Newtown.
Members of Newtown United Methodist Church were so pleased with the response to September’s hybrid Spaghetti Supper, and the coffee house that followed, that they’re well into planning another.
Famous for the voices and sounds he created for the long-running National Public Radio staple “A Prairie Home Companion,” Fred Newman will be the guest artist when The Flagpole Radio Café returns to the stage just in time for the holidays.
Historian and podcast icon Mike Allen will present his lecture and presentation, “The Greatest Showman on Earth: P.T. Barnum,” on Sunday, November 19, at C.H. Booth Library.
Newtown Forest Association extends an invitation to all who are interested in touring the area around Deep Brook Farm to join members next Saturday morning.
The Garden Club of Newtown will present a program titled “Discovering Moths: Nighttime Jewels in Your Own Backyard” on Tuesday, October 24, in the meeting room of C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street.
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Embark on a musical journey through time as The Klezmer Institute proudly presents “Trampled Manuscripts: The Lost Klezmer Music of the An-sky Expeditions Concert,” Saturday afternoon at C.H. Booth Library.
Dear Alyssa, Kelela, and Brandon,
We send our sincere sympathy to you and your family. We will also keep you in our prayers asking our Lord to grant you comfort and peace.
With love,
Vince and Sandy Venitelli
Bruce, your advice that voters should “read, listen, and engage” would be much more persuasive if you practiced it yourself.
You campaigned on openness and responsiveness. You declared that “evasive answers or silence are unacceptable in government” and promised to answer constituent inquiries within two days. Yet you never answered my straightforward public question about Main Street demonstrations, traffic disruption, pedestrian safety, and the effects on local businesses.
After taking office, meaningful public engagement has largely been replaced by “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center—requiring reservations and, for some residents, a day pass. That is not accessible, townwide engagement. Previous first selectmen held open coffee hours and walk-and-talk sessions that any resident could attend.
Then came the failed storm communications, your apology, and another promise to communicate better—followed shortly afterward by more silence while multiple police agencies conducted a significant search near Saw Mill Road.
You now tell voters to examine what candidates say and “how they say it.” I would suggest going one step further: compare what politicians promise while seeking office with what they actually do after winning.
Your record presents a stark contrast. You told voters exactly what they wanted to hear to get the job, then failed to live by those promises. Whether that is dishonesty or simply indifference, it is the same familiar, two-faced politics you once claimed you would replace.
Nothing says “I care about Newtown homeowners” quite like lining Main Street with plywood campaign billboards—apparently built just inches below the size at which officials say they can take action. At this rate, we’ll need property-tax relief just to offset the loss in curb appeal.
