Longtime Regional Hospice Newtown Giving Circle event co-chairs and local residents Marg Studley and Marie Sturdevant will be honored this year for two-plus decades of service.
The Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps and its Association board invited community members in to their first open house at their Fairfield Hills headquarters on a rainy July 16.
NewSylum Brewing Company and Newtown Youth & Family Services recently concluded the second annual combined observance of May as Mental Health Awareness Month.
Are athletes overdoing it at a young age and losing interest in the sport they should enjoy? Burnout is also a factor for those who make it to the collegiate level.
Seems like for all his education, Jim must slept through civics class when they were covering Federalism. Mitch holds state office, Michelle Ku serves in our municipal government, and the President, who is not on the ballot this cycle, heads the Executive Branch in Washington DC.
Also, Mitch was cross endorsed by the Independent Party in recognition of his bipartisan legislative success. Jim Gaston endorsed Ku’s opponent in the primary because “Newtown’s Democratic leaders trust Brandon Moore” (clever double entendre with his last name.)
Just the facts.
Jeff, look no further than our own first selectman. “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center is included with membership, but according to the Bee’s own reporting, everyone else must purchase a day pass to attend.
Apparently, paying taxes gets you a town government, but having a conversation with its leader requires an admission upgrade.
Unless, of course, the intent is to hear only from a preferred audience. A room full of agreeable voices may be comfortable, but a first selectman represents the entire town—including residents who might ask inconvenient questions. Public access should not come with a cover charge.
