St Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church will have the honor of hosting this year’s interfaith Thanksgiving gathering of prayer and song. Newtown Interfaith Association will again sponsor the annual service, which will begin at 7 pm.
Grace Family Church celebrated a big step last week in the construction of its new church building, which is being built off Covered Bridge Road in Hawleyville.
Newtown Congregational Church members are conducting a Royal Caribbean Cruise Raffle. One lucky winner will be treated to a seven-day cruise for two to anywhere Royal Caribbean travels, along with a $500 spending voucher.
Congregation Adath Israel will dedicate its Shabbat service on Saturday, November 3, to the memory of the 11 people who were victims of the October 27 shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Penn.
Newtown Congregational Church is planning the second session of its newest social group. Babies + Bagels is scheduled for Thursday, November 8, at 10 am.
Newtown’s annual CROP Hunger Walk took place at the Fairfield Hills campus on Sunday, with participants starting from in front of NYA Sports & Fitness Center.
More than a dozen people bundled in coats...
Christ the King Lutheran Church is planning its annual Fall Fair, scheduled this year for Saturday, November 10, from 9 am to 3 pm. Those who want first dibs on items can take advantage of early buying at 8 am for $5.
Bobby Valentine will be the featured speaker on Sunday, October 28, when the St Rose of Lima Parish hosts a Men's Night filled with sports talk, raffles, and ballpark cuisine.
Trinity Episcopal Church will host Refugee Story Night on Friday, November 9. The special event will include a light meal, movie screening, and panel discussion.
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After taking office, meaningful public engagement has largely been replaced by “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center—requiring reservations and, for some residents, a day pass.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.
