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26 “The Great Art-Doors” Bug Bonanza	27 “The Great Art-Doors” “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Trivia with Sonia Summer Coding Club: Gaming Commission on Aging special meeting (agenda posted) Board of Fire Commissioners meeting (agenda posted) Fairfield Hills Authority meeting (agenda posted)	28 “The Great Art-Doors” “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” American Red Cross Blood Drive “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Tuesday Tunes: Michele Urban Mindfulness Matters July Birthday Celebration and Trivia Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Newtown Farmers Market Legislative Council Transportation Committee meeting (agenda posted) CANCELED Conservation Commission meeting Economic Development Commission special meeting (agenda posted) Public Building & Site Commission meeting (agenda posted)	29 “The Great Art-Doors” “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” Wednesdays on the Farm “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Virtual Author Talk: “Make Protein Goals Easy (And Satisfying!)” Watermelon on Canvas with Artist Paula Brinkman	30 “The Great Art-Doors” “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale American Mahjong Open Play Mother Goose II SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Paint & Sip POSTPONED Summer Concert Series: Echoes of Sinatra Pension Committee special meeting POSTPONED Movie Night Under the Stars: "Miracle" — a Semiquincentennial event	31 “The Great Art-Doors” “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” Grateful Gatherings: Gratitude in Action “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Stage Co presents "Footloose"	1 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive Community Flood Cleanup Day at Sticks & Stones Farm “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale NHS Band and Guard Monthly Bottle and Can Drive SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Chess Club Newtown Stage Co presents "Footloose" Newtown Stage Co presents "Footloose"
2 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive Newtown Stage Co presents "Footloose"	3 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale Early Voting for Primaries SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Understanding Pain: Connect Physical Therapy” Virtual Author Talk: “The Legacy of Julia Child’s Kitchen” Summer Coding Club: Game Programming C.H. Booth Library Art & History Subcommittee meeting Board of Selectmen hybrid public hearing (agenda posted) Lake Zoar Authority meeting (Oxford, agenda posted) Board of Selectmen hybrid meeting (agenda posted) CANCELED C.H. Booth Library Governance Committee meeting	4 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” Early Voting for Primaries (extended hours) “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Tuesday Tunes: Judy Pancoast Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Mahjong Open Play: Evening Edition Newtown Farmers Market Board of Education Policy Committee meeting “Modern London” with Toni McKeen Lake Lillinonah Authority virtual meeting (agenda posted)	5 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale Career Coach: Introduction to Microsoft Word Early Voting for Primaries Mother Goose on the Loose SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Career Coach: Introduction to Microsoft Word Portrait Art Inspired by Stuart Gillbert with Miss Nora Conservation Commission special meeting (agenda posted) CANCELED Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Legislative Council hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	6 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale American Mahjong Open Play Early Voting for Primaries (extended hours) Mother Goose II SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition HearingLife hearing screenings Bingo Virtual Author Talk: “Preserving the Seasons: The Art of Canning, Jamming, and More” Bright Years Academy Open House Families Belong Together: A Fundraising Evening Of Wine, Music & Solidarity Summer Concert Series: The Lonetown Boys CANCELED Board of Ethics meeting CANCELED C.H. Booth Library Buildings & Grounds Subcommittee meeting Cultural Arts Commission meeting (agenda posted) Planning & Zoning Commission meeting (agenda posted) Movie Night Under the Stars: "Miracle" — a Semiquincentennial event	7 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” Coffee & Conversation with State Representatives Mitch Bolinsky and Martin Foncello “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale Early Voting for Primaries SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Sea Glass Craft: MATT on the Go SOLD OUT Live and Let Die: The Music of Paul McCartney	8 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” (special weekend hours) ACES International Preschool Open House Early Voting for Primaries SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Chess Club Introduction to Microscopy — Session I SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters reception
9 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” (special weekend hours) Early Voting for Primaries	10 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Second Monday Book Club Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Summer Coding Club Board of Finance meeting	11 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive Democrat and Republican Primaries “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Walking with Wendy: Leisurely CANCELED Western Council of Governments Technical Advisory Group meeting Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Newtown Farmers Market Summer Coding Club FONS Summer Soiree Legislative Council Transportation Committee meeting CANCELED Board of Education CFF/CIP Subcommittee meeting CANCELED C.H. Booth Library Development Committee meeting Northern Fairfield Professionals virtual meeting: Employee To Entrepreneur through Franchising Parks & Recreation Commission meeting Community Center Commission special meeting (agenda posted) Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers (agenda posted) Police Commission meeting Board of Education meeting Borough Board of Burgesses meeting MTC New Voices: Kate Katcher (Norwalk) Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Board of Trustees meeting SCAN Artist Demo: Jessica Teti Turgoose	12 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” Wednesdays on the Farm “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale Mother Goose on the Loose SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Walking with Wendy: Brisk/Sporty Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Create a 3-D Building Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright with Miss Nora Summer Coding Club Author Talk: Kate Katcher Inland Wetlands Commission meeting Senator Chris Murphy — "Crisis of the Common Good" Charter Revision Commission meeting (agenda posted)	13 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale American Mahjong Open Play Mother Goose II SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition A Visit from the Department of Revenue Services Library Show and Tell CANCELED Board of Education Facilities Committee meeting Summer Concert Series: Echoes of Sinatra Water & Sewer Authority meeting	14 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Music Dynamics Red, White & Bingo with MATT on the Go ETH Drive-In: "Jurassic Park"	15 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale Bright Years Academy Open House SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Chess Club Qigong Performance by Tony & The West Siders
16 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive Free Screening of "Goat"	17 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Food Drive with State Representative Mitch Bolinsky Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Commission on Aging meeting “A Celebration of Connecticut’s Table” (Real Food CT event, Woodbury) Board of Selectmen meeting	18 “The Great Art-Doors” Annual Back-To-School Supply Drive “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Dementia Caregiving: Positive Approach” Newtown Farmers Market C.H. Booth Library Finance Committee meeting Therapy Dogs Visit Community Center Commission meeting	19 “The Great Art-Doors” “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” Wednesdays on the Farm “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition CANCELED Animal Care & Control Advisory Board meeting Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Salad Bowl Game Town Building & Infrastructure Committee meeting Hearts of Hope-Newtown Paint With A Purpose event Bike & Trail Committee meeting Borough Zoning Commission meeting Legislative Council meeting	20 “The Great Art-Doors” “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Halloween Costume Drive SCAN Summer Show & Sale American Mahjong Open Play SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Western Council of Government, Housatonic Valley Metropolitan, and South Western Regional Planning Organizations meeting C.H. Booth Library Ice Cream Social Virtual Author Talk: “High Altitudes and High Stakes” Silent Book Club CT DOT Virtual Public Information Meeting: Schoolhouse Hill Road bridge replacement CANCELED Sustainable Energy Commission meeting Planning & Zoning Commission meeting The Powers Fam Jam Pension Committee meeting	21 “The Great Art-Doors” “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Halloween Costume Drive SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition 2026 Summer Carnival ETH Drive-In: "Mamma Mia!"	22 “The Great Art-Doors” CPR Class “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Halloween Costume Drive SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition 2026 Summer Carnival Newtown Chess Club GIPSY KINGS featuring Tonino Baliardo — Historia Tour
23 “The Great Art-Doors” 2026 Summer Carnival	24 “The Great Art-Doors” “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Halloween Costume Drive SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Board of Fire Commissioners meeting Fairfield Hills Authority meeting	25 “The Great Art-Doors” “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” American Red Cross Blood Drive “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Halloween Costume Drive SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Newtown Farmers Market Legislative Council Transportation Committee meeting Conservation Commission meeting Public Building & Site Commission meeting	26 “The Great Art-Doors” “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Halloween Costume Drive SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Tea @ 3 presentation CANCELED Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Borough Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Inland Wetlands Commission meeting	27 “The Great Art-Doors” “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Halloween Costume Drive SCAN Summer Show & Sale American Mahjong Open Play SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition CANCELED Board of Education Facilities Committee meeting Lit Fic Book Club Borough Historic District meeting Board of Finance meeting	28 “The Great Art-Doors” “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Halloween Costume Drive SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Charles Esten	29 “The Great Art-Doors” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Halloween Costume Drive SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Chess Club
30 “The Great Art-Doors” Newtown Community Running Event	31 “The Great Art-Doors” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Financial Fraud Bingo Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games C.H. Booth Library Governance Committee meeting	1 “The Great Art-Doors” SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Newtown Farmers Market Virtual Author Talk: “The Democracy We Must Keep: Why the Ideas that Built America Still Matter” Public Safety Commission meeting Board of Education Policy Committee meeting Police Commission meeting Board of Education meeting Lake Zoar Authority meeting Lake Lillinonah Authority meeting	2 “The Great Art-Doors” SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games C.H. Booth Library Executive Committee meeting Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Legislative Council meeting	3 “The Great Art-Doors” SCAN Summer Show & Sale American Mahjong Open Play SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Virtual Author Talk: “From Her Mesa to Yours: Authentic Family-Style Cooking” Cub Scout Pack 270 Recruitment Night C.H. Booth Library Buildings & Grounds subcommittee meeting Cultural Arts Commission meeting Planning & Zoning Commission meeting	4 “The Great Art-Doors” SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition ETH Drive-In: "How to Train Your Dragon"	5 “The Great Art-Doors” SCAN Summer Show & Sale NHS Band and Guard Monthly Bottle and Can Drive SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Chess Club The Insiders: Tribute to Tom Petty

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Labor Day Weekend To Again Be Filled With Music By Panacea & Friends

Local Semiquincentennial Events Continue

Town Players Seeking 2027 Directors

Community Comes Together For Sticks & Stones Farm After Flood

Playright, Actor & Novelist Katcher Has A Pair Of Public Events Next Week

I dont think I've ever seen a letter with so many em dashes. A new high score in Chat GPT?

Newtown Deserves Leaders Who Reflect Our Values And Fight For Our Fair Share

Maybe we should have let Bruce shift the meetings earlier in the day, because clearly he is asleep at the wheel... Only three weeks after his apology and another false promise to do better ... on the night of July 30, Bethel Police, Connecticut State Police K-9 teams, and the Newtown Police Drone Unit were conducting an extensive search in the Saw Mill Road area for a suspect. Residents received no contemporaneous public notice from the First Selectman’s Office. This is exactly the type of situation the town says its emergency communication system exists to address. Newtown’s Emergency Management page states that, together with the Office of the First Selectman, it provides critical public information and warnings about emergency situations. The town’s own CodeRED materials specifically list criminal activity among the examples of alerts residents might receive.

First Selectman Addresses Storm Response

I sincerely appreciate Representatives Mitch Bolinsky and Martin Foncello holding open coffee and conversation hours. Making yourself readily available to listen, answer questions, and hear concerns from the public is the mark of a responsive elected official. Newtown’s previous first selectmen understood this. Dan Rosenthal held “Walk & Talk with the First Selectman” sessions that were open to residents without reservations, and Jeff Capeci held regular “Java with Jeff” conversations. Bruce Walczak ran heavily on responsiveness, transparency, and listening to residents. Yet his answer appears to be “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center—a program requiring reservations and, for residents who are not Senior Center members, the purchase of a day pass. That is not meaningful townwide access. It creates a barrier to participation and effectively limits the conversation to one narrow segment of the community. A first selectman should not be waiting behind a paywall, however small, to hear from the public. He should be holding open coffee hours, evening forums, neighborhood walks, and other accessible events where any Newtown resident can participate without registering, joining a particular organization, or paying for admission. Thank you, Mitch and Martin, for showing what genuine constituent outreach looks like. Listening to residents should be more than a campaign promise—it should remain a visible and continuing responsibility after Election Day.

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/

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

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