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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” 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” Newtown Stage Co presents "Footloose"	3 “The Great Art-Doors” “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 Lake Zoar Authority meeting Board of Selectmen meeting CANCELED C.H. Booth Library Governance Committee meeting	4 “The Great Art-Doors” “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 meeting	5 “The Great Art-Doors” “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 CANCELED Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Legislative Council meeting	6 “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 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 Board of Ethics meeting C.H. Booth Library Buildings & Grounds Subcommittee meeting Cultural Arts Commission meeting Planning & Zoning Commission meeting Movie Night Under the Stars: "Miracle" — a Semiquincentennial event	7 “The Great Art-Doors” “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” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” (special weekend hours) 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” “Newtown in 1776. Celebrating the Nation's 250th Anniversary.” (special weekend hours) Early Voting for Primaries	10 “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 Second Monday Book Club Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Board of Finance meeting	11 “The Great Art-Doors” 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 Western Council of Governments Technical Advisory Group meeting Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Newtown Farmers Market FONS Summer Soiree Legislative Council Transportation Committee meeting Board of Education CFF/CIP Subcommittee meeting C.H. Booth Library Development Committee meeting Northern Fairfield Professionals virtual meeting: Employee To Entrepreneur through Franchising Parks & Recreation Commission meeting Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers 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	12 “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 Walking with Wendy: Brisk/Sporty Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Create a 3-D Building Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright with Miss Nora Author Talk: Kate Katcher Inland Wetlands Commission meeting Senator Chris Murphy — "Crisis of the Common Good" Charter Revision Commission meeting	13 “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 SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Board of Education Facilities Committee meeting Summer Concert Series: Echoes of Sinatra Water & Sewer Authority meeting	14 “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 Red, White & Bingo with MATT on the Go ETH Drive-In: "Jurassic Park"	15 “The Great Art-Doors” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh SCAN Summer Show & Sale Bright Years Academy Open House SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Newtown Chess Club Screening of "Goat" Qigong Performance by Tony & The West Siders Screening of "Goat"
16 “The Great Art-Doors” Free Screening of "Goat"	17 “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 Commission on Aging meeting “A Celebration of Connecticut’s Table” (Real Food CT event, Woodbury) Board of Selectmen meeting	18 “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 “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 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 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 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 SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition 2026 Summer Carnival ETH Drive-In: "Mamma Mia!"	22 “The Great Art-Doors” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh 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 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 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 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 SCAN Summer Show & Sale American Mahjong Open Play SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition 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 SCAN Summer Show & Sale SCAN Annual Open Studio Painters exhibition Charles Esten	29 “The Great Art-Doors” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh 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” 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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SCAN Presenting Open Studio Painters Exhibition; Reception

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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.

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.

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