Former United States Representative Beto O’Rourke visited the Newtown Community Center for a private event to speak with gun violence prevention advocates and the Newtown community on the evening of W...
All persons conducting business in the Town of Newtown must file with the Assessor’s Office a complete and accurate listing of all taxable personal [property] used in the conduct of that business.
State Representative Raghib Allie-Brennan (D-Bethel) and State Senator Julie Kushner (D-Danbury) will hold a public conversation dedicated to explaining current proposals regarding the legalization, regulation, and taxation of cannabis.
The Wheels/Citgo station at 151 South Main Street will be closing as of 11 pm, Thursday, October 31, for the complete “raze and replace” of the facility.
Workers who are laboring at Mile Hill Road on a complex, urgent drainage repair project, which has been underway since April, are working to complete the project by the winter.
Dispatchers at Newtown Emergency Communications Center have been in the pink this month, thanks to special shirts and sweatshirts they have been wearing in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The idea that a freshman Democrat would be able to stand up to the special interests and prioritization of urban districts that are the base of that caucus to deliver results for Newtown is laughable - especially someone who could not even build the "relationships, coalitions, and the support necessary" to garner the endorsements of her fellow Democrat Council members ahead of Newtown's local caucus this spring.
More likely Newtown would see something akin to Leeper in Fairfield, performative actions after vote counting, while privately advancing their party's interests over their community's.
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.
