The Chamber of Commerce of Newtown and The Rotary Club of Newtown announce the 2018 Business of the Year Award program.
This communitywide program includes an initial nomination cycle that runs from 8...
The best way to avoid cold feet during winter's worst weather is to find the right footwear, and The Athlete's Source in Bethel is helping customers start the year off on the right foot.
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Based on his keynote comments at the Newtown Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting January 9, recently elected First Selectman Dan Rosenthal is ready to begin delivering on campaign commitments he made t...
Golf is sometimes not so jokingly referred to as a game that can drive relationships apart.
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Northern Fairfield Professionals, a networking group focusing on members of the local workforce in transition, will host a program by Laura Powers, an executive career transition coach, during its next meeting.
Update: The story has been updated on January 2 with information provided by the business.
Business name: Lucas Local Oyster Bar and Woodfire Cookery
Address: 48 South Main Street, Newtow...
Business name: Cleaner Tails
Address: 32 Stony Hill Road (lower level), Bethel
Owners: Stephen Kaponyas and Tamara Cabrero
Business background: If dogs could talk, chances are they wou...
Anyone holding valid Newtown Bucks gift certificate checks has a limited time to either redeem them at a valid Newtown Chamber member business, or cash them in at any Newtown Savings Bank branch.newto...
Business: Market Place Kitchen & Bar
Address: 32 Church Hill Road in the Village at Lexington Gardens
Owners/Manager: Owners Marc Anderson, and Eli and Ayman Hawli / Manager Matthew Dohan
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Nearly 800 hungry guests and attendees queued up and consumed 4,674 free pizza slices during the 14th Annual Destination Newtown for Thursday, November 16, at Edmond Town Hall.newtown-ct.com.
Newtown ...
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.
