The Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers is expanding its annual celebration of Mary Hawley’s birthday to include tours this year of the historic building.
Newtown Senior Center and Newtown Parks & Recreation collaborated to present an outdoor concert on August 18. Approximately 70 people attended the event, presented at Dickinson Park.
*This is the first in a series of profiles highlighting the roles of Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard (2GHG) members.
*Subject: Captain Paul Mazzara of Bantam.
*Family: I have an 11 ...
Jeff, look no further than our own first selectman. “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center is included with membership, but according to the Bee’s own reporting, everyone else must purchase a day pass to attend.
Apparently, paying taxes gets you a town government, but having a conversation with its leader requires an admission upgrade.
Unless, of course, the intent is to hear only from a preferred audience. A room full of agreeable voices may be comfortable, but a first selectman represents the entire town—including residents who might ask inconvenient questions. Public access should not come with a cover charge.
What I will always remember about Mitch is he is the only politician in Newtown that I saw coming to and standing up against the proposed Truck Depot at Exit 9. As bad as traffic is in Newtown now and with the constant push for housing development in Newtown, traffic has become a point a real negative for Newtown. Now imagine a Truck Depot in town on top of it. Thanks Mitch for standing with the Newtown residents to stop that insanity
