BETHEL — Bethel’s Chamber of Commerce celebrated the recent opening of Greenwood Features with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the theater on Friday, May 27.
The newly opened independent cinema ...
Writer-director Matt Berman’s latest project - hot off the screening room at Cannes Film Festival - is heading for its US premier in Newtown June 8. Check out our exclusive interview with Berman ahead of the Edmond Town Hall premier.
Memorial Day 2022 and the weekend leading up to it saw many Newtown residents marking the traditional start of summer, while at the same time mourning and remembering all US military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces.
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
