The C.H. Booth Library hosted a virtual presentation about composting on November 9 led by Greg Bugbee, a soil scientist with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Environmental Sciences, in New Haven.
About two-thirds of the officials who were elected or re-elected earlier this month, along with nearly 100 friends, family members, and supporters turned out for an Oath of Office Ceremony that was held at Newtown Community Center on November 20
It was music to all their fans’ ears when Newtown residents Jim and Sasha Allen made it to the Top 11 contestants last week on The Voice and had the opportunity to sing live on Monday, November 22.
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
