Several dozen people at Congregation Adath Israel on Sunday, April 28, listened intently as author Deborah Vadas Levison discussed details from her book "The Crate: A Story of War, a Murder and Justice."
KEENE, N.H. — With three small desks, open backpacks, and a rug with a cartoon map of the United States, the space Newtown High School 2015 graduate Haley Kean designed for Keene State College’s annual student art exhibition has the familiarity of school memories.
The Newtown Parent Connection and its founder, Dorrie Carolan have announced an upcoming forum entitled “What Are Teens Up To: Vaping, Weed, ‘Dabs’ and More.”
St Rose of Lima School is gearing up for a musical production of Getting To Know The Sound of Music, which will be staged at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, on May 9 at 5 pm and 7:30 pm.
Although a cold, wet, blustery day, the environmental faithful turned out on the front lawn at Newtown Middle School at Queen Street on Saturday, April 27, to celebrate Earth Day.
Occupation: I am the Parks and Recreation Director for the Town of Newtown. This is my eleventh year as director, but I became involved with the department 23 years prior. I started out as an inte...
Several dozen women adroitly tackled the task of sewing simple dresses for at-risk Third World girls at a Dress-A-Girl Sew-A-Thon on April 27, at Newtown Congregational Church, creating more than 120 colorful dresses during the event.
Seems like for all his education, Jim must slept through civics class when they were covering Federalism. Mitch holds state office, Michelle Ku serves in our municipal government, and the President, who is not on the ballot this cycle, heads the Executive Branch in Washington DC.
Also, Mitch was cross endorsed by the Independent Party in recognition of his bipartisan legislative success. Jim Gaston endorsed Ku’s opponent in the primary because “Newtown’s Democratic leaders trust Brandon Moore” (clever double entendre with his last name.)
Just the facts.
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.
