Newtown resident Aimee Pokwatka will be teaching at C.H. Booth Library's Creative Writing Summer Camp for young adults. It is part of the library's year-round peer group for passionate young writers a...
Three Odyssey of the Mind teams from Newtown traveled to Iowa State University, May 24 to 28, to compete and take part in World Finals challenges and activities.
Odyssey of the Mind is the largest int...
June 9 was a nostalgic day at Hawley Elementary School as alumni who attended the school as early as the 1930s returned to 29 Church Hill Road to tour their alma mater.
The school's PTA and administra...
Fraser Woods Montessori School celebrated its eighth year students' graduation on Wednesday, June 8, at the Newtown Meeting House on Main Street.
The ceremony began with Head of School Myriam Woods we...
Newtown's elementary schools each hosted award assemblies before the school year ended on Monday, June 13. The events highlighted accomplishments throughout the 2015-16 school year.
At Head O' Meadow ...
Housatonic Valley Waldorf School hosted a graduation ceremony for its tenth class of eighth grade graduates on Saturday, June 11.
The event was held under a tent on the school's Newtown campus.
The Cl...
Newtown Historical Society still has openings for children interested in attending its annual Summer History Camp, taking place this summer the week of July 11-15.
Offering children a range of interac...
Newtown High School Principal Lorrie Rodrigue told the Board of Education at its meeting on Tuesday, June 7, her school's application for the XQ Institute's Super School Project has been "the most exc...
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After taking office, meaningful public engagement has largely been replaced by “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center—requiring reservations and, for some residents, a day pass.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.
