Library cards open the world to their holders through books, audiobooks, music CDs, and DVDs.
Now library card holders across the state can let their library card open the doors of Connecticut librari...
Town Players of Newtown will host auditions for The Foreigner, by Larry Shue, on Sunday and Monday, April 17-18, from 7 to 9 pm each night.newtownplayers.org.The production calls for five men and two ...
On Saturday, April 9, more than 60 volunteer fire departments throughout the state will celebrate the start of National Volunteer Week (April 10-16) by holding Recruitment Open Houses.
Eighty percent ...
Sandy Hook School Brownie Troop 50611 is collecting items for The Ana Grace Project's partner schools, CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Elementary School and Chamberlain Elementary School.neasa.waal...
"The Art of Glen River" will be on view at Newtown Municipal Center Gallery, April 2-May 28. An artist's reception is set for Sunday, April 2, from 3 to 5 pm.
Poet, artist, composer, singer and musici...
EverWonder Children's Museum is pleased to announce its calendar for April 2016. The museum has events for the entire family.Story Lab for Young Explorers meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 am. ...
The Town and Country Garden Club and Newtown Forest Association invite the public to a free educational seminar titled "Connecticut Grasslands and Meadows," to be presented Saturday, April 9, at 10 am...
"Aria: From Opera to Broadway," the Connecticut Choral Society's spring gala fundraiser, will be presented Sunday, April 3, from 3 to 5:30 pm.
The Alexandria Room at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street i...
Cocktails and Curtain Calls is a new show being offered on Charter Communications Local Access station (channel 192).
Co-hosts Elizabeth Young and Matt Austin talk about all things theater, focusi...
In honor of the 20th anniversary of National Poetry Month, Newtown Cultural Arts Commission is hosting a special poetry event on Sunday, April 3: "Risk A Verse."
I’m honestly confused by the objection to “cut-throughs.” Newtown is full of them, and they’re used every day without issue. Some of the more well-known examples are Elm Drive, Oakview, School House Hill, Pearl Street, Head of Meadow, Country Club Road, Point of Rocks, Hall Lane, Tinkerfield - Old Taunton Press, and Samp Road. I’m sure I’m even missing a few.
Given that, it’s hard to understand why this particular development is being singled out. Cut-throughs are a normal and longstanding part of how traffic moves in town. If they’re acceptable everywhere else — including roads that are narrower, steeper, or more heavily used — it seems inconsistent to suddenly treat this one as a crisis.
I want to clarify that the attorney at last week’s Planning & Zoning meeting was not threatening the commission, but explaining how the law works. The reality is that if we do not reach a compromise, 100% there will be lawsuits — it’s not a matter of intimidation, it’s a matter of legal process.
We all want smart growth and a Newtown that welcomes families, but it’s important to approach these conversations with a clear understanding of the legal framework. Recognizing the inevitability of legal challenges when consensus isn’t reached doesn’t undermine local control — it helps ensure that planning decisions are made thoughtfully and proactively.
The recent infighting within the Democratic Party says it all — they can’t even hold their own coalition together. Their failure to get the ACA supplements passed and the embarrassing way they handled the shutdown prove that their so-called “unity” is just for show.
Republicans don’t need to reinvent the wheel here — we just have to stand firm and stay together. When we do, Democrats eventually cave, every time. They talk about democracy, but their party is eating itself from the inside out.
Last week’s elections (blue ripple) might have given them a short-term headline, but that doesn’t change the bigger picture: Americans are tired of chaos, hypocrisy, and performative outrage. Strength and stability win in the long run — and that’s exactly what we bring when we stand united.
