Cultural Events

Annual Historical Society House & Garden Tour Approaching

Published: Jun 24, 2014 12:00 AM

“Mainly Main Street” is the focus for Newtown Historical Society’s 2014 House & Garden Tour. Ticketholders will be able to visit several antique homes and their hidden gardens, all within the town’s h...

'I Hate Hamlet' Opens Friday 27 At Little Theatre; Black Box Event Coming In August

Published: Jun 24, 2014 12:00 AM

Theatergoers looking for lighter summer fare should enjoy the dramatic comedy I Hate Hamlet, to be presented by Town Players of Newtown. The production opens Friday, June 27, at The Little Theatre, 18...

Public Invited To Reception For Commissioned 12/14 Memorial Sculpture

Published: Jun 24, 2014 12:00 AM

A glass memorial to the victims of 12/14 will be unveiled at a public reception Sunday, June 29, from 1 to 4 pm, at Curtis Packaging, 44 Berkshire Road. Commissioned by local businessman Don Drop...

Alliance FranÃ§aise To Host Bastille Day Celebration

Published: Jun 23, 2014 12:00 AM

The Alliance Française of Northwestern Connecticut (AFNWCT) will celebrate Bastille Day on Saturday, July 12, from 5 to 9 pm at a private home in Sandy Hook. The event is open to the public, and gues...

Choose Love, And Kindness, Sunday At Ben's Bells Studio

By Shannon Hicks

Published: Jun 20, 2014 12:00 AM

The Ben’s Bells mission recognizes that everyone has the capacity to be kind, and that kindness can be cultivated through intentional practice. The mission of The Sandy Hook Project, Inc is to emphasi...

Summer Jam Concert Series Returns June 24

By Shannon Hicks

Published: Jun 20, 2014 12:00 AM

The second annual Claris Construction Inc Summer Jam Concert Series for the children of Newtown will open inext week. The series will begin Tuesday, June 24, with Vanessa Trien and The Jumping Monkeys...

A Feast For The Eyes; Opening Reception Saturday

Published: Jun 19, 2014 12:00 AM

Art in Residence Gallery is presenting its first off-site exhibition this month and next at C.H. Booth Library. On view until July 31 is “Artists of New England,” featuring works in various mediums by...

'Celebration Of Your Life:' Collage Art At Municipal Center

Published: Jun 19, 2014 12:00 AM

The collage exhibition “Celebration of Your Life,” set for June 27 to August 8, at Newtown Municipal, will begin with an opening reception Friday, June 27, at 5 pm. Curated by HealingNewtown Director ...

Newtown Antiques Market Is This Weekend

Published: Jun 18, 2014 12:00 AM

Many years ago Newtown had an indoor antiques show spread out over three floors of Edmond Town Hall on Main Street. Now Newtown is about ready to host an outdoor Antiques Market on the spacious ground...

Tee Time Approaching For Second Annual Fore Sandy Hook Golf Classic

Published: Jun 17, 2014 12:00 AM

DANBURY — The Newtown Lions Club and Western Connecticut State University’s Sigma Chi Alumni Association will co-host the second annual Fore Sandy Hook Golf Classic on Monday, June 30, at Richter Park...

COA Welcomes New Alternate, Discusses Senior Alliance

BOE Recognizes 2026 Profiles In Professionalism Honorees

C.H. Booth Library Hosted Another Successful Volunteer Fair

Fire Reports | April 28-May 4, 2026

Well that is some spin. The Democrats have a super majority on the LC and passed the Education Budget without serious consideration of if the voters could afford the multi million dollar increase. "Was the request justified?" rather than "is this needed?" and "can the voters shoulder yet another large increase?" The voters rightly sent it back. Then for some reason all the discussion around reductions to the increase seemed to be coming from the classroom, rather than administration and overhead costs. Is this a coercive tactic to manipulate parents into supporting the budget like tacit threat of cutting freshman sports was two years ago? Who believes the Democrats did not caucus privately before the meeting and came in with a number already worked out? This is the Dems budget, they own it.

Education Cuts: Who Voted For What

I think it is important that we do not villainize every black box seen around a home, business, farm, or municipal property. A black exterior station does not always mean rat poison is being used. These stations can hold a number of different products, including monitoring blocks, snap traps, non-toxic bait, anti-tick bait stations, organic salt- or cornmeal-based control products, and newer fertility-control approaches intended to reduce rodent populations without traditional poisons. The better conversation, in my opinion, is not simply “black boxes are bad,” but rather: what is inside them, who is maintaining them, and whether the rodent issue is being managed responsibly. Exclusion, sanitation, trapping, habitat reduction, and careful monitoring should all be part of a responsible IPM strategy. To be fair, on my own property I do use rodenticides, including Bromethalin and Bromadiolone, in secured bait stations. But that is a choice I make for my property, based on my circumstances and the risk I am trying to manage. I also believe property owners should understand the tradeoffs and be encouraged to use the least harmful effective method whenever possible. I support protecting Newtown’s wildlife. I also support giving residents accurate information and not assuming that every black box represents reckless or unsafe pest control. The goal should be responsible rodent management, not fear of the box itself.

Discusses Policy Against Rodenticides

Debora, thank you! I accidentally doubled the project prices by adding the bond to the appropriation. Thank you so much for catching that and pointing it out. With the corrected numbers, the voters approved a combined $1.32 million for a salt shed ($600k) and library pavement ($720k), while rejecting the $1.12 million replacement turf. Regarding the 80s, I truly respect the hurdle of 14% mortgage rates. My point is simply that the math has shifted: in 1980, while the rates were higher, the price of a home relative to earnings was significantly lower. We are facing a different, but equally crushing, financial wall. Ultimately, it is disheartening that voters who recognized safe sidewalks and parking lots as essential, dismissed a playing field in the exact same condition. The turf has passed its life cycle and is just as much of a liability as the library’s pavement, the only difference is that this safety concern affects thousands of children who, coincidentally, cannot vote. These are apples-to-apples needs. I was hopeful our community would agree that all Newtown residents deserve safe conditions, regardless of which facility they utilize. Again, I would be remiss not to mention that when 82% of residents don’t show up, we have to deal with the interests of those who did. Hopefully, the next referendum will have a bigger turnout.

The ‘Me’ Generation

Thanks for the reply. I meant the numbers you presented in your letter. I found one place where other numbers were listed: https://www.newtownbee.com/04232026/get-out-and-vote-on-the-2026-27-proposed-municipal-and-school-budgets/?q=\\\%22advisory%20questions\\\%22. In that article, the numbers were cited as: Treadwell field: $1,125,000 Library: $720,000 Salt Storage: $600,000 As one who started out in the early 80's when inflation was double digits, my 1985 mortgage rate was 14%, and child care costs were comparable (in present value), I shared your grief but never considered the voters ironic or shameful. PS. I agree college tuition is ridiculous. Thankfully, universities are offering (or considering) waiving all or most tuition for middle class families (upwards of $200,000 incomes). Hopefully, they'll also reconsider their need for those funds in the first place.

Sure! Child care costs: https://www.ffyf.org/2022/10/13/data-child-care-prices-continue-to-rise-ahead-of-midterm-elections-outpacing-inflation/ (also from 2021-2025 we had 2 children in a local daycare in Newtown and it cost us $3200 a month, so that's a number I am very familiar with) Home price / median price vs income source: https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/home-price-income-ratios Tuition increase vs inflation: https://feed.georgetown.edu/access-affordability/noting-a-decline-in-middle-class-students-colleges-provide-more-aid/ Hope this helps :)

<< May 2026 >>
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
26	27	28	29	30	1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31	1	2	3	4	5	6

Log In

Annual Historical Society House & Garden Tour Approaching

'I Hate Hamlet' Opens Friday 27 At Little Theatre; Black Box Event Coming In August

Public Invited To Reception For Commissioned 12/14 Memorial Sculpture

Alliance FranÃ§aise To Host Bastille Day Celebration

Choose Love, And Kindness, Sunday At Ben's Bells Studio

Summer Jam Concert Series Returns June 24

A Feast For The Eyes; Opening Reception Saturday

'Celebration Of Your Life:' Collage Art At Municipal Center

Newtown Antiques Market Is This Weekend

Tee Time Approaching For Second Annual Fore Sandy Hook Golf Classic