Real Food CT’s Grow Your Garden Event is planned for Saturday, May 4, from 10 am to 2 pm, at Sticks ‘n Stones Farm, 197 Huntingtown Road.
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One week from today, The Horticulture Club of Newtown and The Fairfield County Agricultural Extension Council will co-host a plant and used gardening book sale.
Newtown Allies For Change, a grassroots advocacy organization run by volunteers to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in Newtown, invites students in grades 5-8 to join its Youth Group for its next meeting.
Members of The Garden Club of Newtown recently descended upon The Victory Garden, where they continued preparing their rows for spring planting. The local club is also preparing for a spring plant sale.
Among the many exhibits at Newtown Earth Day Festival on April 27 will be several booths sponsored by Newtown Lions Club, including one focused on this year’s Lose The Litter effort.
The Newtown United Methodist Church Mission & Outreach Committee is inviting readers to their spring fundraising event, the Second Annual Afternoon Tea.
If Bruce Walczak wasn’t considered qualified enough to serve on the Board of Education the last time he ran, how does that suddenly make him fit to lead the entire town as First Selectman? Newtown deserves proven competence, not political recycling.
We should expect more from our leaders than recycled campaigns and empty slogans about “listening.” The First Selectman’s job demands results, judgment, and the respect of those he hopes to lead — not another round of excuses. Do we really elect failure as a qualification now?
We don’t need more listeners — we need action. We need someone who will stand up for the town, not engage in a politically divisive, doublespeak campaign. We need honor in the position, not politics.
Leadership isn’t about echoing what’s convenient or popular — it’s about facing hard questions and making tough decisions for the good of the whole community. Newtown deserves a leader who answers with conviction, not calculation. Our town needs accountability, not applause.
Mr. Walczak’s reply is unfortunately emblematic of the political double-speak that frustrates so many residents. Rather than engaging on the substantive issues raised — namely, the balance between quality education and fiscal responsibility — he chose to deflect and assign partisan blame.
It’s easy to grandstand about “supporting education.” It’s harder to make responsible decisions that keep Newtown affordable for everyone — families, seniors, and small businesses alike. That’s the work real public servants are doing, even when it’s not politically convenient.
*Regardless, you should know that the Board of Education has the greatest influence on the education budgets that ultimately come before Board of Finance and LC.
Mr. Walczak, I read it multiple times before submitting my letter and again afterward. Nowhere in your letter do you mention Legislative Council. Regardless, you should know that the Board of Education has the greatest influence on budgets that ultimately come before Board of Finance and LC.
In addition, I noted that you didn't respond to the more substantive issue highlighted in my letter -- school funding and impact on our residents. Your initial letter seemed to indicate that "Republicans" were misguided in challenging budget requests. Regardless of whether you were talking about LC or BOE, is it your position that 64.8% of every tax dollar is not enough to adequately fund our schools? Are you advocating to spend more money? It feels like your Letter to the Editor is at odds with your campaign pitch of affordability.
