The 45th Annual Rooster Run, to benefit Newtown Scholarship Association, will take place on Saturday, June 15, beginning at 8 am, on the campus of Fairfield Hills.
They zig-zagged back and forth along the trails, up and down the hilly Holcombe Hill Wildlife Preserve property at 65 Great Hill Road, on June 9. Competitors — 47 in total — put their endurance and off-road running capabilities to the test in the Holcombe Hill 5K.
What a run it was for Newtown High School’s boys’ volleyball team. Undefeated in the regular season, the Nighthawks looked to follow up their second consecutive SWC championship with a state banner. Newtown’s hopes were dashed by Darien.
The Newtown Scholarship Association Inc (NSA) invites the public to join them for the 27th Annual Jack Friel Memorial Golf Scramble, Monday, June 17, at Newtown Country Club and Rock Ridge Country Club.
Newtown High School's girls' and boys' track and field teams competed in the Class LL state championships and State Open at Willow Brook Park in New Britain this week.
Newtown High School's boys' volleyball team will take on Darien in the Class L state tournament semifinals Tuesday, June 4. The match will take place at neutral site Fairfield Warde High, 755 Melville Avenue in Fairfield. It begins at 7 pm.
After overcoming injuries, youth, and a tough opponent in the first round, on the road, Newtown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team came up against second-seeded Fairfield Prep in the Class L state tournament quarterfinals on June 1.
Newtown High School’s baseball team, after winning a thrilling walk-off game in the second round of the Class LL state tournament, was held off by visiting Amity of Woodbridge in a 4-3 quarterfinal-round loss on June 1.
Newtown High School’s boys’ volleyball team defeated visiting East Hartford 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-16) in the Class L state tournament quarterfinals on May 30.
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.
