The second-seeded Newtown High School baseball team came from behind for a 2-1 walk-off extra-inning victory over visiting and No. 15 Naugatuck in the Class LL state tournament’s second round, on May 30.
There are still openings for the Holcombe Hill 5K Trail Run which will benefit the Newtown Forest Association and REACH. It will take place at the Holcombe Hill Wildlife Preserve, 65 Great Hill Road, on Sunday, June 9.
Newtown High School's boys' lacrosse team, seeded tenth in the Class L state tournament, visited No. 7 Xavier of Middletown in the first round on May 29 and came away with a 15-8 victory.
Highlighted by a pair of fifth-inning homeruns, the second-seeded Newtown High School baseball team posted a 9-1 victory over visiting and No. 31 Middletown in the first round of the Class LL state tournament, at home on May 29.
Seeded 17th in the Class LL state bracket, Newtown High School's softball team took the short trip to Danbury to face the No. 16 Hatters in first-round action on May 29.
A four-goal deficit late in the first half, against a Wilton squad out of the tough FCIAC, known for producing some of the best lacrosse teams in the state, didn’t faze Newtown High School’s girls’ squad.
Newtown High School golfer David Brestovansky took home South-West Conference championship medalist honors as the tournament's top golfer for the second year in a row. Brestovansky shot a 76 to lead Newtown to a fourth-place team finish at Ridgewood Country Club in Danbury on May 28.
A few changes have been made for Newtown High School’s state tournament games this week. Times of today’s baseball and softball contests were moved up, and Newtown’s volleyball match has been switched from Friday to Thursday.
Newtown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team began Class L state tournament action with a convincing win, toppling visiting Brien McMahon of Norwalk 18-3 in a qualifying round matchup at Blue & Gold Stadium, on May 25.
Almost every serve Newtown High School’s boys’ volleyball team put into play put the visiting Joel Barlow of Redding Falcons on their heels. And on defense, the Nighthawks got to seemingly every ball to keep the momentum going.
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.
