Newtown High School’s field hockey team avenged its regular-season setback to Bethel with a convincing 5-2 victory in the South-West Conference tournament quarterfinals, at Blue & Gold Stadium, on October 25.
The seedings and matchups have been set for the South-West Conference tournaments, and Newtown High School’s field hockey, soccer, and volleyball teams will all host first-round contests. Schedule is ...
By Andy Hutchison
Newtown High School’s football team continued its dominance with a 42-0 shellacking of visiting Pomperaug of Southbury at Blue & Gold Stadium on October 19.
The Nighthawks will put t...
Newtown High School's field hockey team carried a six-game winning streak into the South-West Conference tournament opener on Thursday, October 25. The third-seeded Nighthawks are scheduled to host No...
REDDING — Newtown High School's boys' soccer team lost its rematch to host Joel Barlow of Redding, 1-0, on a late second half goal on October 22.
Throughout the entirety of the game, Joel Barlow had a...
Newtown High School’s girls’ soccer team is the top seed going into the South-West Conference. Heading into the Wednesday, October 24, regular-season finale between the Nighthawks and host New Fairfi...
Newtown High School’s girls’ volleyball team carries a ten-match winning streak (14-3 overall record and 12-1 South-West Conference mark) into its final two regular-season competitions, tough ones wit...
Newtown High School’s football team continued its dominance with a 42-0 shellacking of visiting Pomperaug of Southbury, at Blue & Gold Stadium, on October 19.
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After taking office, meaningful public engagement has largely been replaced by “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center—requiring reservations and, for some residents, a day pass.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.
