Newtown High School's girls' and boys' cross country team began the season with a visit to Weston to take on the host Trojans, along with New Milford and Kolbe Cathedral of Bridgeport, on September 11...
It was a goal-scoring barrage for Newtown High School's field hockey team in its season opener.
The Nighthawks, after surrendering the first cage-finder of the contest, got six of the next seven en ro...
Newtown High School’s girls’ soccer team defeated nonconference team Amity of Woodbridge, 2-0, at Blue & Gold Stadium, on September 8. Karsen Pirone scored a goal and assisted Keeley Kortze on the oth...
Newtown High School’s boys’ soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision at nonconference opponent Hamden on September 8.
Despite the outcome, there were some encouraging signs for Coach Charley Amblo, whose te...
All proceeds from Newtown High School’s girls’ soccer game against Pomperaug of Southbury (Blue & Gold Stadium, Tuesday, September 11, at 7 pm) benefit March of Dimes.
Backed by a strong defensive effort, Newtown High School’s football team shut out visiting New Fairfield 35-0 in the season opener, at Blue & Gold Stadium, on September 7.
There is a new coach on board to lead the way for Newtown High School’s girls’ cross country team. Christina Caron succeeds Rich Marcello, who departed for a collegiate coaching position at SUNY Oneon...
A bulk of last year’s top runners return as Newtown High School’s girls’ cross country team gets set to race this fall.
First-year Coach Christina Caron (see related story) is optimistic for success a...
A combination of strong preparation, talent, and everything falling into place at the right time for Newtown High School’s boys’ cross country team led to the Nighthawks celebrating a South-West Confe...
Months of practice-makes-perfect efforts to nail sometimes complex routines — made up of tumbles, flips, basket tosses, pyramids, dance, and more — will come down to just two and a half minutes of per...
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.
