Apparently not content with losing a Legislative Council bid to pass an ordinance that would regulate political protests in Newtown — top Republicans have been doubling down, attacking opponents on social media and in Letters to the Editor in The Newtown Bee. (We’re still waiting for Part 2 of THAT rant. Perhaps cooler heads prevailed.)Democrats […]
Bruce Walczak for First Selectman!
Full List of local Democratic Party Nominations!
Photos and Video from our
4th Annual DTC Picnic, July 19!
And …
We DID IT! Budgets, Capital Projects PASS overwhelmingly.
Recent News, Events and Posts
‘Good Trouble’ on Main Street
Let’s not forget, as November elections approach, that the response of local Republican officials and candidates to peaceful protest has been to try to regulate it, rather than work with and within the community and to respect the First Amendment.
Your Selectman Candidates!
Remarks from Bruce Walczak, Democratic nominee for First Selectman, announcing his candidacy on July 21, 2025 at Edmond Town Hall: Good evening, friends and neighbors, It’s a genuine honor to be here with all of you tonight. Holly and I have called Newtown home for the past 34 years. Many of you have seen us […]
Candidates for Local Offices, 2025
Here are the candidates running for local office as Democrats on Nov. 4, 2025 as nominated by the party on July 22. Candidate profiles, photos, videos, backgrounds and campaign material will be posted soon! First Selectman: Bruce WalczakBoard of Selectmen: Paul Lundquist Board of Finance: John Fletcher Jim Gaston Janette Lamoureaux Beth Young Board of […]
4th Annual DTC Picnic Photos
The weather was perfect and so were the burgers, at beautiful Dickinson Park. Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and U.S. Sen Richard Blumenthal stopped by, too! Video file below!
July 19 Picnic Time!
Join us on July 19th from 11-3 at Dickinson Park for a Summer Barbecue Bash! Get your tickets today, see you there! Suggested donation: $35/ person; $60/family; kids free!
The Bombing of Iran
No one signed up for this. Not even Republicans in Congress were consulted. Yesterday, Trump bombed a sovereign nation unprovoked and without congressional approval. Per this article, he did not… Posted by Newtown Democratic Town Committee on Sunday, June 22, 2025
“No Kings” on Youtube!
If you missed the big day — or if you were there and couldn’t hear the speeches because the crowd was LOUD — we’ve got it all on video on the Newtown Democrats Youtube channel. Or right here.
NO KINGS – Photos
How many were we? More than a thousand, maybe two thousand, lined both sides of the street from Edmond Town Hall down to Booth Library! See videos.
NO KINGS in NEWTOWN — video
We were there. You were there. We’ll do it again soon. See photo page here. Posted by Newtown Democratic Town Committee on Saturday, June 14, 2025 Posted by Newtown Democratic Town Committee on Saturday, June 14, 2025
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