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  • Trump Disgraces Country

    From the Newtown Bee, 3/7/2025“Tarnished Image“ To the Editor: On Friday, February 28, the world witnessed who trump truly is: a despicable, ignorant and an immoral bully! Throughout history, the United States has been a shining beacon of hope for so many. Unfortunately, that no longer is the case. After last Friday’s disgraceful display with…

    March 7, 2025
    Newtown, Opinion, National News, Politics
  • Rock This Democracy!

    Thank you to everybody who made Rock This Democracy a huge success on Saturday, Feb. 22. SRO crowd of 400! Inspiring speakers, great music. Connection, resolve and resistance. Democracy supporters packed Edmond Town Hall. And here’s an audio excerpt.

    March 6, 2025
    Events, Local News, Newtown, Connecticut News
  • Share Your Story with Sen. Murphy

    A letter to any and all of us, from U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-CT: Over the past six weeks, the Trump Administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE have sowed chaos and confusion across the federal workforce, engaging in mass layoffs of workers, terminating federal contracts, and freezing congressionally appropriated funds for state and local programs. President…

    March 5, 2025
    Newtown, Opinion, Connecticut News, National News, Politics
  • Social Media Feeds

    A lot of people post on social media. A lot of people get their news, or some of it, from social media. And it’s hard to keep track of it all. So we’re collecting the social media feeds of Democrats and Democratic organizations that use their online presence to spread news and information relevant to…

    March 5, 2025
    Local News, Newtown, Connecticut News, National News, Politics
  • Let our Budget Votes be Guided by Facts

    From the Newtown Bee, 2/27/2025“Information, Not Finger Pointing On Budget“ To the Editor: When I was a child, and something went wrong, we would all point fingers at each other: it wasn’t my fault, they did it! It’s easy to look for someone to blame when something goes wrong. But blaming doesn’t help us solve…

    February 28, 2025
    Local News, Newtown, Opinion
  • Newtown and Curbside Recycling

    From the Newtown Bee, 2/27/2025“Complex Problems Need Thoughtful Solutions“ To the Editor: Newtown has a complex budget process; before residents get to vote in the April referendum, the budget has to go through all three of our town’s governing boards. With the budget problems we’re facing this year, it’s a good thing there are many…

    February 28, 2025
    Local News, Newtown, Opinion
  • Jahana Hayes Delivers House Democrats’ Education Message

    Donald Trump wants to close the Department of Education, likely costing Connecticut (and Newtown) substantial funds that will show up in your budget as higher property taxes. Our U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes (CT-5), in the Weekly Democratic Address, discusses how House Democrats are fighting back to ensure every child gets the high-quality education they deserve.

    February 26, 2025
    Local News, Newtown, Connecticut News
  • Podcast with Jordana Bloom

    The Two Guys with a pint (and maybe an Irish whiskey) talk with Jordana Bloom, Strategic Project Manager at the C.H. Booth library and Newtown Legislative Council member, D-2.

    February 25, 2025
    Local News, Newtown
  • Dumplings for Democracy!

    A Fundraiser with Attorney General William TongThursday, March 27 at 6:00 – 8:30 pmLocation: Newtown Community Center, 8 Simpson StreetTickets: Below or Here (More phone friendly)

    February 24, 2025
    Events, Local News, Newtown, Connecticut News, Donate
  • Jim Allen, Rock This Democracy

    Audio excerpt with transcript of Jim Allen speaking at “Rock This Democracy” at Edmond Town Hall on Feb. 22. Photo Page from the Event

    February 23, 2025
    Events, Local News, Newtown, Connecticut News, National News
  • 2025 Budget Information

    UPDATE: April 22, 9: 30 p.m. The votes are counted and WE DID IT! The municipal and education budgets and all capital improvement projects on the ballot today PASSED. And it wasn’t close. Town Budget – 2479 Yes – 1777 no School Budget – 2432 Yes – 1838 no Library – 2780 Yes – 1481…

    February 15, 2025
    Local News, Newtown
  • Board of Selectmen Report Feb. 13, 2025

    Submitted by Michelle Embree Ku Newtown Board of Selectmen  Board of Selectmen The board authorized the First Selectman to sign an agreement with the railroad companies for a public pedestrian grade crossing of the railroad near the old Batchelder site. This is in preparation for creating a parking lot for a rails-to-trails entry point. The…

    February 13, 2025
    Local News, Newtown, DTC Meetings
  • Newtown FREEDOM RALLY Feb. 22

    Saturday, Feb. 22nd, 7 p.m.  in Newtown: Rock This Democracy will feature live music, compelling speakers, self expression and civic engagement in a Freedom Rally, for all ages. There is no admission fee. Our message: We defend democracy and reject authoritarianism.  The  rally will be held in the gymnasium at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main…

    February 8, 2025
    Local News, Newtown, Connecticut News
  • Upcoming Events

    Full town calendar available at: https://www.newtown-ct.gov/calendar/month Public Schools District Calendar: https://www.newtown.k12.ct.us/calendar C.H. Booth Library Calendar: https://chboothlibrary.libcal.com/ Cultural Arts Commission: https://newtownartscommission.org/events/ ***  

    February 5, 2025
    Events, Local News, Newtown
  • “Pay-as-You-Throw” — Trash Disposal Facts

    By Michelle Embree Ku Newtown Board of Selectmen  There are a lot of questions floating around about the “pay-as-you-throw” trash program at the transfer station. Here are some quick answers:   I have participated in the orange bag program since it’s inception and figure that my family would spend about $100/yr for bags – about…

    February 1, 2025
    Local News, Newtown
  • Successful Rally on May 30th!

    Thank you Newtown for standing up against censorship and book banning. Together we strengthen our kids First Amendment’s rights. Thursday is the vote. Let’s continue our support for the experts, our teachers and our kids. On Thursday, make it clear to BOE that THERE IS NO PLACE FOR CENSORSHIP AND BOOK BANNING IN NEWTOWN! If…

    May 31, 2023
    Events, Newtown, Donate, Archived-News
  • IT’S A NATIONAL TREND

    THE BOE MAJORITY IS PLAYING RIGHT INTO IT. BOOK BANNING WILL BRING EXPENSIVE LAWSUITS TO OUR TOWN “Children in a democracy must not be taught that books are dangerous. The freedom to read is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.” Write a letter to the Newtown Board of Education: newtownboe@newtown.k12.ct.us Put this in the subject line:…

    May 22, 2023
    Newtown, Politics
  • Newtown BOE Update

    Support Our Students, Schools, and Educators! Thank you to all who attended yesterday’s rally (May 16th, 2023) at Newtown High School. A very special thank you to our wonderful speakers @Michelle Ku, @Jim Gaston, @Keith Alexander, @Teresa O’Sullivan, @Tim Stan, @Trent Harrison. We solidly stood as one in support of the experts and against censorship…

    May 17, 2023
    Events, Newtown, Archived-News
  • April Pints and Policy

    We had a good turnout and discussion April 26th at our second Pints & Policy gathering at Perfusion Bar in Newtown. We’re grateful for Jennine from Congresswoman Jahana Hayes’ office who joined us. We need your help too. Please email the BoE ASAP and put this in the subject line: IN OPPOSITION TO BOOK BANNING…

    May 14, 2023
    Events, Newtown, Archived-News
  • Rally Against the Book Ban

    What: Rally to support the unanimous decision of the Special Committee. Let your voices be heard that book banning has no place in Newtown! When: May 16 Where: Newtown High School, Right hand side lower parking area. When: 5:30pm This rally is directly before the Board of Education meeting which has been moved to the…

    May 14, 2023
    Events, Newtown, Politics, Archived-News
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