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Walczak Pledges to Listen and Respond
From the Newtown Bee, 7/31/2025 A Commitment to Responsiveness To The Editor: Running for First Selectman is an extraordinary honor, and I’m grateful for the trust the Democratic Town Committee has placed in me. I pledge to serve the residents of Newtown with every resource and ounce of energy I have. As I consider what…
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Action Alliance on Common Ground
Common Ground, Newtown’s own public affairs program, this week features Po Murray and Cali Taylor of Newtown Action Alliance! See it on our Youtube channel:
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Newtown GOP Assault on 1st Amendment Continues
Leading Newtown Republicans continue to fuss over their already failed attempt to regulate the right of residents to peacefully protest in town, this time taking umbrage with lawyer and Finance Board member Jim Gaston’s reasoned response in the Newtown Bee to Legislative Council member Derek Pisani’s July 10 rant in the Bee regarding the perceived…
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GOP Ranting Against … 1st Amendment
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…
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‘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.
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Marines to L.A.? ‘Dangerous and Stupid’
From State Rep. Matt Blumenthal, a former infantry Marine: “Infantry Marines are trained to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver. That enemy should never be Americans – let alone Americans engaged in peaceful protest. I have no doubt these Marines will conduct themselves with the utmost discipline and professionalism. “But…
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“In the Room” with Jahana Hayes
If you missed it — here’s the full video of The Connecticut Mirror’s “In the Room” interview with U.S. Rep Jahana Hayes, D-5, live from the C.H. Booth Library on May 29! “In The Room” is a monthly interview series with top elected officials at locations throughout the state. Host John Dankosky brings a new…
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DTC Comix … Budget Vote!
Thanks to Josh Adams … Newtown DTC editorial cartoons. Share ’em … and VOTE on Tuesday!
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Pass the Budget on April 22
From the Newtown Bee, 4/11/2025 Pass the Budget on April 22 To the Editor: I am very concerned about the referendum coming up on April 22 at the middle school. If we don’t pass the budget on the first go around, we will have to endure budget cuts that will hurt Newtown in many ways.…
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Vote “YES” for Newtown on April 22
Vote “YES” on the town budget to maintain the strength of our community. Vote “YES” for the municipal budget, the education budget and for the capital improvement projects, for the future of our town and our kids. Money matters. And, being fiscally responsible is important. However, there seems to be a general trend from the…
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Schools Budget: Residents Speak Out
Here’s 23 minutes of Newtown residents speaking out at the Legislative Council meeting of April 23, 2025. Their message? Support the school budget. Vote YES on April 22.
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In Budgets — Reality Matters
From the Newtown Bee, 3/13/2025 Home And Town Budgets 101 To the Editor: When we started planning for our kitchen renovation years ago, we quickly realized we had to wait until our two daughters were out of college, so that we would be able to afford both the renovation and college. We could have borrowed…
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International Women’s Day
From the Newtown Bee, 3/14/2025This Is What Democracy Looks Like To the Editor: I was honored to stand with a number of other women from our community on Saturday, March 8, on the Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge in Westport on International Women’s Day. We joined nearly 400 other women —and men — of all ages…
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The Ides of Trump are Upon Us
If you don’t yet have a Bluesky account — now would be a good time to get one. (link) (Especially if you’re still on Twitter/X.) It’s the social network of choice for Democratic activism. If the link below doesn’t work (it is getting bombarded) try: https://bsky.app/hashtag/TheIdesOfTrump Yes to This. 🙂 [image or embed] — Newtown…
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Michelle Embree Ku’s Budget Bites
Selectman Michelle Embree Ku is producing a series of informational videos on the town budget on her Facebook page. Well worth sharing! Budget Bite (1) Budget Bite (2)
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U.S. Turns on Allies
From the Newtown Bee, 3/7/2025“Says USA Joined The ‘Dark Side’” To the Editor: Welcome to the “Dark Side,” America. No longer the “good guys,” we are now in a place siding with the previously identified enemy of the USA … Russia. A place where money rules, not Democracy. A place where the image of the…
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Hard Choices on Town Budget
From the Newtown Bee, 3/7/2025“Discusses Tough Budget Year“ To the Editor: Newtown’s taxpayers are staring at a 6.8 percent increase in their property taxes next year, assuming the Board of Finance and Legislative Council make no reductions to the proposed budget before it goes to referendum in April. I don’t know if Newtown’s taxpayers would…
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Support the Mission of the EPA
From the Newtown Bee, 3/7/2025“Climate Change: The Environmental Protection Agency“ To the Editor: If there is one government agency that every single American should support, it is the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Surely we all want access to clean air, land and water for ourselves and our families. The mission of the US EPA…
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Correcting Misstatements on Waste Disposal
From the Newtown Bee, 3/7/2025“Talks Trash“ To the Editor: I am very concerned about misstatements regarding curbside recycling that appeared in a Newtown Bee article about our First Selectman’s conversation with Newtown senior citizens. The comments that only a minimum amount of materials in curbside recycling bins get recycled and due to contamination most are…
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Town Budget is a Work in Progress
From the Newtown Bee, 3/7/2025“Let The Budget Process Work“ To the Editor: Newtown has a very strong budget process. It starts with the First Selectman and the Chair of the Board of Education submitting a first draft to the Board of Selectmen. The Selectmen then make approved changes, often so the Board of Finance and…