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Pop-Up Distribution Center Dispensed Cookies By The Case; Girl Scout Sales Season Now Underway

Monica Wieleba-Andersen (kneeling, center), delivery site manager for Newtown and leader of Cadette Troop 50113, was the on-site coordinator for Girl Scouts of Connecticut’s Cookie Drop at Reed School on March 14. In just three hours she and the others pictured dispensed more than 3,300 cases of cookies to Girl Scout troops from Newtown, Bethel, Danbury, and Ridgefield, officially launching the 2026 sales season. —Bee Photo, Hicks

On Top Again! Newtown Youth Wrestling Earns New England Town Team Championship

Members of Newtown Youth Wrestling Association’s New England Champions are: Board Member Nick Veneziano, Vice President Matt Iacuone, Head Coach Curtis Urbina, Chase Ibbitson, Drake Oatis, Camron Veneziano, Allen Gaudenzi, Matt Iacuone (holding trophy), Emmie Ibbitson, Newtown President Kyle Ibbitson, and Travel Coach Mike Long. —photo courtesy Newtown Youth Wrestling

Theater Review: ‘God Of Carnage’ Puts Two Marriages On The Fritz To The Test

Annette and Alan Raleigh (Annette George and Rich Lamkin, from left) and Michael and Veronica Novak (Matt Donovan and Liesbet Theil, respectively) deliberate what an official statement should say after the Raleighs’ son injured the Novaks’ son during a playground incident, in a scene from God of Carnage. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning comedy is serving as the season opener for Town Players of Newtown. —Mark Ferguson photo

Council Begins Review Of 2026-27 Town And School Budgets

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Council Begins Review Of 2026-27 Town And School Budgets

The 2026-27 proposed town and school budget is in its final leg of reviews as it has come before the Legislative Council.

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Fire Reports | March 4-10, 2026

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Borough Board Of Burgesses Continued Budget Discussion, Received Audit Report

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Uberti’s Budget Presentation Rescheduled

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COA Discusses Transportation, Budget Information

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Pop-Up Distribution Center Dispensed Cookies By The Case; Girl Scout Sales Season Now Underway

At least one person was disappointed to learn they could not buy Girl Scout cookies when they drove to the lower driveway of Reed Intermediate School last Saturday morning. Within a few hours, however, Cookie Sale season was officially underway.

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Theater Review: ‘God Of Carnage’ Puts Two Marriages On The Fritz To The Test

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Station 25 Thanks Town Drivers For Plowing Through Recent Storms

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Snapshot: Rohit Anand

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On Top Again! Newtown Youth Wrestling Earns New England Town Team Championship

Youth grapplers reclaim regional glory after falling just two points short last winter.

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Nighthawk Cheer Squad Takes On The Best In Team Of Year Competition

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Swimmers And Divers Compete In States

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Rebelhawks Hockey Players And Coach Earn Accolades

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Go Team! NHS Cheerleaders Win States Again

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SPRING BEGINS

March 20, 2026 12:00 am

SCAN Color In Winter Show & Sale

March 20, 2026 08:00 am - 04:30 pm

SCAN Color In Winter Show & Sale (final day)

March 20, 2026 08:00 am - 04:30 pm

Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass”

March 20, 2026 09:00 am - 04:00 pm

“Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh

March 20, 2026 09:30 am - 05:00 pm

Music Dynamics

March 20, 2026 11:00 am

Friday Knight Fish Fry

March 20, 2026 05:00 pm - 08:00 pm

St Rose Bingo **POSTPONED**

March 20, 2026 06:30 pm - 09:30 pm

"Mamma Mia" performance (NHS Drama Department)

March 20, 2026 07:00 pm

"Swan Lake" by Grand Kyiv Ballet

March 20, 2026 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm

"God of Carnage" performance

March 20, 2026 08:00 pm

Donation Drive-Thru

March 21, 2026 09:00 am - 12:00 pm

“Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh

March 21, 2026 09:30 am - 05:00 pm

Easter Egg Hunt

March 21, 2026 09:30 am - 11:00 am

Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event

March 21, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Winter Wonderland Children’s Program

March 21, 2026 01:00 pm - 03:00 pm

“Jordan Freeman: The Fight to Set People Free”

March 21, 2026 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm

Mamma Mia! matinee performance (NHS Drama Department)

March 21, 2026 02:00 pm

"Mamma Mia" performance (NHS Drama Department)

March 21, 2026 07:00 pm

"God of Carnage" performance

March 21, 2026 08:00 pm

NFA Volunteer Outing: Nettleton Preserve

March 22, 2026 10:00 am - 01:00 pm

Legislative Council Finance and Administration Committee special meeting (agenda posted)

March 22, 2026 01:00 pm

"God of Carnage" performance

March 22, 2026 02:00 pm

Mamma Mia! matinee (and final) performance (NHS Drama Department)

March 22, 2026 02:00 pm

Celtic Angels Ireland

March 22, 2026 03:00 pm - 05:00 pm

Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass”

March 23, 2026 09:00 am - 04:00 pm

"Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh

March 23, 2026 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Music Monday with Principal Al

March 23, 2026 11:00 am

Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games

March 23, 2026 12:30 pm - 03:30 pm

NYFS Open House

March 23, 2026 05:30 pm - 07:00 pm

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For Better Health - Fall 2025

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Guide To Newtown 2025

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Congratulations on raising a wonderful Harvard grad who has served his country well. My son is a Harvard Law School graduate and that was not an easy accomplishment, as you know. He was Cornell before that. My brother was a paratrooper and my uncles served in the military, as well. In segregated troops, but they were also so proud to serve. I am so grateful to your beautiful and brilliant child. I am grateful to anyone that takes on the difficult task of representing an entire community. It is not at all an easy task. In my 64 years, I have worked with some incredible community leaders and elected officials, on so many levels. I was an administrative law judge, a judge's court attorney, a managing partner, a hospital administrator etc. Community record of service and loyalty and experience is so important at all levels. I know that with more years of experience in the Newtown community your Brandon hopes to represent, he will have enough experience under his belt that he will be a great advocate for Newtown. I also know that at this time, Michelle Ku has that experience, record and knowledge and she will be an incredible State Representative and any truly committed additional nominee will work with Michelle Ku to help her do what all need done. They would work very well together and many of us hope that is what happens. Congratulations again, on a job well done.

Brandon’s Story, From His Mom’s Perspective

This shocks me and I may be naïve to what can be done but I had a similar issue before moving to Newtown and I put it on the agenda for a town meeting and the Department of Transportation had to address the matter. Is this not an issue that Transportation can look into. Diverting traffic or slowing it down is not a way to address the fact that your enjoyment of your home is affected? Perhaps even the safety of your immediate community? If I were to drive through and witness what you have described, I would definitely not be interested in purchasing a home on your street. How is this not an assessment issue that you raise and they must investigate? Where is the accountability toward tax paying home owners?

Traffic On Schoolhouse Hill Road

Thank you for your service Brandon Moore. Thank you for the events you have participated in during the months that you have lived in Newtown. However, I am too old and wise to not realize, there are so many unanswered questions about the newcomer. So many issues the Republican Party raised about Mr. Moore’s brief employment in government that I’ve inquired about, but people won’t discuss. The Republican Party statement that Michelle Ku deserves better. It leads me to support Michelle Ku, without reservation. However, if there can be transparency about the allegations against Brandon Moore, I might consider him a worthy democratic candidate. On another note… why did I receive an email from you with the wrong DTC meeting dates? I missed the meetings I could have attended. Hmmmm. Ah, but me not overthink. Hope to be at the next exciting DTC meeting.

Thank You For Stepping Up, Brandon

Why, you ask? Perhaps it is because Michelle Ku has been in the community for 16 years and advocating for everyone the entire time, and not merely a few months living in Newtown and playing politics. She has spent years actively seeking resolutions for shared problems, not merely living in Newtown. This election is clearly not a stepping stone in her life. Michelle Ku has established a record of advocacy for what works for the community, throughout her years in Newtown. I cannot speak about any alleged comment from some in her "camp" stating that they might vote for the ICE wardrobe admiring adversary to the democratic party, rather than vote for the newcomer, Brandon Moore. I will tell you that all Michelle Ku supporters have been told, by Michelle Ku and not gossip, including on posts on line, is that we should trust the process and not make this a distasteful caucus election. Anything, anyone says or does, that is anything less than dignified, is not from Michelle Ku. By the way, referring to them as "Ku" and "Moore" and the supporters as "camp", sounds a bit "aggressive" and "divisive" to me, as an admirer of boxing. Therefore, it is ironic to call her supporters divisive. However, I love a good fight. I have a son who is an attorney, a Saltzman Intellectual Property Scholar, and a boxer, and I find a good fight to be a bit more graceful, though. Finally, I would like to say that caucuses cost someone something and it is usually those that are forced to step out to vote between two same party candidates, when the party can simply vouch for the worthiest of the candidates, do what the party is meant to do, and endorse a candidate with a solid track record, so all work to defeat the true adversary. When the unsuccessful candidate of that party decides that "he" is going to run on the third ticket, "he" splits the vote and almost guarantees that the ICE wardrobe loving opponent to the Democratic ticket, succeeds. Newcomers tend to split the vote and this newcomer seems to have guaranteed that if Michelle Ku is the Democratic nominee, and "he" is not, "he" is running on a third ticket. I think calling "surrogates" and "camps" divisive is disingenuous, at best. I take great pride in the fact that the opposing party itself has stated that Michelle Ku deserves better and that there are some unanswered issues concerning the newcomer. While Michelle Ku would not allow those issues to be exploited, I welcome the opposing party substantiating its claims about the veracity of Ms. Ku's democratic party opponent. Maybe it is the lawyer in me. Maybe it is the fact that I have belonged to various parties during my 64 years of life. Maybe it is the community activist in me or the critic of political parties, due to my work behind the scenes of some great NYC elections, but I am paying close attention to who is really transparent in this race and so far, Michelle Ku, has restored my faith in a system that is pretty broken.

All Democrats Should Embrace The Democratic Process

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Pop-Up Distribution Center Dispensed Cookies By The Case; Girl Scout Sales Season Now Underway

On Top Again! Newtown Youth Wrestling Earns New England Town Team Championship

Theater Review: ‘God Of Carnage’ Puts Two Marriages On The Fritz To The Test

Council Begins Review Of 2026-27 Town And School Budgets

Council Begins Review Of 2026-27 Town And School Budgets

Fire Reports | March 4-10, 2026

Borough Board Of Burgesses Continued Budget Discussion, Received Audit Report

Uberti’s Budget Presentation Rescheduled

COA Discusses Transportation, Budget Information

Pop-Up Distribution Center Dispensed Cookies By The Case; Girl Scout Sales Season Now Underway

Top Of The Mountain

Theater Review: ‘God Of Carnage’ Puts Two Marriages On The Fritz To The Test

Station 25 Thanks Town Drivers For Plowing Through Recent Storms

Snapshot: Rohit Anand

On Top Again! Newtown Youth Wrestling Earns New England Town Team Championship

Nighthawk Cheer Squad Takes On The Best In Team Of Year Competition

Swimmers And Divers Compete In States

Rebelhawks Hockey Players And Coach Earn Accolades

Go Team! NHS Cheerleaders Win States Again

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For Better Health - Fall 2025

Home & Garden Fall 2025

Back-To-School 2025

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Guide To Newtown 2025

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