Town Crier Articles

The Holiday Season began in earnest on Friday, December 12th, when the NTRA Activities Committee sponsored the Annual NTRA Holiday party at Legacy Hall. It was a wonderful success. The event, designed to bring NTRA residents together during this joyous time of the year, had been in the planning stages for several months and was much anticipated by residents throughout New Town. Arthur Treadwell’s family shared that they had the event circled on their family calendar for months and that the event fulfilled their great expectations.

 

With wonderful food provided by Williamsburg Caterer and Concessions, as well as members of the Activities Committee, music provided by DJ Rick Richards, and libations from “BYOB,” the foundation for the evening was strong. However, the true wonder of the evening was the interactions between residents throughout the night. Over 130 residents enjoyed the company of family and old friends, and made new friends as the evening progressed. As resident Brian Grieff shared after sitting at a table with folks he didn’t know and finding a shared love of dogs, “I enjoyed meeting fellow New Towners and an evening of enthusiastic dog talk.”

 

Sharing company and community is the goal of the NTRA Activities Committee and this final event of the season did just that.  Susan, another New Town resident, said it well when she shared that “...it is really important that we have this kind of social that epitomizes the community aspect of New Town." Throughout the evening, residents could be seen sharing stories, jokes, laughter, and good times.

 

Many thanks to all of the Activities Committee members for their hard work in organizing and hosting this wonderful event for the community and for all of the energy and heart they put into events throughout the year.  Please remember to check your emails for 2026 events!

 

As we close out 2025, the most important voices often come from the younger members of our community, and nine year old Miles Ibes said it all. Between bites of food, and with a slight grin on his face, he made sure we knew that he …”love[d] all the fun food and especially the cannoli!”  Us too, Miles.  Us too!

 

We hope that all of our New Town neighbors had a happy holiday season!