Saturday, January 7

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Jan 06, 2006 12:00 am

Saturday, January 7

Open House, 10 am, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, parents and children invited to learn about early childhood through eighth grade programs, reservations requested; 364-1113.

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5â7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, $8 adults, $7 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner with salad, desserts, and soft drinks/coffee raises funds for church, all welcome, coffee house/musical event follows; for more information call 426-9998.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45â10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $3 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see listing above), $4 otherwise, live bluegrass and folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-9998.

Sunday, January 8

Opening reception for âWaterborne,â 2â4 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, opening for new exhibition of works by Beverly Branch, show will remain on view until January 31; 426-4533.

Monday, January 9

Board of Finance, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Â âThe History of Newtown Savings Bankâ program, 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free program presented by Town Historian Dan Cruson will look at bankâs history since 1955 founding, reception follows, sponsored by Newtown Historical Society; 426-5937.

RIS 5th Grade Chorus & Orchestra Winter Concert, start time TBA, Reed Intermediate School, 4 Trades Lane, Newtown, snow date January 23; call for information 270-4880, 426-7646

Tuesday, January 10

Parks and Recreation Commission, 6 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School at Fairfield Hills.

Borough Board of Burgesses, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

RIS 6th Grade Chorus & Orchestra Winter Concert, start time TBA, Reed Intermediate School, 4 Trades Lane, snow date January 23; 270-4880, 426-7646.

Wednesday, January 11

Hawley School Chorus Winter Concert, 7 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, snow date January 30; for more information call 426-7666, 426-7646.

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peckâs Lane.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) meeting, 7:30 pm (board of directors at 6:15), Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free (open to nonmembers) presentation of painting with watercolor by Adele Moros; call 426-6654 for more information.

Thursday, January 12

Water and Sewer Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant offices, Commerce Road.

Friday, January 13

Fairfield Hills Authority, 10 am, Fairfield Hills security building.

Monday, January 16

Blood Drive, 8:30 amâ6:15 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, blood drive will add to supplies for American Red Cross, appointments available; 800-GIVE-LIFE (800-448-3543).

Evensong Service Celebrated With Choral Society At Trinity Church

Author Leslie Connor Visits Reed Intermediate School

Newtown Bridle Lands Association Holds Jingle Bell Ride

NHS Dance Team Ready To Go For More Championships

BOE Listens To Fall Sports Update At Meeting

Half right. The other half wrong (and left).

Why Gun Violence Is Higher In The US

I want to clarify something that was not clear in my letter. Newtown DOES have an affordable housing plan, put together with the aid of the Council of Governments (COG) in 2022 and approved by the LC that year. The strategies in that plan are to "encourage", "support", "explore", "promote" various aspects of state and local affordable housing programs. Those strategies are largely repeated in the Housing Chapter of the Plan of Conservation and Development being finalized now. Newtown needs to measure its performance against those strategies and refine them to reflect the current situation and evaluate whether we are eligible for a moratorium on 8-30(g) projects if we have met the criteria. It's a question of being more specific and more rigorous in what we as a community would like to see to address this real and serious need, rather than to be on our heels when a developer proposes a project on their terms. An independent look outside the application process would be best for that. Thank you. Peter.

Discusses Affordable Housing

I on Glover Ave. walk my two Labs every morning and evening. Drivers are constantly cutting me off at the shopping center entrance and other driveways. There is no understanding of pedestrians rights. Drives make left turns onto Queen when its forbidden. Most cars cruse right thru the crosswalks without stopping for pedestrians. The Police have not issued one citation nor even a warming for crosswalk violations. The situation is out of control and now a loved resident, Pete, and a pet, Coby have been killed. Time for a plan. The problem is not Intersections, nor traffic, the problem 98s drivers and lack of enforcement. The plan need to create a culture that drivers obey speed limits and honor pedestrians right of ways. Isn't that the job of the Police Department and The Police Commission, to protect Newtowns citizens. This is a call to action.

Unidentified Driver Sought After Fatally Striking Dog And Leaving Scene

Its already too late, the Nimby mob have scared developers so that their only option is to use the state wide 8-30 exemption to get around the local zoning board. Thanks Nimby mob.

Backs Moratorium On Dense Development Applications

Ya gotta pay more to live in a Blue state and subsidize the 'affordable' folks.

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