Saturday, March 7

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: Mar 06, 2009 12:00 am

Saturday, March 7

âA World in Transition: Three Womenâs Viewsâ opening reception, 2â4 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, public invited to meet artists Beverly Branch, Linda Dohanos, and Julia Provey, whose art will be on view in lower meeting room until March 30; 426-4533.

World Day of Prayer celebration, 4 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, Church Women United-Newtown service following theme of âIn Christ, there are many members yet one body,â all welcome, optional spaghetti dinner follows ($9 adults, $8 seniors, $3.50 age 12 & under); 426-5192.

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5â7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, $9 adults, $8 seniors, $3.50 children; 426-9998.

Flagpole Radio CafÃ©: St Patrickâs Day edition, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hallâs Alexandria Room, 25 Main Street, $10, $5 ages 12 & under, traditional Irish music by The Shamrogues, also Dobro performer Stacy Phillips, Radio CafÃ© Orchestra, et al, performance of Martin Blancoâs Irish Authors Held Hostage; 364-0898.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45â10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $4 for those attending pasta dinner (see listing above), $5 otherwise, live bluegrass and folk music, refreshments; 426-9998.

Sunday, March 8

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS.

Push clocks ahead one hour at 2 am.

Second Annual Hearts For Harmon CPR Challenge, 12â4 pm, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, free, heart-healthy refreshments, mini health expo, keynote speaker Dr Harvey Cramer, also live music, raffles, donations to American Heart Association & Harmon Scholarship Fund; 203-509-2246.

CT Master Chorale Winter Concert, 3 pm, St Rose Church, 46 Church Hill Road, $20 advance, $25 door, works of Jenkins & Wilberg, guest mezzo-soprano Wendy Gerbier and vocalist Heather Petrie, also CT Master Chorale Orchestra; 743-0473.

Monday, March 9

American Red Cross blood drive, 8:30 amâ6:15 pm, Trinity Church, 36 Main Street, appointments available; 800-448-3543.

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

Board of Finance, review of town government budget proposal, 7 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road.

âHistory, Lore and Legacy of The Civilian Conservation Camps in Connecticut,â 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free presentation by Marty Podskoch on 75th anniversary of CCCâs founding, hosted by Newtown Historical Society; 426-5937.

Tuesday, March 10

Conservation Commission, 6 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peckâs Lane.

Booth Library Board of Trustees, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

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.

Wednesday, March 11

Board of Finance, review of school system budget proposal, 7 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road.

Borough Zoning Commission, 7 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peckâs Lane.

Thursday, March 12

Regional Recycling Task Force, 10:30 am, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

Board of Finance, review and possible action on overall budget proposal, 7 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road.

Water & Sewer Authority, 7 pm, sewage treatment plant office building, 24 Commerce Road.

110 in The Shade, curtain 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, tickets $15, $12 seniors, production by NHS Drama based on Nashâs The Rainmaker, performances continue to March 15; 426-0678.

Friday, March 13

St Rose Annual Friday Knight Fish Fry, 5â8 pm, St Rose Gathering Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, $10 adults, $5 children, $30 max family (parents & children), drive-up/take-out service available; 270-3314, 426-1014.

110 in The Shade, curtain 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, tickets $17, $15 seniors & students; 426-0678.

Saturday, March 14

110 in The Shade, curtain 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, see March 13 details.

Sunday, March 15

Historical Society Open House & Program, 12â4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, free, docent tours, also presentation by Revolutionary War reenactor Brian W. McCoy; 426-5937.

110 in The Shade, curtain 2:30 pm, Newtown High School, see March 13 details.

Dolores M. Winans

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Global Community Engagement Day Event At C.H. Booth Library

Head on a swivel at all times - especially in grocery parking lots! Keep an eye out for folks turning at the flagpole - it befuddles them at times.

Please Drive Safe In 2025

How do you propose tapping the brakes, Dave? 8-30g already trumps any local regulations- you don't have a brake pedal to push. Brookfield, Trumbull and now Ridgefield have a clear case for a moratorium based on the development (thanks to 8-30g) that has already occurred. I don't see a clear case for Newtown to request a moratorium... yet.

Backs Moratorium On Dense Development Applications

Nobody is suggesting shutting the doors on new neighbors. What neighboring towns are doing, and what we should be doing too, is to tap the brakes on all of the multi-family residential development proposals so that we can spend 6 months updating our regulations such that if you want to build dense residential housing here, XX percent of it needs to be affordable (we will never make any headway on increasing our percentage of affordable housing otherwise, short of 8-30g), and the rest needs to be done in as low an impact manner as possible. Low impact on traffic, health & safety, the environment and on the cost of town services.

Hey, there you go! Richard solved it. Thanks, that seems so easy- we'll just get rid of the 2nd amendment and the Supreme Court. Seriously, the 2nd amendment doesn't create violent criminals or mental illness. The Supreme Court doesn't create violent criminals or mental illness. The problem is not the tools, but the criminals & the mental illness. The state of Connecticut seems to be focused on the tools, like Richard, while ignoring the users of those tools.

Why Gun Violence Is Higher In The US

Ned, please familarize yourself with 8-30G, and then please share the unique flaws that may be helpful in formulating a denial An 8-30g project can be denied only on very narrow grounds – i.e., if it presents health, safety or other concerns that exceed a town’s need for affordable housing. According to the TOG website, “projects cannot be rejected for incompatibility with a Town’s Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD); density; traffic congestion; height; aesthetics; concerns of neighbors or the community; and failure to comply with local zoning regulations.” 8-30g proposals are rarely denied by planning and zoning officials because the burden of proof on appeal is on the town. Appeals are costly, but a municipality can be successful in a court case if it has sufficiently established that the concerns leading to denial are factual and substantive.

P&Z Should Reject Vessel Proposal

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