Friday, April 2

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: Apr 02, 2004 12:00 am

Friday, April 2

Housatonic Valley Economic Development Partnership, 8:30 am, Greater Danbury Chamber of Copmmerce, 39 West Street, Danbury.

Newtown Singles Meet & Mingle event, 7â9 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street; 261-4210.

Saturday, April 3

Sandy Hook Center Streetscape Project, public planning workshop, 9 am to noon, St Johnâs Episcopal Church, meeting room, 5 Washington Avenue, Sandy Hook Center.

Annual SNAN Bake Sale, 10 amâ2 pm, Lexington Gardens, 32 Church Hill Road, annual event will offer baked goods, animal treats, preserves and other items to raise money for Spay & Neuter Association of Newtown.

Income Tax Assistance, 10 amâ2 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free help by members of IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), program continues weekly through April 10, no appointment necessary.

Spring Into Spring: St Rose Annual Easter Boutique & Plant Sale, 10 amâ7 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, Easter plants, decorations from around the world, treats and goodies, sale continues on Sunday.

Easter Egg Hunt, for ages 3 to 10, Treadwell Park, 10:15 am (children grouped by age with different start times), Easter bonnet contest, prizes, rain date April 10; 270-4340.

Easter Egg Hunt for All Ages, 1:30 pm, The Homesteads at Newtown, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, games and prizes, arts and crafts, photos with Easter Bunny, RSVP requested; 426-8118.

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5â7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Churchâs Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $8 adults, $7 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner includes salad, desserts, and soft drinks/coffee raises funds each month for church, all welcome, coffee house/musical event follows; 426-0617.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45â10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Churchâs Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $3 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see above listing), $4 otherwise, live bluegrass and folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-0617.

Sunday, April 4

PALM SUNDAY

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS

(set clocks one hour ahead)

Spring Into Spring: St Rose Annual Easter Boutique & Plant Sale, 8 amâ2 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, see details under April 3.

Ukrainian Easter Egg workshop, 2â5 pm, Olga Paproskiâs, 5 Hattertown Road, free hands-on workshop open to anyone interested in learning how to create traditionally decorated Easter eggs, call for reservation and list of what to bring; 426-4017, 748-5521.

4th Annual St Rose Festival Chorus Performance, 7 pm, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, performance of Clydesdaleâs I Am for chorus and orchestra, also opera highlights, by St Rose music ministries and Litchfield Hills Opera Ensemble; 426-1014.

Monday, April 5

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

Tuesday, April 6

PASSOVER BEGINS

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

Housatonic Valley Group/The Sierra Club meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Congregational Church House, 41-A Main Street, free and open to nonmembers, Candlewood Lake Authority executive director Larry Marsicano will present âCandlewood Lake â Its Environmental Health and The Publicâs Demandsâ; 775-9644.

Lake Lillinonah Authority, 7:30 pm, Bridgewater Town Hall.

Lake Zoar Authority, 7:30 pm, Southbury Town Hall.

Police Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Wednesday, April 7

Legislative Council, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Newtown Tercentennial Committee, 3:45 pm, Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main Street.

St Rose Divorce Support Group meeting, St Rose School, 38 Church Hill Road, open to anyone in process, contemplating or recently divorced; 270-1930.

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Thursday, April 8

Cholesterol screenings, 9 amânoon, Newtown Senior Center (multipurpose building), Riverside Road, free screenings for Newtown residents ages 50 and above; 270-4310.

Friday, April 9

GOOD FRIDAY

Saturday, April 10

Income Tax Assistance, 10 amâ2 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free help by members of IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), no appointment necessary.

Sunday, April 11

EASTER SUNDAY

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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