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The Public Building Committee will tell the Board of Education at a special meeting on April 8 that it favors complete replacement of the high school roof at an estimated cost of $271,000. That figure may include the $61,000 in the townâs high school repair contract with F.J. Dahill Company allocated for patching leaks in the roof if the funds were used to replace the roof instead.
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Adam Honychurch of 55 Main Street wrote to Govenor Ella Grasso in February expressing his concern about collapsing roofs in the state, particularly the roofs of the Hartford Civic Center Coliseum and the Georgia Pacific warehouse in Newtown. He explained that he was seven years old and a second grader in Hawley School, and, perhaps to add weight to his message, he asked his mother, father, and sister, and his teacher, Mrs Grace Packer, to sign the letter. Then he went to Edmond Town Hall and collected signatures among the people working there. Even one newspaper reporter took time out to sign it. There were 28 signatures in all.
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Newtown State Representative John W. Anderson (D-106) along with Governor Ella Grasso made an on-the-road inspection Tuesday of a truck on I-84 which had been reported as leaking radioactive material. While the report of the radioactive leak was determined to be unfounded, Mr Anderson told The Bee Wednesday, it was discovered that the Roadway Express Inc truck was traversing state roads without a permit for radioactive transport as required by a law enacted in 1976.
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Dr Anthony Sporborg, who is acting in a consultant capacity for the school system as director of guidance, also has the duties of being Title IX compliance officer, and on March 14 he submitted a report on how the federal law is being handled in Newtown. Basically, Dr Sporborg reports, most areas are essentially in compliance with Title IX. At the elementary level, all areas, including physical education, are.
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When the annual budget meeting comes about on April 25, taxpayers will be asked to consider an $8,200,000 Board of Education budget as recommended by the Legislative Council. The $8.2 million figure is one which the councilâs subcommittee on education presented to the entire council on Tuesday night and reflects an 11 percent increase over last yearâs budget of $7,450,455. The Board of Ed this year had asked for $8,674,048, a 16 percent increase.
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In March Boy Scout Pack 70 stacked 13,000 pounds of paper for recycling. This month the boys in Scout Troop 70 are hoping to collect 17,000 pounds or one pound of paper for each Newtown resident. Papers may be brought to the town garage on Church Hill Road on April 8 from 10 am until 3 pm.
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Without even a mumur of discussion, the Legislative Council Wednesday night acted on the recommendation of the Public Building Committee and unanimously voted not to purchase the Budd property located across Main Street from Edmond Town Hall.
APRIL 10, 1953
Edmond C. (Stretch) Forbell, son of Mrs Charlotte Forbell of Berkshire District, arrived home last Friday following separation from the Army. Stretch entered the service on April 9, 1951 and served in Korea from June 1, 1952 until last month. He was with the 25th Division, earning the rating of private, first class. He will be a member of the inactive reserves for a period of several years.
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Consideration of the experience of Easton in building a community swimming pool at a time when a public swimming area in Newtown is a topic of active discussion is expected to attract a full attendance of parents at the April meeting of the Newtown Parent Teacher Association, Tuesday evening, April 14, at 8 oâclock in the cafeteria of Newtown High School.
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Lorraine Keating of Walkers Farm District, a Newtown High School junior, was the winner of the state dress contest of the DAR, entering an outfit which she had made. Her winning entry will be judged in the national DAR contest in Washington, DC this month.
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Mrs Bertram A. Stroock of Dodgingtown will be the town campaign chairman of the 1953 Mental Health Fund campaign, according to a recent announcement by Mrs John Lodge, state chairman.
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Action by the State Senate this Wednesday officially designated the new Route 6 highway bridge over the Housatonic River between Newtown and Southbury as the âGeneral Rochambeau Bridge.â
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The United Fire Company of Botsford witnessed a demonstration of the explosive qualities of dust, vapors, wood shavings, sawdust and other combustible materials during a meeting Tuesday evening at the fire house, attended by members of the Womenâs Auxiliary. The demonstration was given by Henry St Arnauld, captain of the fire division of Remington Arms Company, Bridgeport, to illustrate a talk on fire prevention. Henry Thompson of Huntingtown Road arranged the program.
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Charles E. Shepard, son of Mrs Leonard Shepard of Wall Road, is now at home following his discharge from the Army Thursday, March 26. Mr Shepard served in Germany with the 77th Engineers and was rated a corporal.
APRIL 6, 1928
John J. Keane has leased the roadside station of Mrs John Hubbell in the Borough and will make the store his headquarters for his growing radio business.
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The Newtown Chamber of Commerce is to be represented at the annual meeting of the national Chamber of Commerce at Washington, DC, on May 8â11, by W.A. Upham, who has been appointed one of four delegates to same.
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Contractor George A. Northrop has torn down the east addition of his barn and expects, in the near future, to convert a portion of the barn into a bungalow, facing Hanover Avenue.
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Edward M. Conger, Jr, left Thursday, for Kent, Ohio, where he will take a course in tree surgery with the Davy Tree Expert Company.
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Mr and Mrs Marcus Connors moved on Thursday last from their home near the railroad station to the attractive new residence at the corner of Cemetery Avenue and the state road owned by Miss Hawley.
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The Fallsâ Oil Company has leased Blackmanâs roadside station near the Depot. They will make a specialty of the reliable Sinclair gas and oil.
APRIL 10, 1903
Curtis Glover, a student at the Cheshire Military Academy, is at home for the Easter recess.
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Dr R.S. Todd, New Milfordâs skilled veterinarian, was in town Saturday, to prescribe for one of John H. Blackmanâs horses.
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Hon F.J. Narramore has placed a telephone in his Newtown residence. His number is 264-2.
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Miss M.E. Scudder, a teacher in the New Haven schools, is at her home in Newtown for the Easter recess.
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Deacon William S. Ward of the Second Congregational Church, Southington, was in town Saturday, and made a business call on Henry G. Curtis. While here he met a former townsman, W. Walter Finch.
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Master Bowers, son of Capt Bowers, is boarding with Mr and Mrs C.H. Gay and continues to attend the Academy.
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Frank T. Botsford has been passing a few weeks at Tucson, Ariz.
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M.A. Banks of Bethel has rented Allen K. Beardsleyâs farm near Bennetts Bridge and moved there last Friday.
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Charles Bedat is rushing work on his new house and hopes to have it so he can move in by the middle of this month.
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The Bee Publishing Company will shortly install in its press room a Bascomb Eclipse folding machine manufactured at Sidney, Ohio.