Services for Newtown seniors are sponsored by the Commission on Aging and are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. For more information about programs offered at the Senior Center call 270-4310.

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Apr 09, 2004 12:00 am

For information on federal, state and community resources available to seniors, call 270-4330 or 270-4315.

You may drop in at the Senior Center on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook weekdays between 10 am and 4 pm. A hot meal is served at noon for which you must reserve three days in advance.

Newtown has daily door-to-door mini-bus service Monday through Friday. Buses also run all day from the senior center to Sand Hill Plaza. On Fridays, the bus alternates between rides to Danbury Fair Mall and Berkshire Plaza in Danbury (to the new Wal*Mart store on Route 6). Cost is 60Â¢ each way for the Sand Hill Plaza trip, 75Â¢ each way for out of town. Call 748-2511 TWO DAYS IN ADVANCE to book a ride and get the out-of-town Friday schedule.

News For Week of April 12-16

*AARP INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE will be offered for the final time this year on April 12. Newtown seniors can take advantage of free tax help between 9 am and noon. There is no charge, but appointments are necessary.

*Enjoy A DAY AT BELMONT PARK. Newtown seniors can join a day trip to beautiful Belmont Park and take in a day at the races Thursday, May 13. Departure is 8:30 am, and cost is $60 per person.

Participants will enjoy a full lunch; choices are roasted garlic chicken and baked scrod with lemon and butter. Proper dress is required. No jeans or shorts will be allowed; men are required to wear collared shirts â and jackets are preferred. Call the senior center ofr more information or to sign up.

This Weekâs Programs

*On Tuesday, April 13, Steve Rowley will be visiting to offer lead a discussion concerning LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE. His program, which will begin at 1 pm, will coincide with many of the topics in his new book, The Consumerâs Guide to Long Term Care Insurance.

*What is normal when it comes to aging and memory loss? Not everyone who gets older gets Alzheimerâs disease. Join Janet Girardat from The Alzheimerâs Association on Thursday, April 15, at 1 pm, for a program on NORMAL AGING AND ALZHEIMERâS.

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REMINDERS: The AARP DRIVING COURSE has been scheduled for Newtown seniors for Monday and Tuesday, April 19-20. Participants must attend both days in order to qualify for an insurance discount.

Pre-registration is required and there are only 25 openings available. Call the senior center to sign up.

*NEW HORIZONS, a support group for widows and widowers, meets on the first Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be on May 4 at 3 pm.

*Thinking about doing some TRAVELING this year? Visit the senior center for full details on any trip including the following:

*YOU CANâT BEAT THE BATEAUX: On Wednesday, April 28, join a trip to New York City for a trip onboard the luxury vessel Bateaux New York. Cost is $68, departure is 8:45 am, and participants will enjoy a three-course meal, narration while sailing along the cityâs skyline, and a visit to Cathedral Church of St John the Divine. Call or visit the senior center for details.

Menu For April 12-20

Reservations must be made one or two days in advance.

Meals are subject to change.

Monday, April 12: Garlic herb chicken quarter with chicken gravy, herb stuffing, broccoli florettes, whole wheat bread, pistachio pudding with topping;

Tuesday, April 13: Cheese lasagna with meat sauce, Parmesan cheese, fresh zucchini, tossed salad with creamy Italian dressing, garlic bread, fresh fruit;

Wednesday, April 14: Chef salad (ham, turkey, egg wedge, lettuce and tomato) with French dressing, Portuguese roll, chocolate chip cookie;

Thursday: Pot roast with gravy, mashed potatoes, French cut green beans, blended juice, oatmeal bread, peaches;

Friday: Cream of broccoli soup, unsalted crackers, lemon-pepper fish, tartar sauce, wild rice pilaf, fiesta corn, dinner roll, diet fruited Jell-O with topping.

APRIL 19-23

Monday, April 19: Pepper steak, rice, broccoli-cauliflower mix, whole wheat bread, apricots;

Tuesday, April 20: Chicken parmesan with penne and marinara sauce, Parmesan cheese, fresh zucchini, garlic bread, pineapple juice, fresh fruit.

Activities Schedule, April 12-16

Monday: AM Bridge, hatha yoga class, AARP income tax help (by appointment), massage therapy; PM Bingo, chair exercise class, art class;

Tuesday: AM Pinochle, exercise; PM bowling (at Brookfield Lanes), long term care insurance program;

Wednesday: AM Pinochle, chair exercise, line dancing; PM;

Thursday: AM Pinochle, exercise, hatha yoga class; PM bowling (at Brookfield Lanes), Alzheimerâs program;

Friday: AM advanced mah jongg, sewing, quilting; PM beginnerâs mah jongg, knitting.

Â Remember, you must call three days in advance to book a meal or a ride, 270-4310; the Senior Bus, 748-2511.

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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.

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The town should certainly measure its performance against the statewide strategies. Unless I missed it I only know of one small cluster of homes that would meet the affordable housing program. Given the 500 or so new units being added in the last 10 years I think that 4/500 would not meet the metric to allow for a moratorium. I mean, fingers crossed for a Christmas miracle but I suspect we will see a few 8-30's sent our way in a method to avoid the Nimby mob. Thanks, Nimby mob.

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Services for Newtown seniors are sponsored by the Commission on Aging and are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. For more information about programs offered at the Senior Center call 270-4310.

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