Friday, May 15

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: May 15, 2009 12:00 am

Friday, May 15

Willy Wonka, curtain 7 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, tickets $5, performances by RIS Drama Club continue tomorrow night; 270-4880.

Caught in the Net by Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $18; 270-9144.

The Last Five Years, curtain 8 pm, Newtown High School auditorium, 12 Berkshire Road, $10, production by NHS Black Box Musical, continues to May 17.

Saturday, May 16

Run for Ron Bienkowski Family, registration 8:30 am, starts 9 am, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, walk- or run-a-thon will raise funds for Ron Bienkowski Medical Fund; 270-4880.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, 9 amâ2 pm, Public Works Garage, 4 Turkey Hill Road, bring most items that cannot be regularly left at transfer station (full list online at HRRA.org); 775-6256 x304.

Blessing of the Animals, 11 am, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, stuffed and live animals welcome, rain date May 30; 426-9024.

Artistsâ Studios Tour, 11 amâ3 pm, $15, self-guided tour among six Newtown artist studios, hosted by Newtown Womanâs Club; 426-5283.

Willy Wonka, curtain 6 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, tickets $5, by RIS Drama Club; 270-4880.

Caught in the Net by Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $18; 270-9144.

The Last Five Years, curtain 8 pm, Newtown High School auditorium, see May 15 details.

CT Master Chorale 10th Anniversary Concert, 8 pm, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, $20 advance, $25 at door, performance of 55-voice vocal group to include classical, ethnic, samba and more, with accompanist Joseph Jacovino Jr and CT Master Chorale Orchestra; 743-0473.

Sunday, May 17

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, 8:30 am-noon, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, $5 ($15 max/family), hotcakes andÂ sausage and coffee or orange juice served by Knights of Columbus to raise funds for Ken Ayles and family.

Open House & Pottery Demo, 12â4 pm, Newtown Historical Society, 44 Main Street, free, docent tours, potterâs wheel demo by Reggie Delarm (East Knoll Pottery); 426-5937.

Antiques Appraisals Day, 12â4 pm, The Woods at Newtown, 176 Mt Pleasant Road, $5/item, limit three items, verbal appraisals by Jay St Mark; 426-0847.

The Last Five Years, curtain 2 pm, Newtown High School auditorium, by NHS Black Box Musical Theater.

Frisbee Golf & Walking Tour of Orchard Hill Nature Center, 2â4 pm, Huntingtown Road, guided and self-guided tours (2-4 pm), Frisbee golf (all day), refreshments and more; 426-5426.

A Canadian Spring by Newtown Choral Society, 4 pm, Christ the King Lutheran Church, 85 Mt Pleasant Road, $9, $7 students and seniors, classical and contemporary works by Canadian composers; 426-3769.

Monday, May 18

Commission on Aging, 5 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Newtown Youth & Family Services (NYFS), board of directors, 6:30 pm, NYFS offices, 17 Church Hill Road.

Middle Gate Chorus Spring Concert, 7 pm, Middle Gate School, 7 Cold Spring Road; 426-7662.

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

Pension Committee, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Board of Fire Commissioners, 8 pm, Sandy Hook Firehouse, 18 Riverside Road.

Tuesday, May 19

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

Economic Development Commission, 7:30 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Newtown Friends of Music annual meeting, 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library Knoepke Meeting Room, 25 Main Street.

Wednesday, May 20

Board of Selectmen, hearing on the employee discharge of the animal control officer, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Fairfield Hills Authority, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

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

Newtown Middle School 7th Grade Spring Concert, 7:30 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road; 426-7642.

Thursday, May 21

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, 12:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

âAn African Safari,â 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free program by photographer Tom Cuchara, hosted by Flagpole Photographers; 364-1441.

Clean Energy Task Force, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Newtown Middle School 8th Grade Spring Concert, 7:30 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road; 426-7642.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peckâs Lane.

Saturday, May 23

NUMC Outreach Tag Sale, 9 amâ3 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, household items, antiques, collectibles and more, proceeds to benefit NUMC Defibrillator Fund; 426-9998, 270-3960.

Cake Donuts & Refreshments, 9 amânoon, St Johnâs Episcopal Church, 5 Washington Avenue, homemade fried cake donuts, also coffee and orange juice, plus goodies from American Artisan Food & Baking.

Ninth Annual Great Pootatuck Duck Race, 10 amâ3 pm, Sandy Hook Center Park, Glen Road, kidâs events, live music, dance and demos by local groups, food, vendors and community groups, all leading to (2 pm) race of toy ducks down Pootatuck River, presented by Newtown Lions Club; 426-6443.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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