Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. The Senior Center is under the auspices of The Commission on Aging. The center is run by Senior Services Director Marilyn Place. For more

By LINDA BAUER

Published: Jun 06, 2008 12:00 am

Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. The Senior Center is under the auspices of The Commission on Aging. The center is run by Senior Services Director Marilyn Place. For more information about programs offered at the Senior Center call 270-4310.

You may drop in at the Senior Center on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook weekdays between 9 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 minibus 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 Wal-Mart Route 6). Cost is 65Â¢ 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.

This Weekâs

Programs

*POT LUCK DINNER on June 10, from 4 to 6 pm, picnic style. Call to reserve a spot and what dish you will bring to share. Cost is $5.

*BINGO is Tuesday, June 10, at 1 pm.

*See JERSEY BOYS on Broadway, featuring Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons music, on June 11 and have lunch at Rachelâs Restaurant. Call the Senior Center for reservations; $182 per person; depart at 9 am.

*LIFE LINE SCREENING to assess the risk of stroke and vascular disease will be on Friday, June 13, at the Newtown Senior Center. Schedule an appointment at 800-324-1851; cost is $45.

Upcoming

Programs

*AARP DRIVING CLASS on Thursday and Friday, June 19 and 20, 12:30 to 4:30 pm. You must attend both classes, the fee is $10.

*COMMISSION ON AGING is June 16, at 5 pm.

*Musical entertainment by LARRY AYCE on Tuesday, June 17, at 1:30 pm, and Bill Michaels on Thursday, June 26, at 1:30 pm. Bring your dancing feet.

*A HART BUS Informational Forum will be on Wednesday, June 18, at 1 pm. Have your questions answered, register to ride, and learn how to make reservations with the representatives from the SweetHart Bus Company. Call to reserve a seat.

*Mike Asselta will be speaking on WOMEN OF THE REVOLUTION on Thursday, June 12, at 1 pm. Refreshments will be provided.

*BINGO is Tuesday, June 24, at 1 pm.

Day Trips

*STRAWBERRIES, CHOCOLATE AND WINE on Wednesday, June 25, with lunch at Torches on the Hudson restaurant and then onto Baldwin Vineyards for a gourmet afternoon of desserts and wine tasting. Departs at 10:15 am; $76 per person.

*Narrated SIGHTSEEING CRUISE aboard The Southland on Wednesday, July 9; departing at 9:30 am en route to Narragansett, R.I. Enjoy Lunch at the Coast Guard House. Visit Harbor of Refuge, Point Judith Lighthouse and islands and inlets of the great Salt Pond. Cost is $83.

*Back by popular demand is a trip to Hunts Landing on July 16 for a Patriots Salute, with feasting, dancing, singing, and merriment. A great way to celebrate the Independence Day. Depart at 9 am; $88 per person.

*Enjoy ITALIAN FESTIVAL at the Aqua Turf Club on Tuesday, July 29, with delicious food, a live band, interactive entertainment and lots of fun. Depart 10 am; $65.

*See the Mel Brooks musical, The Producers, at WESTCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE on Wednesday, September 3. Depart at 9 am; $76 per person.

Recurring Activities

*FREE COMPUTER LESSONS are given every Monday and Tuesday at 3 pm.

*YOGA classes are Monday and Thursday at 10:30 am.

*BOWLING at Brookfield Lanes for Senior âFun Bowl,â Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 3 pm.

*CARDS FOR OUR TROOPS every Tuesday morning from 10 am to noon and 1 to 3 pm.

*BEGINNERS BRIDGE LESSONS on Wednesday, 9:30 am, with Mary Matern.

*BOARD GAME DAY is every Thursday at 1 pm. Coffee or tea and snack will be supplied.

*MOVIE TIME on Fridays at 1 pm. Enjoy a good âfavoriteâ movie with a friend. We supply the video and popcorn.

Monday: AM pinochle, hatha yoga, exercise, PM computer classes, chorus group.

Tuesday: AM pinochle, country-western line dancing; PM Tai Chi & Chi Kung, bowling, walking for fitness, computer classes, crafts.

Wednesday: AM exercise; PM bingo, crafts.

Thursday: AM Breakfast Club, hatha yoga, cards; PM bowling, walking for fitness, board games.

Friday: AM advanced mah jongg, sewing, quilting, PM movie time, knitting, cards.

Menu For Week Of

June 9â13

Monday: Stuffed cabbage roll, egg noodles, diced carrots, seedless rye bread, mandarin oranges.

Tuesday: Succulent pork loin with gravy, mashed potato, Oriental blend vegetables, potato bread, seasonal fresh fruit.

Wednesday: Lemon chicken quarter, rice and beans, broccoli florets, dinner roll, grape juice, diet fruited Jell-O with whipped topping.

Thursday: Daveâs meatloaf with gravy, mashed potato, mixed vegetables, wheat bread, bartlett pears.

And for planning aheadâ

Monday, June 16: Beer battered fish with tarter sauce, tater tots with ketchup, California blend vegetables, warm buttermilk biscuit, apricot halves.

Tuesday, June 17: Cream of broccoli soup, grilled chicken Caesar salad with croutons, grilled chicken, and Caesar dressing, soft breadstick, Boston cream pie.

Remember, you must call at least one day in advance to book a ride, 270-4310; the Senior Bus, 748-2511.

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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.

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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.

P&Z Should Reject Vessel Proposal

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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