Friday, June 17

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: Jun 17, 2011 12:00 am

Friday, June 17

âThemes and Variations: The Spring Performance by Newtown Centre for Classical Ballet,â 7 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, performance by students of classical ballet studio including Malenkee Ballet Repertoire Company, second performance June 18; 203-426-9299.

The Low Anthem in concert, 8 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, $24.99, performance by Providence, R.I., band hosted by Edmond Town Hall Live, opening set by Brown Bird, proceeds to benefit restoration fund for building dedicated in 1930; 203-426-2475.

Songs For A New World, curtain 8 pm, The Black Box Theatre, 117 Mt Pleasant Road, $10, performances of musical theater continues until June 18; 203-426-8717

Saturday, June 18

Invasives Removal Work Session, 9 amâ12:30 pm (rain date; rescheduled from June 11), Pole Bridge Preserve, Pole Bridge Road, volunteers needed to help Newtown Conservation Commission members work to invasive plants, bring gloves and hand tools if possible, wear protective clothing; 203-816-7170.

Benefit Car Wash, 9 amâ1 pm, at Scalzo Realty, 48 Main Street South, donations accepted for car washes done by Newtown Ecumenical Workcamp Students.

Bicycle Collection, 10 amâ2 pm, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, Boy Scout Zach Baudisch (Newtown Troop 370) will be collecting bicycles as part of his Eagle Scout project, donations to help cover shipping bikes to Africa also accepted, all donations tax-deductible; 203-270-6910.

Garden Conservancy Open Day Program, 10 am-4 pm rain or shine, Jean Sanderâs garden, 211 Walnut Tree Hill Road, $5 donation, public invited to visit garden featuring 18th and 19th Century stone troughs planted with alpines, cottage garden surrounded by a yew hedge, and woodland walk overlooking Pootatuck River and Lake Zoar; 888-842-2442.

Lemonade For A Cure, 10 amâ5 pm, Babe Ruth Baseball games at Glander Field, Hawley School Reed School and Sandy Hook School, donations for lemonade will benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, rescheduled from June 11.

âThemes and Variations: The Spring Performance by Newtown Centre for Classical Ballet,â 2 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, see June 17 details.

Songs For A New World, curtain 8 pm, The Black Box Theatre, 117 Mt Pleasant Road, $10, see June 17 details.

Sunday, June 19

FATHERâS DAY

Monday, June 20

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

Fairfield Hills Master Plan Review Committee, 7 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Board of Selectmen, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

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

Tuesday, June 21

FIRST DAY OF SUMMER

Blood pressure screenings, 10 amânoon, Lockwood Lodge Wellness Center, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free screenings, no appointment needed; 203-426-5847.

Â âA Stroke is Not Par for The Course,â noon, Masonicare of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free program by Heather Duggan, RN, will cover hazards and warning signs of a stroke, plus tops on preventive care and keeping a body young at heart, lunch included, reservations requested; 888-679-9997.

St Rose Parish Carnival begins, 6â10:30 pm, St Rose of Lima Church grounds, 46 Church Hill Road, carnival rides, games of chance, refreshments, continues nightly to June 25.

Dog Park Committee, 6:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Economic Development Commission, 7 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Wednesday, June 22

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free figure in landscape demonstration by Beverly Branch; 203-426-6654.

St Rose Parish Carnival continues, 6â10:30 pm, St Rose of Lima Church grounds, 46 Church Hill Road, see June 21 details.

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Tick-Borne Disease Action Committee, 8 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Thursday, June 23

St Rose Parish Carnival continues, 6â10:30 pm, St Rose of Lima Church grounds, see June 21 details.

Board of Finance, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Friday, June 24

St Rose Parish Carnival continues, 6â10:30 pm, St Rose of Lima Church grounds, 46 Church Hill Road, carnival rides, games of chance, refreshments, also Bingo tonight (see separate listing).

Bingo Night, doors open at 5:45 pm, games begin at 6:45, St Rose School Gathering Hall, $17 covers all regular and most special games, cash prizes, also door prizes; 203-426-5102.

Saturday, June 25

4th Annual Donut Dash, day-of registration opens 8:30 am, race to begin at 9:30, start from and return to Porcoâs Karate Academy, 113 Church Hill Road, runners will run to Newtown High School, consume donut, then return to karate academy, fundraiser for Newtown Youth & Family Services; 203-426-2427.

Pig Roast & Summer Picnic, 11 amâ5 pm, VFW Post 308, Freedom Defenders Way, $20 or $30 family max, public invited to join VFW members for family friendly event, live music to begin at 5 pm, proceeds to be donated to troops; 203-426-9316.

Final night of St Rose Carnival, 6â10:30 pm, St Rose of Lima Church grounds, see June 24 details.

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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.

Why Gun Violence Is Higher In The US

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.

Discusses Affordable Housing

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