Leveling a field behind the back parking lot of Newtown High School will provide a prime site on which to build tennis courts in the future and will give the town approximately 31,000 yards of gravel for use on town roads. The school’s original tennis courts, built near a ledge outcropping, have been condemned because water runoff has eroded the base of the courts.

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Seven months of work came to fruition when a series of workshops dealing with everything from communication to time management to depression took place at the high school. The workshops sponsored by YSIN (Youth Services In Newtown) were the result of a survey by the school’s Leadership Council that indicated students wanted help dealing with pressure to succeed.

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Engineering consultants told the Water Pollution Control Authority on June 18 that 13 of the 19 locations tested in a sanitary survey are problem areas with septic systems that are failing or suspected of failing. Information from this report indicates that small community wastewater treatment systems are in Newtown’s future in more than one area of town.

June 29, 1962

FORBIDDEN! It has been brought to the attention of the Newtown Parks and Recreation Commission that children are being left in Dickinson Memorial Park, unaccompanied by a parent or adult. This is strictly against the rules of the park, said the commission. The lifeguards on duty at the pool are there for the safety of all swimmers. They are not required to act as babysitters, the commission emphatically states.

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Mr and Mrs Joseph E. Borst of Beechwood Drive and Rapid City, S.D., announce the birth of their fourth child, James Andrew, born on June 18. Their other children are Skipper, five; Beth Ann, four; and Michael, one year. Mr and Mrs Borst are hoping to return to Newtown for a visit in late summer.

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Newtown’s Combined Five Companies present their seventh annual carnival starting Monday evening at 6:30 at the Italian Community Center, Route 34, Sandy Hook, and each night through Saturday. Feature of the week, the annual parade of firemen, will be held Wednesday evening at 8 pm, with the line of march shortened. The parade will form at the junction of Route 34, Toddy Hill Road, and Mile Hill Road. Some 30 visiting fire company units and more than a dozen bands are expected to participate.

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At the joint session of the Board of Selectmen with the Town Clerk held on Saturday, June 23, in Edmond Town Hall, for the purpose of making voters, a total of 42 new voters were enrolled on the town’s list. Of these, 20 were enrolled as Republicans, seven as Democrats, and 15 unaffiliated. These new voters bring the total of electors in the town to 4,558.

 

June 25, 1937

Collecting more money than has been gathered together in any two previous campaigns, the annual Roll Call of the Newtown Branch of the American Red Cross went over with a bang this year under the able leadership of its chairman, Miss Kate Reynolds. $375.30 of the $586.30 collected is to remain in Newtown for local use.

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The Boy Scout Camporee, which in past years has been held at Seaside Park, Bridgeport, will take place this year at Camp Pomperaug, Lake Zoar, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 25-27, in which it is expected 1,500 Scouts and Scouters will take part. District Campfires will be the feature of the gathering on Friday night. On Saturday morning patrol projects will be in order. Closing ceremonies on Sunday will include a review of the 1,500 Scouts and Scouters and the passing out of awards to the various winning troops.

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Considerable interest is being shown in the Colonial Calico Ball, which will be held at the Edmond Town Hall on Saturday evening, July 3, under the auspices of the Country Club. “Buddy” Goodsell’s orchestra of Bridgeport will play for modern and old-fashioned dances. There will be a grand march with prizes for the loveliest and funniest costumes. Plenty of free punch and wafers is assured by the committee who report that, although the demand is brisk, there are still tickets available at 55 cents per person, tax included.

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At the West Terrace Riding Club Horse Show held Sunday on the Danbury Fair Grounds, Miss Peggy Budd, daughter of Mr and Mrs Stephen E. Budd, carried away the cup for good horsemanship in a class limited to residents of Connecticut riding any horse over 14.2 hands high. Miss Budd was one of ten entries, which included her sister, Miss Mary Budd, who took fourth honors in the same event.

 

June 28, 1912

I SELL AMBREW! A beverage for every body, including the engineer, stoker and the man at the throttle of the steamroller. $1.00 can makes ten gallons. Agents wanted. Send postal. T.J. Corbett, Queen Street, Newtown, Ct.

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WANTED — Just call or write. Will get there in a jiffy. Highest cash prices paid for Bob calves, fat calves, fat cows, old cows to butcher; also chickens and hides. S. Strisik, Sandy Hook, Route 17. Telephone 54-5.

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Sunset Inn Open to the public as a first class boarding house. Pleasant rooms and good table. Lunches served at all hours. Auto parties given special attention. Picnic parties catered to by order of telephone. Rates $7 to $10 per week. Mrs William Knapp, Hawleyville, Conn. Tel: 44-13.

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The Grand Central Newtown, Connecticut. This well-known hotel has been thoroughly renovated and opened as a First Class Summer Boarding House. Its high elevation, healthful climate, situated as it is, in one of the most beautiful villages of New England, where all conveniences are at hand, make it an ideal spot to spend one’s summer vacation. The service and accommodations are all that could be desired. The rates moderate. Auto parties invited. C.E. Pomeroy, Proprietor, NEWTOWN, CONN.