Friday, September 18

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: Sep 18, 2009 12:00 am

Friday, September 18

Blood pressure screenings, 10 amânoon, Lockwood Lodge Wellness Center, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free screenings by registered nurse, walk-ins welcome; 426-5847.

Tea at Five, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, $20, season-opener for Town Players of Newtown continues weekends until September 27; 270-9144.

Saturday, September 19

Sandy Hook FD Juniors & Ladies Auxiliary Tag Sale, 8 amâ3 pm, Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue main station, 18-20 Riverside Road, tag sale items, vendors, refreshments, etc, proceeds to benefit volunteer fire company.

2nd annual NVAC Clothing Drive, 8 am-4 pm, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance garage, 77 Main Street, collected clothing will be donated to Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center of Fairfield County; 426-4369.

Tea at Five, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, see September 18 details.

Sunday, September 20

Childrenâs Day at The Little Red Schoolhouse, noonâ3 pm, Middle Gate School historic school building, 7 Cold Spring Road, free, tour historic building, children invited to play Colonial-era games, hosted by Newtown Historical Society; 426-5937.

Tea at Five matinee, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, see September 18 details

Monday, September 21

Commission on Aging, 4:30 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

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

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

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

Tuesday, September 22

Sandy Hook Organic Farmerâs Market, 2â6 pm, behind St Johnâs Church, 3 Washington Avenue, local food and craft vendors with fruits, vegetables, jams, baked goods, cut flowers, eggs and more, weekly until mid October; 313-9908.

Conservation Commission, 6 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peckâs Lane.

Public Building and Site Commission, 7 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

Rocking Rooster Square Dance Club Open Dance Night, 7:30â9:30 pm, Masonic Hall, 5 Washington Avenue, singles and couples invited to meet members and learn about club while dancing; 426-4817.

Wednesday, September 23

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program with guest artist Alain Picard, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free, pastel portrait painting using live model will be program; 426-6654.

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peckâs Lane.

Thursday, September 24

CommuniTyVision Open House, 10 amâ8 pm, Charter Communications, 11 Commerce Road, tours of studio and mobile production truck, demos of equipment upgrades and info about creating local access cable programs; 304-4050.

Peter LaPorta book signing, 6â8 pm, The Blue Colony Diner, 66 Church Hill Road, author of Who Hired These People?; 426-0745.

Cultural Arts Commission, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Screening of HEART: The Congo Chronicles, 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, chronicle of documentary films following Jeffrey Luken Hartlageâs work in DR Congo and Afghanistan will be followed by discussion with director and co-producer Kenneth Lundquist, Jr; 426-4533.

Holiday Festival planning session, 7 pm, Newtown Youth & Family Services, 17 Church Hill Road, organizational meeting for anyone interested in volunteering or learning about opportunities for December 6 event to benefit NYFS; 270-6481, 241-5782.

Board of Finance, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Friday, September 25

Family Dinner & Fun Night, 6â8 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, $10 family/four, $3 each additional person (advance ticket purchase required), pasta dinner, ice cream sundaes and entertainment for all ages, hosted by Newtown Parent Connection and Newtown Youth & Family Services; 270-4335.

Tea at Five, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, $25 (this performance only), final weekend of season-opener for Town Players of Newtown, tonightâs show will open with refreshments at 7:30 hosted by Newtown Congregational Church; 270-9144.

Saturday, September 26

Tag Sale, 9 amâ2 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, presented by and fundraiser for Spay & Neuter Association of Newtown (SNAN) & Greyhound Rescue & Rehabilitation (GRR); 270-9971, 426-0253.

16th Annual Newtown Health Fair, 10 amâ2 pm, Newtown Middle School, Queen Street, free, 45-plus exhibitors, screenings, health-related giveaways; 270-4291.

Tea at Five, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, see September 25 details.

Sunday, September 27

Tea at Five matinee, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, $20, final performance of season-opener for Town Players of Newtown; 270-9144.

WorkCamp 2010 Information Session, 4 pm, Newtown Congregational Church (use upper rear entrance), 14 West Street, info session for young adults and parents, group will travel to Biloxi, Miss., in July 2010; 270-1406, 426-2149.

COA Briefed On Mary Hawley Public Service Award, Encouraged To Participate

Boy Scouts Scheduling Christmas Tree Pickups

Swim And Dive Team Begins Season With Visit To Masuk

NHS Wrestling Team Wins Matches

The Way We Were

Head on a swivel at all times - especially in grocery parking lots! Keep an eye out for folks turning at the flagpole - it befuddles them at times.

Please Drive Safe In 2025

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

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