Friday, October 21

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: Oct 21, 2005 12:00 am

Friday, October 21

Opening day SCAN Fall Art Show & Sale, 10 amâ5 pm (and awards reception 6â8 pm), Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free show and sale of works by members of SCAN, also special section devoted to Newtown scenes in honor of townâs tercentennial, show continues to October 23; 426-1991.

Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, 11 am, Brookfield Town Hall.

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

Hurricane Benefit Show, 7 pm, Newtown Teen Center, 57 Church Hill Road, admission $5, performances by Lucky Strikes, Metaphorical, Soundtrap, et al, will help raise funds for hurricane victims; 426-6597.

Saturday, October 22

2005 NMS Sculpted Scarecrow Contest begins, Newtown Middle School front lawn, 11 Queen Street, public invited to vote on larger-than-life scarecrow-themed creations by NMS students, contest runs continuously until October 30 (ballots on Bee Schools pages).

Voter Registration & Update, 9 amâ2 pm, Registrar of Voters office at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, anyone who needs to register or update voting records should stop in, office will be open each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday through October 25 (last day to register prior to November elections); 270-4250.

Bake Sale and Tag Sale, 10 amâ3 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, proceeds from Womanâs Club bake sale will benefit animals affected by Hurricane Katrina, proceeds of tag sale will benefit Spay & Neuter Association of Newtown (SNAN).

SCAN Fall Art Show & Sale continues, 10 amâ5 pm, Newtown Meeting House, see October 21 details.

2nd Annual Made in Newtown Craft Show, 10 amâ5 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, featuring local crafters, presented by Newtown Newcomers & Neighbors Club, proceeds will benefit clubâs scholarship fund; 270-6841.

15th Annual Waldorf Fall Fair, 11 amâ3 pm, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, craft demonstrations and activities, puppet shows, kidsâ games and crafts, live music, lunch and more; 364-0365.

Sunday, October 23

Final day SCAN Fall Art Show & Sale, 10 amâ5 pm, Newtown Meeting House, see October 21 details.

Counterpoint concert, 3 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 30 Main Street, 3 pm, free (suggested donation $15) concert by Vermontâs premier choral ensemble, conducted by Robert DeCormier, will include classical to folk offerings; 426-3660.

Monday, October 24

Board of Fire Commissioners, annual dinner meeting, Mona Lisa Restaurant, 160 South Main Street, 6 pm, cocktail reception; 6:30 pm, business meeting.

âReconstructive Surgery: Nose to Toes,â 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free program by plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgeon David Goldenberg, MD, will discuss pros and cons of current cosmetic procedures, sponsored by St Rose Parish Nurse Ministry; 426-2573 extension 15.

Tuesday, October 25

Voter Registration & Update, 9 amâ8 pm, Registrar of Voters office at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, anyone who needs to register or update voting records should stop in, final opportunity to register or update info prior to November elections; 270-4250.

Open Space Task Force, 4:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peckâs Lane.

Public Building and Site Commission, 6:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School at Fairfield Hills.

Garden Club of Newtown program, 1 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, free and open to nonmembers, slide lecture by Brid Craddock on âDeer Resistant Plants for Your Gardenâ; 364-1774.

Hattertown Historic District Commission, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Wednesday, October 26

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free (nonmembers welcome) demonstration by watercolor artist Cal Martin; 426-6654.

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, town offices, Peckâs Lane.

Thursday, October 27

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

âSnakes Alive!â refreshments at 7:30 pm, program at 8, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, slide show and program with live (non-venomous) snakes presented by Jay Kaplan will familiarize participants with snakes that live in Connecticut; 426-4533.

Friday, October 28

2005 NMS Sculpted Scarecrow Contest continues, Newtown Middle School front lawn, 11 Queen Street, public invited to vote on larger-than-life scarecrow-themed creations by NMS students, contest runs continuously until October 30 (ballots on Bee Schools pages).

Sunday, October 30

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS

(set clocks back one hour)

Jenny Lind Doll Club 18th Annual Antique & Collectible Doll Show, 10 amâ4 pm, Fireside Inn, 123 Main Street South, admission $5 adults, $1 children, vendors, exhibitors, appraisals (small fee per item); 860-628-8896.

Final day 2005 NMS Sculpted Scarecrow Contest, at Newtown Middle School front lawn, 11 Queen Street, see October 28 details.

Monday, October 31

HALLOWEEN

Two Charges For Driver Who Left Scene After Vehicle Struck Dog Twice

Meet The Danbury Hat Tricks At C.H. Booth Library

Newtown's Winter Steeples,’ This Year's Holiday Cover Art

Silver Alert: Katherine Sullivan

Snapshot: Pastor Zach Kinsman

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.

Backs Moratorium On Dense Development Applications

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

gangs. If I use a firearm in self/home defense, is that gun violence?

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