Tuesday, August 7

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Aug 01, 2001 12:00 am

Tuesday, August 7

Galvanized Jazz Band performance, 7 pm rain or shine, Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free outdoor performance of Dixieland and Big Band music concludes Ashlarâs 15th Annual Summer Sounds Concert Series, bring blankets/lawn chairs; 426-5847.

Charter Revision Commission, 7 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Police Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Lake Zoar Authority, 7:30 pm, Southbury Town Hall, Main Street South, Southbury.

Lake Lillinonah Authority, 7:30 pm, Bridgewater Town Hall, Route 133, Bridgewater.

Wednesday, August 8

Borough Zoning Commission, 7 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

âThrough the Camera to the Easel,â 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free program by contemporary wildlife artist John Swatsley will discuss uses of photographic reference material in painting, hosted by Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN; program preceded by board of directorsâ meeting, 6:15); 426-6654.

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

Thursday, August 9

âThe Drama Queens Around the World,â 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hallâs Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, tickets $5 adults, free age 12 and under, performance by summer acting group of girls ages 7-14 with music and dance traditions from around the world, proceeds to The Heifer Project (also afternoon performance on August 10 at library); 426-4191.

Friday, August 10

âThe Drama Queens Around the World,â 1:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, tickets $5 adults, free age 12 and under, performance by summer acting group of girls ages 7-14 with music and dance traditions from around the world, proceeds to The Heifer Project; 426-4191.

Peter Pan, 7:30 pm, Newtown High School auditorium, 12 Berkshire Road/Route 34, tickets $14 adults/reserved seats, $12 adults/general admission, $7 seniors and students/reserved seats, $6 seniors and students/general admission, production featuring college, high school and middle school students from 14 regional schools participating in Summer Theater Connection, two additional performances on August 11; 426-1787.

Saturday, August 11

Peter Pan, 2 and 7:30 pm, Newtown High School auditorium, see ticket and other details in August 10 listing.

Fourth Annual Sip ‘N Shop Enjoyed By Many

BOE Listens To Fall Sports Update At Meeting

Ram Pasture Hosts 40th Annual Tree Lighting Celebration

Ram Pasture Tree Lighting Donations Continue

‘Songs Of The Glorious Season’

Performed By Newtown Choral Society

Half right. The other half wrong (and left).

Why Gun Violence Is Higher In The US

I want to clarify something that was not clear in my letter. Newtown DOES have an affordable housing plan, put together with the aid of the Council of Governments (COG) in 2022 and approved by the LC that year. The strategies in that plan are to "encourage", "support", "explore", "promote" various aspects of state and local affordable housing programs. Those strategies are largely repeated in the Housing Chapter of the Plan of Conservation and Development being finalized now. Newtown needs to measure its performance against those strategies and refine them to reflect the current situation and evaluate whether we are eligible for a moratorium on 8-30(g) projects if we have met the criteria. It's a question of being more specific and more rigorous in what we as a community would like to see to address this real and serious need, rather than to be on our heels when a developer proposes a project on their terms. An independent look outside the application process would be best for that. Thank you. Peter.

Discusses Affordable Housing

I on Glover Ave. walk my two Labs every morning and evening. Drivers are constantly cutting me off at the shopping center entrance and other driveways. There is no understanding of pedestrians rights. Drives make left turns onto Queen when its forbidden. Most cars cruse right thru the crosswalks without stopping for pedestrians. The Police have not issued one citation nor even a warming for crosswalk violations. The situation is out of control and now a loved resident, Pete, and a pet, Coby have been killed. Time for a plan. The problem is not Intersections, nor traffic, the problem 98s drivers and lack of enforcement. The plan need to create a culture that drivers obey speed limits and honor pedestrians right of ways. Isn't that the job of the Police Department and The Police Commission, to protect Newtowns citizens. This is a call to action.

Unidentified Driver Sought After Fatally Striking Dog And Leaving Scene

Its already too late, the Nimby mob have scared developers so that their only option is to use the state wide 8-30 exemption to get around the local zoning board. Thanks Nimby mob.

Backs Moratorium On Dense Development Applications

Ya gotta pay more to live in a Blue state and subsidize the 'affordable' folks.

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