Friday, October 8

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: Oct 08, 2010 12:00 am

Friday, October 8

Fairfield Hills Master Plan Review Committee, Demographics Subcommittee, 6 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Opening night for Whodunnit, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road, contact theater about tickets for this benefit performance, Town Players production of Anthony Shafferâs âcomic murderâ continues weekends to October 24, play contains material not suitable for children; 203-270-9144.

Saturday, October 9

Multifamily Tag Sale, 9 amâ2 pm, Newtown High School cafeteria, 12 Berkshire Road, 100 families participating in event sponsored by and serving as fundraiser for NHS Marching Band & Guard; 203-426-2374.

SNAN Annual Fall Bake Sale, 10 amâ2 pm, Lexington Gardens, 32 Church Hill Road, homemade cookies, pies, breads, cakes, and dog biscuits, presented by and benefit for the Spay & Neuter Association of Newtown; 203-426-0253, 203-270-8927.

Sounds For Stride: A PanCAN Event, 1â5 pm, Sandy Hook Park, 5 Glen Road, $10 requested donation, live music by ZTrain, Brian Harrington Quartet, et al, refreshments available, door prizes, fundraiser for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network; 203-792-2405.

Zumbathon, registration opens at 3, event runs 3:30â5 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, $15 donation, fundraiser for PurpleStride Danbury 2010, all proceeds to benefit Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

Putting on The Dog V, 6â9 pm, Newtown Country Club, Country Club Road, $35 ($25 Canine Advocates of Newtown members), wine tastings & hors dâoeuvres, also silent auction, proceeds to benefit CANâs support & veterinary care of Newtown Pound dogs; 203-426-5327.

Spaghetti Supper Saturday, 6:30â9:30 pm, St Rose Gathering Hall, 42 Church Hill Road, $20, $5 ages 10 and under, dinner runs until 8:30, entertainment continues until 9:30, sponsored by St Rose Knights of Columbus Council 185; 203-426-1014.

Weâve Got Talent, 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, $15, $10 students and seniors, free age 5 and under, musical concert and variety show featuring residents of all ages sponsored by Newtown Cultural Arts Commission; 203-426-9299.

Whodunnit, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road, $20, see October 8 show details.

Sunday, October 10

Opening reception for âJourney Within,â 1â4 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, meet members of Authentic Voice, a Newtown-based healing, meditative art group that has been meeting weekly for more than a decade, collection will remain on view until October 29; 203-426-4533.

Whodunnit, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road, $20, see October 8 show details.

Auditions for A Childâs Christmas in Wales, 7â9 pm, The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road, director Mary Poile seeking men and women with good singing voices and versatility, ages 30sâ60s, for NovemberâDecember production of Dylan Thomas work adapted by Ms Poile, few parts for boys ages 10â12, also seeking stage hands, tech crew and, musician/musical director, auditions continue October 11; 203-270-9144.

Monday, October 11

COLUMBUS DAY OBSERVED

Tuesday, October 12

Sandy Hook Organic Farmersâ Market, 2â6 pm, Fairfield Hills campus, Primrose Street, local food and craft vendors with fruits, vegetables, jams, baked goods, cut flowers, eggs & more, weekly to mid-October; 203-313-9908.

Conservation Commission, 6 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers, 6 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Parks and Recreation Commission, 6 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Booth Library Board of Trustees, 7 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

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

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

Wednesday, October 13

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

Newtown Parent Connection public forum, 7â9 pm, Newtown Middle School, Queen Street, free, parents and their teenage children invited to hear Dr Stephen Wallace as he discusses how parental perception and popular culture affects adolescent behavior, including conclusions from his own research.

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

âThe Garden Earth: Organically Improving Our Lives One Project at a Time,â 7:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free program by Baroness Maureen Hasley-Jones on environmentally holistic gardening, hosted by The Town & Country Garden Club; 203-426-5359.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown program, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House (lower level), 31 Main Street, free, demo of painting a landscape in oil by Frank Buckmann; 203-426-6654.

Ad Hoc Tick-Borne Disease Action Committee, 8 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Thursday, October 14

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

Parks and Recreation Trail Committee, 7 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Cultural Arts Commission, 7 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Water & Sewer Authority, 7 pm, sewage treatment plant office building, 24 Commerce Road.

Fairfield Hills Master Plan Review Committee, 7 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Friday, October 15

Photography exhibition, 10 amâ3 pm, demitasse cafÃ©, 3 Glen Road, two-day presentation of fine art photography by Michelle Babyak continues October 16; 203-304-9600.

Whodunnit, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road, $20, Town Players production of Anthony Shafferâs âcomic murderâ continues weekends to October 24, play contains material not suitable for children; 203-270-9144.

Saturday, October 16

Guided Nature Hike, 10 am, Holcombe Hill Preserve, 55 Great Hill Road, free and open to all levels (family participation encouraged), guided hike led by member(s) of Newtown Forest Association to one of townâs highest elevations, 1â2 hours long, wear proper clothing & footwear, BYO water and food; 203-270-3650.

Fall Arts & Crafts Fair, 10 amâ4 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, 32 professional crafters, silent auction, AMBER Alert registration, food & baked goods, theme baskets & more, presented by and major fundraiser for Newtown United Methodist Church; 203-426-9998.

Whodunnit, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road, contact theater about tickets for this benefit performance, see October 15 show details; 203-270-9144.

Sunday, October 17

Open House & Living History Demonstration, 12â4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, free, presentation of antique bicycles by Jim Spillane III, also tours by docents; 203-426-5937.

Book Donation Day, 12â5 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, Friends of Booth Library will be collecting used books, CDs, DVDs and LPs for next summerâs book sale, tax receipts available; 203-270-4537.

Whodunnit, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road, $20, see October 15 show details.

Evensong Service Celebrated With Choral Society At Trinity Church

Author Leslie Connor Visits Reed Intermediate School

Newtown Bridle Lands Association Holds Jingle Bell Ride

NHS Dance Team Ready To Go For More Championships

BOE Listens To Fall Sports Update At Meeting

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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