Friday, July 7

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Jul 07, 2006 12:00 am

Friday, July 7

Board of Selectmen, 5 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Opening night Juno and The Paycock, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, Town Players will present Sean OâCaseyâs classic drama of life in the Dublin slums during the Irish Civil War weekends through July 29; 270-9144

Saturday, July 8

Juno and The Paycock, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, see July 7 details; 270-9144

Sunday, July 9

Sandy Hook Village Farmersâ Market, 9 amâ1 pm, Glen Road, fresh produce, also crafts and tag sale, weekly through September 15; 426-2427.

Sydney Eddison Garden Tour, 2â6 pm rain or shine, home of Mrs Eddison, Echo Valley Road, $5, open tour of the gardens of master gardener and celebrated author will double as fundraiser for Quota International of Candlewood Valley; 720-7507.

Heilweil Vocal Arts Studio student recital, 4:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, free recital will include residents of Newtown and surrounding towns; 364-1326.

Monday, July 10

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

Tuesday, July 11

Sandy Hook Organic Farmersâ Market, 2â6 pm, behind St Johnâs Episcopal Church, 3 Washington Avenue, organic farmers, bakers, artists, jewelers, weavers and other vendors, childrenâs activities, market runs weekly through October 3; 270-1820.

Conservation Commission, 6 pm, town offices, 31 Peckâs Lane.

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

Charter Revision Commission, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Design Review Board, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

The Jim Scianna Trio in concert, 7 pm, The Homesteads at Newtown, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, free concert by trio featuring Carmen Leggio, complimentary refreshments, reservations requested; 426-8118.

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

Lake Lillinonah Authority, 7:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall.

Wednesday, July 12

Book Talk at The Meadows: 84 Charing Cross Road, 1:30 pm, Nunnawauk Meadows Community Building, 3 Nunnawauk Road, free, screening of 1987 film based on Helene Hanffâs memoir of same name will be followed by discussion of local bookshops, refreshments; 270-7257.

Borough Zoning Commission, 7:15 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peckâs Lane.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free program on creating a figure painting with acrylics will be led by Beverly Branch, all welcome; 426-6654.

Thursday, July 13

BNI/Newtown chapter meeting, 7â8:30 am, call for meeting location, free, newcomers welcome, presentation by June McGroary (JRMC Associates, LLC) on âOnline Custom Computer Training: Talk to a Live Tutor and Get Answers to Your Computer Questionsâ; 743-4708.

Opening reception for âAlaska, there and back,â 6â8 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free reception to celebrate works by Gina Prewett that reflect her strong ties to Native American culture, show on view until July 31; 426-4533.

Water and Sewer Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant offices, 24 Commerce Road.

Friday, July 14

Juno and The Paycock, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, Town Players is presenting Sean OâCaseyâs classic drama of life in the Dublin slums during the Irish Civil War weekends through July 29; 270-9144

Saturday, July 15

Vintage Base Ball Game, 2 pm, âThe Asylumâ (ball field at Fairfield Hills), off Wasserman Way, free, Newtown Sandy Hook Vintage Base Ball Team will host The Hartford Senators, playing by 1876 and 1886 rules; 270-0596.

In Harmony concert, 7 pm, The Pleasance, Main Street at Sugar Street, free concert will open Booth Libraryâs Summer Concert Series, bring chairs or blankets for seating, at library (25 Main Street) if rain; 426-4533.

Juno and The Paycock, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, see July 14 details; 270-9144

Sunday, July 16

Sandy Hook Village Farmersâ Market, 9 amâ1 pm, Glen Road, fresh produce, also crafts and tag sale, weekly through September 15; 426-2427.

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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