Ten distinct areas of Newtown have been identified as having significant septic system failures that could warrant consideration of solutions ranging from sewers to on-site repairs of septic systems, in a study being conducted by the town by the Cent
Ten distinct areas of Newtown have been identified as having significant septic system failures that could warrant consideration of solutions ranging from sewers to on-site repairs of septic systems, in a study being conducted by the town by the Center for the Environment and Man, Inc. If you live in one of them you could be faced with costs ranging from an estimated $123 to $466 per year to solve the pollution problems.
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Nearly four months have passed since the stateâs new bottle bill took effect and the public acceptance its backers predicted would come must now contend with its opponentsâ strengthened efforts to have it repealed.
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For the past three years, Ken Mackenzie of Hanover Road has been tapping his sugar maples, and on Saturday, March 22, the Mackenzie family celebrated âsugarinâ off timeâ with an open house for around 30 friends and neighbors who were treated to samples of the maple syrup served over pound cake or ice cream.
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The public is being urged by the P&Z Commission to turn out for a special public hearing to give its views on where the town should be heading in the areas of residential and commercial development over the next 20 years, as part of the ongoing update of the townâs 1969 plan of development.
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Girl Scout Troop 33 is sponsoring a fashion show on Friday, March 28, at 7:30 pm at the United Methodist Church in Sandy Hook. The show will feature fashions from the Beeâs Nest in Woodbury. Girls from the troop, and their sisters and mothers will model the clothes.
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The finger came out of the dike last Friday as Mother Nature dumped 4.75 inches of rain on the area before turning it into snow early Saturday morning. The rainfall statistics come from the WestConn Environmental Weather Station, which also told The Bee winds gusted up to 55 miles per hour during the storm. Flooding and road washouts on local streets kept Newtown highway department crews busy from Friday through Sunday.
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Rising insurance, fuel and utility costs have taken heir toll in the Board of Selectmenâs budget, just as in the school budget. And the selectmen Monday night recommended a series of transfers and use of unappropriated revenue from the state to fund a $79,075 operating deficit.
April 1, 1955
An enthusiastic group of members of the special committee appointed by First Selectman A. Fenn Dickinson to plan an observance of the 250th anniversary of the purchase of the land of Newtown, held its first meeting on Wednesday night in Mr Dickinsonâs office in Edmond Town Hall. Wholehearted approval of a celebration to mark the historic event this summer was shown by the members, who entered into a lively discussion of a general plan.
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A unique collection of Yankee whittlinâ sticks, the property of Lincoln B. Mitchell of Sandy Hook, is now on exhibition on the main floor of the Cyrenius Booth Library. Over 50 examples of an unknown whittlerâs spare-time work with pine kindling, found by Mr Mitchell over a Connecticut country store, illustrate the high degree of skill which entered into this characteristic American craft.
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As work continues on the new dam being built on the Housatonic River between Newtown and Southbury, it becomes evident every day that the water soon to be impounded back of the dam will provide another beautiful body of water for Connecticut.
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A panel discussion on the pilot study of the new marking and reporting system employed in Newtown schools will be the feature of the next Parent and Teacherâs Association meeting. As the discussion progresses, members of the audience will be asked to jot down questions that pertain to the subject of the evening.
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The Senior Choir of the Newtown Congregational Church will sing âThe Crucifixion â A Meditation of the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer,â by Sir John Stainer, on Good Friday at 8 pm in the church. A chorus of 26 voices will perform this oratorio, written in 1887.
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New street lights and fixtures are now being installed on Main Street in the Borough of Newtown from a point north of the Liberty Garage to the first light south of Glover Avenue, and on Church Hill Road from Main Street to the railroad station.
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The decoration committee for the Junior Prom has chosen âStairway to Paradiseâ for this yearâs theme. All other decorations will be kept secret until May 4, the night of the prom.
March 28 , 1930
District Fire Warden, F.J. Crouch, with helpers, did a piece of good work, Saturday, about noon, when they stamped out a fire which was burning briskly in a small peach orchard on the property of Judge Edward R. Hampton in Huntingtown district. A breeze was blowing at the time, which made the fire fighting more difficult. About 15 acres were burned over.
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Mr Williams, superintendent of the Connecticut Light & Power Company at New Milford, will exhibit some aerial photographs of the great Candlewood Lake and give a talk concerning this immense power development, at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, this [Thursday] evening, at the Guild room in Sandy Hook.
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One of the best Grange meetings of the year was held, Tuesday evening, when 24 patrons and three visitors turned out in spite of the rain, fog and mud. This is the largest attendance of the year and it is hoped that it will steadily increase.
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A private telephone booth has been installed in the front part of the store of Corbett & Crowe.
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Hugh J. Hamilton of 1252 Broadbridge Avenue, Stratford, is just in with a car load of horses. Big matched teams, single horses, and a lot of good farm chunks that he has for sale. If you want a horse or any of the belongings of a horse, call and see him.
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About 29 were present at the first session of the class for instruction, under the guidance of Ex-Fire Chief Murray of New Haven, held at the Hawley School. All present were highly pleased and interested in the problems of fire fighting as set forth by Mr Murray.
March 31, 1905
Two bull dogs got into William E. Hawleyâs cows one day last week, badly biting several of the cows and inflicting several bad wounds; one heifer was so badly bitten it is feared she will not live. A veterinarian was called and did what he could for the suffering animal. Both dogs were killed.
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Miss Goodwin, the assistant teacher at the High school, was compelled to give up her duties at the school on Wednesday and has gone to Peacedale, R.I. to have a needed rest. She hopes to return after the Easter recess. Mrs C. H. Northrop has taken her place at the school.
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Little Julia Everett, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Everett, while at play at W.B. Gloverâs home, fell down the cellar stairs, fracturing the bone in her elbow.
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Marcus Connor had the misfortune, while cutting wood, last Friday, to cut one of his toes so badly that Dr Kiernan was obliged to amputate it.
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Hal Merton, the well known magician, conjurer and ventriloquist, is booked to give one of his charming entertainments at the Town hall, Thursday evening, April 27, at 8 oâclock. It is a long time since Newtown people have had a chance to see the magician play his art, and especially one so gifted as Mr Merton. The following numbers are a few of the wonderful things that Mr Merton will do, and you can not possibly see how he does them: Bewitched Handkerchief, Comedy of Errors, Invisible Message, mesmeric Ring, The Bewitched Bouquet.
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At the funeral of Mrs William Minor, Tuesday, the hearse was gotten through with difficulty on the road approaching the Newtown cemetery. The occupants of the hacks were obliged to get out and walk, as one or two of the vehicles nearly turned over, owing to the deep mud.