Friday, September 3

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Sep 03, 2004 12:00 am

Friday, September 3

Whoâs Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Town Players of Newtown, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, production of Edward Albeeâs play runs weekends until September 11; 270-9144.

Saturday, September 4

29th Annual Booth Library Labor Day Book Sale opens, 9 amâ5 pm, Bridgeport Hall at Fairfield Hills, off Wasserman Way, admission $10 from 9 am to noon, then $5 from noon to 5 (free admission remainder of sale, which continues to September 8), over 160,000 books and records in 76 categories, also refreshments, proceeds benefit C.H. Booth Library; 426-2524, 426-3889.

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5â7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Churchâs Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $8 adults, $7 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner includes salad, desserts, and soft drinks/coffee raises funds each month for church, all welcome, coffee house/musical event follows; 426-0617.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45â10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Churchâs Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $3 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see above listing), $4 otherwise, live bluegrass and folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-0617.

Whoâs Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Town Players of Newtown, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, see details under September 3.

Sunday, September 5

Sandy Hook Village Farmersâ Market, 9 amâ1 pm, 1 Glen Road, fruits and vegetables, baked goods, Sundays through October.

29th Annual Booth Library Labor Day Book Sale continues, 9 amâ5 pm, Bridgeport Hall at Fairfield Hills, off Wasserman Way, free admission, see September 4 for details.

Matinee of Whoâs Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Town Players of Newtown, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $12 (tickets reduced for matinees); 270-9144.

Monday, September 6

LABOR DAY

29th Annual Booth Library Labor Day Book Sale continues, 9 amâ5 pm, Bridgeport Hall at Fairfield Hills, off Wasserman Way, all items half price, see September 4 for additional details.

43rd Annual Newtown Labor Day Parade, step-off at 10 am, Gordon Marshall will serve as Grand Marshal for parade that will go from Soldiersâ & Sailorsâ Monument along Main Street, turns onto Glover Avenue, then onto Queen Street, featuring marching bands, local clubs and organizations, politicians and invited guests, and others.

Tuesday, September 7

Organic Farmersâ Market, 9 amâ2 pm, Sandy Hook Center (behind St Johnâs Episcopal Church), Washington Avenue, organic farm produce, baked goods, crafts, pony rides, cafÃ©, continues Tuesdays through October.

29th Annual Booth Library Labor Day Book Sale concludes, 9 amâ5 pm, Bridgeport Hall at Fairfield Hills, off Wasserman Way, remainders free.

Public Safety Committee for Garner Correctional Institution, 5 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School at Fairfield Hills.

Board of Selectmen, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town hall, 45 Main Street.

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

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

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

Wednesday, September 8

American Red Cross Blood Drive, 8:30 amâ6:45 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, anyone in generally good health, age 17 or older and weighing at least 117 pounds should be able to give blood, appointments available (walk-ins welcome); 800-448-3543.

Newtown Tercentennial Committee, 3:45 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

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

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

Genealogy Club of Newtown meeting, 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, public invited, guest speaker Toni McKeen will discuss her years of genealogical research and teaching; 426-3889.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) meeting-program, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House (lower room), 31 Main Street, free program by guest artist David Dunlop on using Renaissance painting techniques to create luminous landscapes in oil, public welcome; 426-6654.

Thursday, September 9

Water Pollution Control Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant, Commerce Road.

Friday, September 10

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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