Former First Selectman Frank DeLucia and Selectman Thomas Goosman, the Republican members of the Board of Selectmen, told the Charter Revision Commission on November 15 that they expect the Board of Selectmen will be replaced with a single executive in the future, but they don’t think the time is right now.

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 First Selectman Jack Rosenthal and the Public Building Committee cleared a major hurdle Tuesday night in their efforts to obtain a new town garage-maintenance facility. The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted at its meeting – after lengthy discussion and the promptings of Town Counsel Bill Lavery – to : 1. Approve a resolution designating the “land swap” area on Turkey Hill Road as the site for the proposed facility; 2. Authorize the first selectman to apply to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a zone change for the landfill and surrounding property, and 3. Authorize Mr Rosenthal to apply to P&Z for an amendment to the zoning regulations that would make the landfill an allowed use in an M-5 Industrial zone.

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The Town of Newtown filed various grant applications on November 16, totaling $819,000 worth of requests, Zita McMahon of the first selectman’s office announced Wednesday. Two requests for Federal Local Public Works Act 100 percent reimbursable grants-in-aid were filed with the Economic Development Administration. Under this program, the town is seeking $414,500 for repairs and renovations to Newtown High School. Repairs would include roofing, flashing, masonry, damp-proofing, caulking, repairs to structural steel, painting, glazing, and carpentry. The gymnasium, cafeteria, auditorium, and classroom wing A are the areas designated by the town for repairs.

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The candidates’ committee of the Democratic town Committee brought a single recommendation to the town committee to fill the vacancy on the Board of Police Commissioners, and Janet Hollander of Parmalee Hill Road was appointed to the post Tuesday, November 16, unanimously by the Board of Selectmen. The town committee endorsement had also been by unanimous vote.

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Town Clerk Mae Schmidle was elected president of the Connecticut State Parent-Teacher Association, Inc, at the annual convention in the Ramada Inn in North Haven on November 6. About 500 delegates attended.

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The Board of Selectmen was given an overall view of the planning for a new town garage Tuesday night by the Public Building Committee and Architect Richard Butterfield.

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Newtown has a municipal agent for the elderly. Mrs Carol Stensland of Cedar Hill Road was chosen out of three applicants and will begin work November 22.

NOVEMBER 23, 1951

As has been her habit for the past five years, Mrs Edith C. Parker of the Parker House treated members of the Boys Social and Athletic Club of Sandy Hook to a Thanksgiving dinner last Thursday evening. Fifty of the boys were on hand to do away with quantities of turkey and all the old-fashioned fixin’s. Mrs Parker is a senior vice president of the club. John Barchi, director of the Rogers Park League in Danbury, was a guest on Thursday evening. He presented to Wilton Lackaye, executive director of SAC and coach of its baseball team, a handsome trophy for the team’s championship record during the 1951 league season. Two other guests at dinner were former members of the club, now in active service with the armed forces, Pfc Francis Carroll and Pfc Ronnie Morgan.

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The Newtown Basketball League will probably be officially organized next Monday evening at the Edmond Town Hall gym at 8 o’clock, it was reported this week. Last Monday evening three groups reported for their first practice. The Fairfield Hospital fielded seven players – Ralph D’Agusta, Ken Cyr, Joe Howard, Ray Shippill, Joe Zielinski, Jim Demming and Ronnie Blasko. Bob Shannon led nine local lads who wish to play under the Newtown town colors and are out to secure suits by a benefit movie or other means. Playing with this group were Bill Wagner, Donald Ferris, Matthew Mihalek, Harold Berglund, Hugh Quinn, Carl Beris, Charlie Terrell, Bill Haule. Buckie Dean, and Jim Knapp of Curtis Box and also very important members of the Senior SAC team were present at the early evening practice of the SAC team.

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Legal warning appears elsewhere in this issue, calling a special town meeting for Thursday evening, November 29, in the Alexandria Room of the Edmond Town Hall at 8 o’clock. The purpose of the meeting is to authorize the Town of Newtown, acting through a majority of the members of the Board of Selectmen, to participate in membership in the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance System under the Social Security Act, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to apply on behalf of the town for membership in the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance System, executing in the name of the town all necessary agreements with the State Employees Retirement Commission for that purpose.

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Pfc Robert L. Hayden, son of Mr and Mrs David C. Hayden of the Middle Gate District, and now stationed with the Air Force at Weaver, S.D., made an unheralded visit over Newtown on Armistice Day, when a jet plane from the base made a nonstop flight over the homes of crew members in Newtown, Waterbury, and New York City. Hayden writes his parents that the markings of the local countryside were clearly visible, even though height was too great for even a passing “hello.”

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Another successful evening of college whist was enjoyed in the social rooms of Trinity Church last Thursday evening, with Mrs William M. McKenzie in charge. A contest developed in which two colleges tied for first place. Winner in the play-off was Connecticut College, made up of Mr and Mrs Gould Curtis, Mrs Frances Maloney and Robert Camp.

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In cooperation with Rotary Club of Newtown, The Bee is this week publishing the names of local servicemen, suggesting that townspeople follow the example of the club in sending Christmas greetings to the men on its list. As must be generally known, the Rotary Club is at present sending The Bee to some 55 men in the services. Others receive the paper from their families.

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Readers of The Bee will be interested to know that Mrs Michael B. Haggerty of Main Street was the fortunate shopper, during the opening days of the Tru Valu Store at the Shopping Center, holding ticket No 60156 which gave her the opportunity of taking home the Wilson Deep freeze which has since been awarded to Mrs Haggerty by the Tru Valu Store and is now filling a useful purpose in the Haggerty home.

NOVEMBER 19, 1926

Newton M. Curtis is now driving his new 1927 buick limousine.

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The Men’s Club held a very interesting meeting at the Parker House on Tuesday night with John J. Northrop as host.

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The Women’s Republican Club had their annual meeting at the home of Mrs Charles F. Beardsley last Thursday evening, at which the officers for the ensuing year were elected. They are as follows: President, Mrs Herbert T. Coger, Vice President, Mrs Philo T. Platt, Secretary, Mrs Ernest M. Hawley, Treasurer, Miss Adeline M. Hurd.

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During the past week, the Karcheski farm, better known as the Stillson farm, was sold to Thomas Sjecorz of Westport, and the former David Glover property in South Center was sold to Ada May Day of New York.

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Rodney P. Shepard, Herbert Beers, and M.J. Phelan, principal of the Hawley School, witnessed the Yale-Princeton football game at Princeton, N.J., on Saturday.

NOVEMBER 22, 1901

It is reported, on apparently good authority, that the midday passenger train on the Shepaug branch is to be continued all winter. This will be good news to the people along the line.

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Manager W.T. Cole of the Fabric Fire Hose Company has been in Boston, Mass., this week, making the arrangements for the removal of the plant of the Boston Woven Hose Company to Sandy Hook.

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Egan Brothers of Hawleyville have been successful in killing five foxes this fall, and has received the bounty for them.

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Truant Officer Charles N. Hall has been in Dodgingtown, Wolf Pits, and Bethel this week, looking after scholars who fail to attend school regularly.