Friday, May 28

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: May 28, 2004 12:00 AM

Friday, May 28

Public hearing on town project to remove 91 trees from alongside Taunton Lane, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Donât Dress for Dinner by Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, final weekend of Marc Camolettiâs comedy continues to May 29; 270-9144.

Saturday, May 29

Annual Great Pootatuck Duck Race & Festival, 10 amâ3 pm, Sandy Hook Center, duck race tickets $5, ducks dropped into Pootatuck at 2 pm, all-day festival (free admission to festival) will feature music, face painters, magicians, moon walk, silent auction, refreshments and more, event sponsored by Lions Club.

Newtown Craft Fair, 10 amâ5 pm rain or shine, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills, fine arts and crafts by artisans from throughout the New England area, proceeds will help offset NHS Marching Band and Color Guard uniforms, props, and travel expenses.

Final performance of Donât Dress for Dinner by Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15; 270-9144.

Monday, May 31

MEMORIAL DAY

Tuesday, June 1

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

âBlack Bears and Coyotes in Connecticut,â 7:30 pm, Newtown Congregational Church House, 41-A Main Street, free, monthly meeting of Housatonic Valley group/The Sierra Club will feature guest speaker Henry Woods (CT DEP) with illustrated lecture on animals that are being seen more frequently in stateâs towns, nonmembers welcome; 775-9644.

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, June 2

Newtown Tercentennial Committee, 3:45 pm, Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main Street.

Borough Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Legislative Council, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Thursday, June 3

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

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

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Saturday, June 5

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.

Tuesday, June 8

The Berkshire Big Band in concert, 7 pm, Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free performance of music from 1930s through 50s opens 18th Annual Summer Sounds concert series, all welcome, bring blankets/seating; 426-5847.

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Teachers Union - nuff said.

Vote No To The BOE Budget And No it Should Not Be Higher

Newtown schools have degraded over the 3+ decades I've lived here as the concentrated social experiment curricula driven by the state and small but loud groups. Yet we continue to dig into our pockets while we witness the downward spiral.

Vote Yes On April 23

Unfortunately as voter turnout continues to decline the chances of it increasing also decline. The LC and BOF already know that the budget will be approved by virtue of the low turnout so why try to make smart decisions? The so-called referendum is essentially just a rubber stamp. They will continue to increase the budget by 2-5% every year because it's low enough to not cause a pushback under the cover of "inflation" and "maintaining the schools." Sending the budget to vote with 9% turnout is meaningless and a waste of resources on April 23rd.

Go Out And Vote April 23

I have seen Mr. Pisani repeatedly assert in the pages of the Bee that Newtown schools are "testing at a failing 64.9%". I'd be curious if he could elaborate on this statistic, as I have been unable to verify it independently. Which test exactly is our school system failing? How do our schools compare to other towns? How does our score compare to historical measures? It's very hard to draw conclusions from a single data point, so here are a few more data points to think about for context: Newtown is consistently ranked among the top 20 school districts in CT by the US News and World Report and Niche, which consider a range of performance metrics in their rankings; on average, Newtown students perform similar to, if not better than, students in neighboring school districts on standardized math and reading tests; the only data point on the CT Department of Education District Report Card where Newtown "fails" -- that is, falls behind the state average -- is access to art instruction. I'm glad the council member has acknowledged in this letter what taxpayers in high-performing (and high-spending) school districts like Darien, New Canaan, and Westport already know: "School funding does impact student achievement." Please keep that in mind when you vote this week!

All I Ask Is That You Think About It

An investment is done with a hope for a return. The operative term here is 'hope'.

Continue To Invest In Newtown’s Schools

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