Sanitarian Jack Goett has warned the Conservation Commission that its regulatory decisions might “make a sham of our work and cause an open rupture of your commission and me.” The commission has responded by calling a special meeting for May 3, 8 pm, to which Mr Goett and his boss, Director of Health Dr Thomas Draper, will be invited.

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By pretty narrow margins voters at the annual town budget meeting Tuesday night defeated motions to reduce the highway department budget, and to eliminate the salary for the position of grants administrator. These and other amendments presented to the Legislative Council-proposed $4,215,307 budget for the 1978–79 year for the Board of Selectmen were unsuccessful, leaving the council’s figure intact.

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The Newtown Board of Selectmen voted to adopt a new salary administration plan for non-union town employees at its meeting April 24. The plan, which includes a new job classification system, will be in effect July 1 and will base salary and wage increases for the employees upon merit following reviews of their job performance.

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Francis J. “Jake” Hiney of South Main Street, a longtime community leader, has informed the Board of Selectmen of his resignation from his last post of service for the Town of Newtown, that of hearing officer for the Social Services Department.

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“We don’t have any direction to point you,” admitted Selectman Jack McAuliffe Monday night as he charged the members of the Board of Selectmen-created ad hoc study committee on the needs of Newtown’s youth. Selectman David Brown agreed that “the needs of youth” was a “horribly broad topic.”

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Newtown playwright-songwriter-actor-director Edward Eliscu will be featured in a program of songs for which he composed the lyrics in the Bethel Gallery Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 28, 29 and 30, at 8:30 pm.

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It’s time for the annual Charlie Brown Fair, to take place rain or shine at Hawley School Saturday, May 6, from 10 am to 3 pm. A favorite day of the year for kids, the fair offers games, pony rides, cotton candy and a chance to buy boutique items at kids’ prices — in time for Mother’s Day.

MAY 1, 1953

The second in the series of district zoning meetings being held by the Town Development Commission took place at the Dodgingtown Fire House last Thursday evening for residents of Flat Swamp and Hopewell District. The meeting was opened by Edmund M. Foster, chairman of the Town Development Committee, who turned the chair over to Albert H. Nichols, committee member in charge of district meetings. Only about 20 residents of the area attended, and so no district committee was formed.

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The May meeting of the Newtown PTA will be held next Tuesday evening, May 5, at 8 o’clock in the cafeteria of Newtown High School. A feature of the meeting will be a sound film, The Pollution of the Housatonic River. The film is in Technicolor and shows the river in all the natural beauty in all seasons of the year, then the occurrence of pollution, and the resulting spoilage of the stream.

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The Visiting Nurse Association of Newtown is grateful to the Board of Education for the opportunity of coming before the board at its April meeting and for the publicity given the proposed expanded dental program for the schools as outlined in the April 24 issue of The Bee.

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Newtown’s Civil Defense organization had an effective test last Sunday when it participated in the area exercise held under the direction of State Civil Defense authorities. The town’s sirens sounded the “red alert” at 1:53 pm, bringing all traffic to a halt. The “all clear” was sounded at 2:05. First Selectman A. Fenn Dickinson, Civil Defense director for Newtown, was in charge of the local test, assisted by William H. Knox, in charge of Civil Defense police, and Fire Marshal Albert H. Nichols.

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The Fairfield State Hospital in cooperation with the Connecticut State Society of Medical Technolgists, an affiliate of the American Society of Medical Technologists, extends a cordial invitation to the general public to an “open house” inspection at the hospital’s clinical laboratory on Sunday, May 10, from 2 to 4 pm. Refreshments will be served in the hospital dining hall.

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Tentative plans of the Newtown Softball League call for the start of play on Monday evening, May 18, allowing two weeks of practice for teams which have not already begun. Two teams, the Newtown AC and the Fairfield State Hawks, have already begun their warming-up sessions and expect to be ready to give keen competition to other teams from the start of the season.

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Albert C. Singer, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Singer of Sandy Hook, who is serving with the Army in Germany, has been promoted to private, first class. He serves as a truck driver with the Fifth Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion at Wiesbaden.

APRIL 27, 1928

Commissioner Philo T. Platt was honored last Thursday at the annual meeting of the Connecticut Society of the Founders and Patriots of America by being elected governor of the Connecticut society.

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The man who has been operating the Sandy Hook market for the last month closed his doors, folded his tent, and retired from business on Thursday last.

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Despite the fierce wind and cold of last week Thursday night about 65 men were present at the April meeting of the Newtown Chamber of Commerce at the Newtown Country Club.

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Mrs Raymond Kwasnick, of the Newtown Academy, entertained a few of her friends at tea and bridge on last Monday afternoon.

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Preparations are in full swing for the Fish and Game Club banquet, which is to be held at the Parker House on Thursday, May 17.

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During the past week, Congressman Schuyler Merritt of Stamford has recommended to the Post Office Department the reappointment of Mrs Anna C. Tucker as postmistress at the Sandy Hook Post Office. Her reappointment has been approved by the Newtown Republican Town Committee.

May 1, 1903

The Newtown Inn will open for the season of 1903 on May 10. This hotel maintains its popularity with the passing years.

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Thomas Murphy has moved from the house in the rear of the freight depot to a part of Michael Qualey’s house in South Center.

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Master John Lillis fell from a stone wall, Sunday night, cutting a bad gash in his head.

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Miss Alice Smith had the misfortune, last week Tuesday, while getting over a stone wall, to have a stone roll on to her hand, badly bruising it. Fortunately no bones were broken.

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Children playing back of the old Drew place, Saturday, built a bonfire, which extended into the woods, setting fire to the woods. Men turned out and fought the fire and succeeded in extinguishing it about 9 o’clock.

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G.R. Wilson has nearly completed the work on his 12 miles of road, this spring.

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The selectmen had the duty thrust upon them, Saturday, of drawing an order for the bill of expenses in the famous Alfred Stillson pauper case, amounting to $428.25.