An initial plan to replace the heating system and expand air conditioning and ventilation (HVAC) systems at Hawley School has blossomed into a multiphase proposal that would bring the entire facility up to contemporary code for fire and safety, as well as introducing energy-saving systems that could save the district money while likely qualifying Newtown for some state reimbursement for the work.
Council members wondered aloud Tuesday night, after the second-round budget failed by just 77 votes — with an unofficial count of 1,946 Yes votes, and 2,023 No votes — who the 77 people were that made the difference. The spread was significantly smaller than the 607-vote difference three weeks earlier. ...Read More
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The cast and crew of Reed Intermediate School’s upcoming musical production of Disney’s Beauty & the Beast have been working hard after school to prepare for the show. Performances will be Friday and Saturday evenings, May 18-19.
Newtown’s animals will soon benefit from a roughly $2 million bequest from two late residents and friends, Frances Hair and Hazel Bouchard. Needless to say, officials are more than pleased with the unexpected gift.
MONROE — Newtown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team won its third and fourth straight games this past week, toppling host Masuk of Monroe 15-7 on May 3 and getting past East Lyme 8-6 two days later to improve to 11-2 overall....Read More
Newtown High School’s girls’ tennis team saw its season-long 11-match winning streak get snapped in a 5-2 loss at non-conference opponent Fairfield Ludlowe on May 4. The Nighthawks, however, rebounded with a key 6-1 win over Weston on Monday to stay unbeaten in the South-West Conference with just three matches left on the schedule....Read More
Ten elected officials leaned into microphones at an unusual budget forum Monday night to get the message out: the $106.8 million budget proposal on the May 15 referendum ballot may be Newtown’s last best chance to pass a budget that does not erode the town’s longstanding commitment to superior schools and services. Representatives from the Legislative Council, Board of Education, Board of Finance, and the first selectman used the hourlong session to advocate for a 1.28 percent increase over the 2011-2012 tax rate in a community where more spending and higher taxes were resoundingly rejected in the first round of referendum voting just two and a half weeks ago. The officials also wanted to get the message out that the voters’ initial message to them had been received....Read More
May 11-16, 18: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
May 19: Flagpole Radio Cafe featuring Elisabeth von Trapp
May 20-23: Red Tails
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Doggie Fun Zone | "Lunch & Learn: Your Life, Your Legacy, Plan To Make It Right" seminar | Fairfield Hills Authority meeting | Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting | Borough Zoning Commission special meeting | "Happiness: The Key To Your Health" program | Legislative Council meeting
Doggie Fun Zone | Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials (HVCEO) meeting | Sustainable Energy Commission meeting | Planning & Zoning Commission meeting | "Working in Nature's Garden" and Victory Garden update | Evening Book Group: Woman In White| Flagpole Photographers meeting
Planning & Zoning Commission special meeting | Doggie Fun Zone | "South Pacific: A Small Standard Flower Show" | "Hospice Medicare Benefit and Eligibility" | Disney’s Beauty and The Beast | Seussical |Performance of Dial M For Murder by Town Players of Newtown
Relay For Life Tag & Bake Sale | 3rd Annual Strutt Your Mutt | Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day | NHS Gymnastics Team Car Wash | Trinity Church Tag Sale | Doggie Fun Zone | Guided Tour of Brunot Preserve | Meet The Authors: Elizabeth Hoban & Lt Col Henry Supchak (also music by Jim Allyn) | "South Pacific: A Small Standard Flower Show" | Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps Open House | Kids' Craft Table Time | Disney's Beauty and The Beast | Elisabeth von Trapp and Blue Train at Flagpole Radio Café | Comedy Night | “I Hear America Singing” by Connecticut Master Chorale | Dial M For Murder performance by Town Players of Newtown
Doggie Fun Zone | Open House & Antique Cars Display | "South Pacific: A Small Standard Flower Show" | Liz & The Crickstones performance | Live music by Bob Williams| Matinee performance of Dial M For Murder by Town Players of Newtown | Screening of Red Tails
"South Pacific: A Small Standard Flower Show" | Doggie Fun Zone | Commission on Aging meeting | Newtown Youth & Family Services board meeting | Board of Fire Commissioners meeting | Newtown Pension Committee meeting | Board of Selectmen meeting
Final day of "South Pacific: A Small Standard Flower Show" | Final day for Doggie Fun Zone | Conservation Commission meeting | Design Advisory Board meeting | Public Building & Site Commission meeting | Cultural Arts Commission meeting | Newtown Friends of Music Annual Meeting
Picnic for Veterans & Families | SCAN program: Joan Jardine | Screening of Ponyo | Newtown Relay For Life 2012 final pre-event meeting | Cancer Benefit: Piano & Song by David Kendall & Marissa Famiglietti | "How To Find Relatives In The 1940 Census" | Inlands-Wetlands Commission meeting
Parent tours of Housatonic Valley Waldorf School | "An Introductino To Japan" workshop | Board of Finance meeting
Friday Night Bingo | Performance of Dial M For Murder by Town Players
NUMC Angels Tag Sale (Relay For Life Fundraiser) | 12th Annual Great Pootatuck Duck Race | Veterans Honor Garden Formal Dedication | Glass Bead Demonstration | Glen River Artist Open Studio | Kids' Craft Table Time | Performance of Dial M For Murder by Town Players
(no public events announced yet)
MEMORIAL DAY
Gomez&Sadlon performance
Newtown Design Review Board meeting | Public Building & Site Commission meeting | Newtown Cultural Arts Commission meeting
"Attic Treasures: What’s It Worth?" | Simply Swing in concert | "Soundshpere 2012"
"Get Started with Computers: The Basics" workshop | Newtown Relay For Life 2012 | Lathrop School of Dance 60th Annual Stardust Revue performances begin
CT Trails Day Hike at Holcombe Preserve | Lahtrop School of Dance Stardust Revue performances continue | KIds' Craft Table | NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner | Full Moon Drum Circle | NUMC Coffee House
Lathrop School of Dance 60th Annual Stardust Revue final performances | Shawn Taylor performance | Sustainable FIlm Series: The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
Employee Medical Benefits Board meeting | Board of Selectmen meeting
Public Safety Committee meeting | Booth Library Summer Reading Volunteer Training | Newtown DTC Jefferson Jackson Bailey Dinner honoring Herb Rosenthal | Lake Zoar Authority meeting | Board of Education meeting | Board of Police Commissioners meeting | Lake Lillinonah Authority | Evening Book Group: Rational Optimist| Newtown Babe Ruth Baseball regular meeting
Employee Safety Committee meeting | Booth Library Summer Reading Volunteer Training | Legislative Council meeting | Zoning Board of Appeals
Regional Recycling Task Force meeting | Board of Ethics meeting | Planning & Zoning Commission meeting | “The Benefits of RAW vs JPG Photo Files”
"What's All The Fuss About Facebook?" workshop | 25th Annual Sandy Hook LobsterFest begins
Mad Dash Challenge | Kids' Craft Table | 25th Annual Sandy Hook LobsterFest continues
Cinnamon Sky performance
Board of Finance meeting
Parks & Recreation Commission meeting | Board of Managers meeting | Conservation Commission meeting | Board of Trustees meeting | Borough Board of Burgesses meeting
Borough Zoning Commission meeting | Newtown Arts Festival meeting | Inland/Wetlands Commission meeting | Good Reads For Hot Days
FLAG DAY
Water & Sewer Authority meeting
"End-Stage Dementia and Hospice" program
Kids' Craft Table
FATHER’S DAY
Father’s Day Pig Roast & Poker Run | Eclipse performance
Commission on Aging meeting | Meet The Author: Todd Wood | Board Of Selectmen meeting
Parks & Recreation Dog Park Subcommittee meeting | Economic Development Commission meeting | Board of Education meeting
SUMMER SOLSTICE
Fairfield Hills Authority meeting | Borough Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting | Legislative Council meeting
Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA) meeting | Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials (HVCEO) meeting | Sustainable Energy Commission meeting | Planning & Zoning Commission meeting