Volunteer Opportunities

By NANCY CREVIER

Published: Apr 13, 2007 12:00 am

The Animal Center is a volunteer-staffed charity that is seeking volunteers to provide foster homes for kittens; handy people to build feral cat shelters; and crafty people to make cat beds and cat toys. Contact Monica Roberto at 270-0228.

Ashlar of Newtown is in need of volunteers in a variety of capacities, particularly in the evenings. Volunteers are needed to provide companionship, to deliver books and magazines, and to play cards and games. One-on-one visits are welcome at any time. Retired gentlemen who are available weekdays during the day are also sought to visit Ashlar. Orientation is provided to volunteers, who must undergo a TB test. Contact Susan Judge at 364-3129.

Canine Advocates of Newtown is in need of volunteers over the age of 21 to walk dogs at the Newtown Dog Pound. Volunteers are also needed to put up fliers, assist with publicity, and to help with fundraising projects. Contact Virginia Jess at 426-5327.

FISH of Newtown, Inc needs volunteer drivers to transport Newtown residents to medical appointments. Contact Colleen Honan at 426-0714 or Ellen Parrella at 426-6470.

Newtown Friends of Booth Library have an ongoing need for volunteers to help sort books and prepare for the July book sale. Volunteers who can help during the weeks immediately prior to the sale and during the five-day sale in July are especially needed. Call Mari Maki at 426-3889 to volunteer.

Newtown Labor Day Parade Committee needs committee members who would be involved in booking and arranging the parade lineup for the September â07 parade. Committee members are also needed who can help with the fundraising activities. The committee meets once a month in the evening. Contact parade president Kym Stendahl at 426-5600 (w) or 203-241-3448 (c) to volunteer.

Newtown Meals on Wheels seeks volunteer drivers to pick up and deliver noontime meals to housebound residents in the area. Call Colleen Honan at 426-0714 to volunteer.

Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps is seeking volunteers. While emergency medical certification is required to ride the ambulances, noncertified volunteers can assist in various positions. Medic truck drivers are needed and do not need to be certified. Applications can be filled out at the ambulance garage on Main Street.

An experienced grant writer to volunteer their expertise is also sought by the Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Call the garage at 270-4380 to volunteer.

Newtown Youth Services needs adult and youth volunteers to assist senior citizens in Newtown with yard work and other household chores on Independent Living Day, Saturday, April 28. Volunteer applications are available at C.H. Booth Library, Parks and Recreation on South Main Street, Bagel Delight, the Newtown High School career center, and at Newtown Youth Services at 10 Glen Road, or call NYS at 270-4335.

Pootatuck Watershed Association, Inc and Trout Unlimited have a number of ongoing projects for which volunteers are needed. Teenage volunteers and older are needed to help with macro-invertebrate sampling in the spring and again next fall. Volunteers to assist in a tree-planting project this spring along Deep Brook are needed. Volunteers will be needed this spring and summer to assist in a project to permanently label 750 storm drains in town that drain into waterways. The PWA and Trout Unlimited, in conjunction with Newtown Parks and Recreation, will need volunteers to assist in a project at Dickinson Park this summer. To volunteer for any of these projects, call James Belden at 426-6538.

RSVP of Northern Fairfield County (Retired Seniors Volunteer Program) welcomes volunteers aged 55 and over. RSVP reinvests the knowledge, skills, and talents of senior citizens back into the community through various volunteer opportunities. Contact Maureen Farrell at 792-8200.

To have your organizationâs volunteer needs listed, call Nancy Crevier at The Newtown Bee, 426-3141 or email her at Nancy@TheBee.com.

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It seems a lot of the discussion around the flagpole focuses on vilifying drivers who pass on the right, but the real issue is being overlooked. If Chapter 248 Section 14-251 were enforced, we wouldn’t see this problem to begin with. That statute prohibits stopping in the middle of a roadway to yield to cross traffic—as so often happens with cars waiting to turn from Church Hill. When vehicles stop illegally in the travel lane, they effectively create a blockage. Other drivers then either sit through unnecessary delays or carefully pass around them on the right, which is fully permitted when the vehicle ahead is “illegally parked” in the roadway. Instead of punishing drivers reacting to the obstruction, enforcement should focus on the cause: vehicles unlawfully stopping and backing up traffic in the first place. If that behavior were addressed, the need to “go around” would largely disappear.

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John, you raise an important point — these situations are tragic, complicated, and often far less clear-cut than the headlines make them seem. In the Fredericksburg case, the full facts still aren’t publicly known, and like so many of these stories, there’s conflicting information. It was apparently the back door at 3 a.m. — was it justified to use deadly force? We don’t know yet. What we do know is that the homeowner has been charged, and as you rightly noted, that is very serious. But this is also where perspective matters. These cases are quickly sensationalized in the news and on social media, yet when the dust settles, the outcomes are rarely publicized. People forget that in our system, you are innocent until proven guilty. Try to find much coverage of the convication in the case of the Fairfield Realtor vehicle homicide, or updates on the woman who shot her husband a couple of Christmases ago, or even the pedestrian death in Sandy Hook a year or so back. The follow-through simply isn’t there, and public opinion is often shaped only by the first round of headlines. At the end of the day, these situations remind us how split-second decisions in the middle of the night can change lives forever — which is exactly why the right to protect one’s property, home and family is so fiercely debated, and lucky constitutionally protected.

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First the low hanging fruit. Dave; it was a joke, please get over it. You are the only person in Newtown that thought I really wanted to build a stadium on 6 Commence Rd. Now on to Alex. You might not appreciate my writing style or my selection of words, but let's not loose sight of the fact that by responding to my letter in the manner that you did, you have removed any doubt whatsoever that you have no idea of the quantifiable benefits you are dismissing not only for the town, but also for protesters. Either you stopped listening at the word "ordinance" or you never started.. Your constitutional rights to assemble were never in question and would actually be strengthened and there would be literally no impediments. We could even title it "The Alex Villamil Ordinance" if you want. It could be your legacy and actually show Newtown your willingness to work in a bipartisan way for the betterment of the town. Businesses would be protected. Traffic wouldn't be interrupted. The town would save hundreds of thousands of dollars in police overtime. And maybe most importantly, the town could prevent another tragedy while mitigating legal risk in the event something terrible happens at a protest. Nothing bad could never happen in Newtown right? All that could be accomplished by a simple, non-intrusive ordinance unless all the detriments to our town are intentional in order to bring more attention to your cause. Alex, this was not me throwing a temper tantrum. Believe me, you will know it if that happens. I am just putting Newtown first. From that perspective, if you think critically, the regulation is necessary. It makes sense logically, rationally, and is reasonable. There is absolutely no down side. None. I would be willing to sit down with you to see if we could come to some type of compromise if you want. Let me know. You would be amazed how much you can accomplish when there is dialogue amongst neighbors.

It’s About Dialogue Amongst Neighbors — Not Regulation

A popular prank circulating on TikTok is “ding-dong-ditch” where a group of young people violently bang or kick someone’s door late at night and then “ditch” or run. On May 3 three high schoolers here in Fredericksburg Va. were participating in such a prank. One homeowner assumed, as in this case, an attempted break in and also took measures to defend his family and property. As the youths were running away he fired, striking an 18 year old graduating senior in the back killing him and seriously injuring a second youth. A wasted life, a family shattered, and the homeowner charged with murder.

You’re absolutely right — no one should ever feel unsafe in their own home. Being startled awake by violent banging at your door late at night is no joke, and it’s a stark reminder that danger can come without warning. That’s why I’m thankful for the right to protect ourselves, our families, and our property. In a moment like that, you don’t get a second chance to call for help before you act — you have to be prepared. Our homes should be a place of peace, not fear, and the ability to defend them is a right worth safeguarding.

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