June 14, 1991

The Newtown Parks and Recreation Department wants residents to know that the Coliform count at Dickinson Park pool is zero, which means it's completely safe for swimming. The Newtown Health Department tested the water, Parks and Recreation Director Barbara Kasbarian said. She asked the Health Department to test the water after receiving some calls from residents who said the water was green and dirty.

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This week, Newtowners spelled relief two ways: Ellington and South Windsor-East Windsor. Those are the towns in which three proposed sites have been chosen as potential low-level radioactive waste sites by the state hazardous waste management service's screening process. "It is certainly very good news that Newtown is not going to be a host community," said First Selectman Zita McMahon.

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On Sunday, June 23, a pharmacist at the Ashlar nursing home will be available to answer questions pertaining to medications, and to check out any drugs that people may have questions about. Jack Ziskin is willing to evaluate drugs as to whether they are out of date, on their appropriateness, and on interactions they might have with other medications.

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Dear Mr Smith: I read where Mr Kasper is considering a cinema theater to be a future tenant in the Queen Street Shopping Center. Considering the present traffic problems in the area, proximity to churches on Main Street, since this will be open seven days a week, it does not seem feasible for a theater in this location. The Sand Hill Plaza would be a better choice. This location would benefit residents in the adjoining town of Monroe as well as residents in this part of Newtown. Very truly yours, Eleanor D. Kaul

 

June 17, 1966

Edmond Town Hall Theater is reopening on June 17 with a very popular movie, "The Singing Nun," and some fine new seats from which to view it. The 504 seats on the main floor have been replaced by 412 new, wider ones and there's more space between seats and the aisles too. The Northfield School, a girls' preparatory school in Mass will use the old seats in their auditorium.

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Mr and Mrs Jack Griver of Kenya, East Africa were overnight guests in Newtown this week as they roam the world in search of a permanent future home. Mr Griver, a member of the Club of Kenya Rotary came to Newtown to visit a matched club and stayed with Mr and Mrs Robert P. Stokes. The town with a town hall, library, The Newtown Bee, and countryside delighted the couple.

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The Newtown Softball League finally got underway this week with two games at the Hawley School Field and one at the town park. Defending champion Plastic Molding defeated Valley Farms 7-5 as pitcher Ed Mulford pounded out four straight base hits and Jeff Griffin connected for a long homer.

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Two students from Latin America are spending the month of June with families in Newtown: Miss Rosa Savale of Honduras is staying at the Roy Thompsons, and Gabriel Quintero of Columbia with the Robert Mungers.

 

June 13, 1941

Beginning June 19 there will be a slight change in hours at the Sandy Hook Library. From that date and continuing through July, the library will be open every Thursday afternoon from 1:30 to 3 o'clock. There will be a story hour for children each week, and as usual, books will be brought from the Cyrenius H. Booth Library. With vacation time here, it is hoped that a large number of children will attend.

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We suppose that this year's crop of high school and college graduates is being bombarded on commencement platforms, as never before, with admonitions of the seriousness of the times. Granted, there is no reason that this year's graduates should lose their equilibrium because of it. There will be offers of high paying work and great temptation to leave the halls of study. So if there is one word we would give our seniors, it is our advice to continue their study, wherever humanly possible to do so.

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Behind the steady six-hit flinging of "Al" Schnabel, the Bethel Firemen overpowered the Country Clubbers 14-2 in the opening game of softball season on Sunday afternoon at the Newtown Country Club. The brilliant Barnumtown righthander completely muffled the club players' bats, as they showed a distinct lack of any offensive power.

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Gleanings: Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors, that they are ready to repeat their lessons as often as we please. -Chambers. The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I think no chair is so much needed. -Emerson. Be as careful of the books you read as the company you keep; for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as by the latter. -Paxton Hood.

 

June 16, 1916

The Ladies of Trinity Guild will hold a "June Supper" in the church's guild room on Tuesday, June 22, the supper commencing at 5:30 o'clock. The menu will be: cold meats, salad, biscuits, pickles, jellies, strawberries and cream, ice cream and cake.

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A Glorious Flag Day Celebration: The Newtown Flag Day celebration of 1916 will go into history as one of the big events of the year. The celebration came about as the gift on the part of Bridgeport and Danbury gentlemen of a beautiful American Flag to the town of Newtown. The weather toward noon grew threatening and it looked for a time as if the afternoon was to be marred by a storm. But just about the time exercises were to begin, the sun broke through.

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Dr and Mrs W.H. Kiernan and children left on Monday afternoon for Three Rivers, Canada, called thither by the serious illness of Dr Kiernan's father. During his absence his practice will be looked after by Dr F.J. Gale who has been appointed temporary health officer.

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A week ago Saturday night a group of Bridgeport people engaged the Newtown hall and came to Newtown by auto truck, intending to have a pleasant time dancing at the hall. They were followed up, it is said, by two auto loads of people who for some reason or other tried to make the party of the first part trouble. They had beer and other drinkables in their car and indulged in loud profanity in front of town hall. The village bailiff took their beer away, and threatened to lodge them in the lock-up. It is said the men lay around on the lawns of private residences and the bailiff says the blame rested on the shoulders of the men (we will not call them gentlemen) who came in the second party.

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