Date: Fri 30-Jun-1995

By KIM HARMON

Published: Aug 11, 1999 12:00 am

Publication: Bee

Author: KIMH

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Softball-History

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NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Softball '95

Total WCC

W L - W L

Newtown Indians 13 9 - 10 8

Newtown 2 Jonathan Law 1

Newtown 15 Brookfield 7

Bethel 7 Newtown 1

Newtown 6 New Milford 5

New Fairfield 5 Newtown 4

Newtown 8 Joel Barlow 5

Newtown 9 Immaculate 2

Pomperaug 2 Newtown 1

Newtown 16 Stratford 7

Masuk 5 Newtown 4

Bethel 6 Newtown 5

New Fairfield 3 Newtown 2

Newtown 14 New Milford 6

Newtown 6 Masuk 3

Newtown 23 Immaculate 11

Joel Barlow 9 Newtown 4

Newtown 12 Weston 0

Newtown 5 Pomperaug 2

Brookfield 3 Newtown 1

Newtown 5 Weston 0

Newtown 4 Middletown 0 (CIAC Class L Qualifier)

Seymour 2 Newtown 0 (CIAC Class L First Round)

PLAYERS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR BI

Alison Bernstein .429 77 26 33 1 1 0 15

Kathy Piccini .357 28 6 10 0 0 0 4

Amanda Giannini .339 56 17 19 0 1 0 12

Samantha Byrne .316 76 14 24 1 1 0 10

Erica Christopher .309 81 13 25 1 0 0 15

Emily Fries .308 13 5 4 0 0 0 4

Sarah Howard .297 37 2 11 0 0 0 3

Michele Morales .286 56 9 16 1 0 0 9

Christie Fornabia .286 7 0 2 0 0 0 2

Melissa Eigen .279 68 13 19 2 0 2 15

Tina Porco .250 16 2 4 0 0 0 6

Sarah McQuilkin .169 59 10 10 0 0 0 11

Krista Halstead .158 19 5 3 0 1 0 4

Ryan Moore .156 45 6 7 0 0 0 8

Joc Wilcynzski .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals .290 644 129 187 6 4 2 118

PITCHER W L INNP H R ER BB SO ERA

Samantha Byrne 12 9 151.1 120 85 44 53 170 2.04

Kathy Piccini 1 0 4.0 6 5 5 2 3 8.75

Totals 13 9 155.5 126 90 49 55 173 2.21

- no-hitter versus Weston, last game of regular season

- three shutouts

SOFTBALL 1994

Total WCC

W L - W L

Newtown Indians 15 7 - 12 6

PLAYERS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR BI

Alison Bernstein .532 79 35 42 3 2 2 19

Dee Carroll .486 72 23 35 7 3 5 28

Ryan Moore .375 8 3 3 1 0 0 2

Sarah McQuilkin .338 71 27 24 4 1 0 22

Sarah Howard .333 27 6 9 1 0 1 7

Sarah Wasko .323 62 13 20 2 0 0 9

Samantha Byrne .323 65 15 21 2 0 0 12

Sue Cooper .300 40 12 12 1 0 0 3

Ali Giannini .286 21 8 6 0 0 0 2

Jen Oswald .264 72 19 19 2 1 4 20

Melissa Eigen .257 74 21 19 1 1 2 15

Michele Morales .167 36 2 6 1 0 0 4

Stacy Frisher .136 22 4 3 0 0 0 2

Stacy Zeno .133 15 2 2 0 0 0 2

Emily Fries .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals .332 665 190 221 25 8 14 147

PITCHER W L INNP H R ER BB SO ERA

Samantha Byrne 14 6 134.1 121 88 46 55 110 2.39

Alison Bernstein 1 1 14.0 24 24 15 10 8 7.49

Totals 15 7 148.1 145 112 61 65 118 2.88

Western Connecticut Conference Softball

Champions

1977: Newtown.

1978: Newtown.

1979: Newtown.

1980: Masuk.

1981: Immaculate.

1982: Newtown.

1983: New Milford.

1984: Brookfield.

1985: Brookfield.

1986: Central Catholic.

1987: Newtown.

1988: Newtown.

1989: Newtown.

1990: Bethel.

1991: Immaculate.

1992: Bethel.

1993: Bethel

1994: Bethel

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Well that is some spin. The Democrats have a super majority on the LC and passed the Education Budget without serious consideration of if the voters could afford the multi million dollar increase. "Was the request justified?" rather than "is this needed?" and "can the voters shoulder yet another large increase?" The voters rightly sent it back. Then for some reason all the discussion around reductions to the increase seemed to be coming from the classroom, rather than administration and overhead costs. Is this a coercive tactic to manipulate parents into supporting the budget like tacit threat of cutting freshman sports was two years ago? Who believes the Democrats did not caucus privately before the meeting and came in with a number already worked out? This is the Dems budget, they own it.

Education Cuts: Who Voted For What

I think it is important that we do not villainize every black box seen around a home, business, farm, or municipal property. A black exterior station does not always mean rat poison is being used. These stations can hold a number of different products, including monitoring blocks, snap traps, non-toxic bait, anti-tick bait stations, organic salt- or cornmeal-based control products, and newer fertility-control approaches intended to reduce rodent populations without traditional poisons. The better conversation, in my opinion, is not simply “black boxes are bad,” but rather: what is inside them, who is maintaining them, and whether the rodent issue is being managed responsibly. Exclusion, sanitation, trapping, habitat reduction, and careful monitoring should all be part of a responsible IPM strategy. To be fair, on my own property I do use rodenticides, including Bromethalin and Bromadiolone, in secured bait stations. But that is a choice I make for my property, based on my circumstances and the risk I am trying to manage. I also believe property owners should understand the tradeoffs and be encouraged to use the least harmful effective method whenever possible. I support protecting Newtown’s wildlife. I also support giving residents accurate information and not assuming that every black box represents reckless or unsafe pest control. The goal should be responsible rodent management, not fear of the box itself.

Discusses Policy Against Rodenticides

Debora, thank you! I accidentally doubled the project prices by adding the bond to the appropriation. Thank you so much for catching that and pointing it out. With the corrected numbers, the voters approved a combined $1.32 million for a salt shed ($600k) and library pavement ($720k), while rejecting the $1.12 million replacement turf. Regarding the 80s, I truly respect the hurdle of 14% mortgage rates. My point is simply that the math has shifted: in 1980, while the rates were higher, the price of a home relative to earnings was significantly lower. We are facing a different, but equally crushing, financial wall. Ultimately, it is disheartening that voters who recognized safe sidewalks and parking lots as essential, dismissed a playing field in the exact same condition. The turf has passed its life cycle and is just as much of a liability as the library’s pavement, the only difference is that this safety concern affects thousands of children who, coincidentally, cannot vote. These are apples-to-apples needs. I was hopeful our community would agree that all Newtown residents deserve safe conditions, regardless of which facility they utilize. Again, I would be remiss not to mention that when 82% of residents don’t show up, we have to deal with the interests of those who did. Hopefully, the next referendum will have a bigger turnout.

The ‘Me’ Generation

Thanks for the reply. I meant the numbers you presented in your letter. I found one place where other numbers were listed: https://www.newtownbee.com/04232026/get-out-and-vote-on-the-2026-27-proposed-municipal-and-school-budgets/?q=\\\%22advisory%20questions\\\%22. In that article, the numbers were cited as: Treadwell field: $1,125,000 Library: $720,000 Salt Storage: $600,000 As one who started out in the early 80's when inflation was double digits, my 1985 mortgage rate was 14%, and child care costs were comparable (in present value), I shared your grief but never considered the voters ironic or shameful. PS. I agree college tuition is ridiculous. Thankfully, universities are offering (or considering) waiving all or most tuition for middle class families (upwards of $200,000 incomes). Hopefully, they'll also reconsider their need for those funds in the first place.

Sure! Child care costs: https://www.ffyf.org/2022/10/13/data-child-care-prices-continue-to-rise-ahead-of-midterm-elections-outpacing-inflation/ (also from 2021-2025 we had 2 children in a local daycare in Newtown and it cost us $3200 a month, so that's a number I am very familiar with) Home price / median price vs income source: https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/home-price-income-ratios Tuition increase vs inflation: https://feed.georgetown.edu/access-affordability/noting-a-decline-in-middle-class-students-colleges-provide-more-aid/ Hope this helps :)

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