Keenly anticipated proposed regulations to permit cluster housing in Newtown have been filed by Newtown Associates, the partnership which owns the 600 acre Quiet Valley Farm off Poverty Hollow Road, with the Newtown Planning & Zoning Commission. An attorney for Collins Development Corporation of Old Greenwich, partnership leaders in Newtown Associates, filed the regulations Thursday, February 15. The commission will hold a public hearing on the proposal within 65 days, by April 20.

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Wednesday night Newtown High, in the semi-finals for the WCC Class L basketball championships, beat out Abbott Tech 81-64. The victory gained coach Kevin O’Sullivan’s Indians a trip to the finals, which will pit them against Masuk.

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A capital improvements plan outlining spending requests for the years 1979 to 1984 has been adopted by the Legislative Council with some major revisions — such as the deletion of a $4.5 million elementary school and $979,000 for phases two to four of a new town park off Philo Curtis Road. Council members reached no clear agreement Wednesday night of what they were adopting, though the majority of the body accepted a recommendation of its finance committee that the plan serve as merely a planning guide for capital spending over the next five years. A minority strongly, though unsuccessfully, called for a list of priorities to be established for major projects.

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The Cyrenius H. Booth Library Board of Trustees will try again starting next week to gain town approval of an expansion and renovations plan which would double the size of the 48-year-old Main Street facility. Library representatives, including building committee chairman Dan Cruson, will ask Board of Selectmen’s approval of a $993,300 special appropriation Monday night at 8 pm in town hall.

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The first request to incorporate a private road under new procedures laid out last year in a revision of the town’s road ordinance has been filed with the Town of Newtown by the Riverside on Lake Zoar Association (ROLZA) for Alpine Drive. Alpine Drive is the major collector street in that lakeside community in Sandy Hook. A portion of the road, approximately 1,400 feet, is being improved with a $152,000 federal grant. June Peck, ROLZA president, said Thursday it was her association’s intention right along to have the road incorporated into the town system with the federally-funded improvements.

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The board of directors of the Newtown Summer Festival announces Dr Hank Gellert and his wife, Bea, of Church Hill Road as co-chairmen of the1979 Newtown Summer Festival.

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Frank Carr, Nancy Larin, and Brenda Meyerson of the Recycling Committee met Thursday, February 15, with First Selectman Jack Rosenthal to consider problems of the recycling center at the Newtown landfill. Consolidation, relocating, and supervision were the major needs identified by the first selectman and the committee members.

FEBRUARY 26, 1954

The observance of World Day of Prayer next Friday, March 5, by Newtown’s four Protestant churches, will consist of an inter-church service in the Newtown Congregational Church at 3:30 pm in which three ministers and four lay readers will participate. The clergymen who will lead the service will be the Rev Gordon D. Pierce, D.D., rector of Trinity Episcopal Church; the Rev Paul Cullens, pastor of the Newtown Congregational Church, and the Rev Walter Pickering of Sandy Hook, retired Methodist minister. The lay readers will be Mrs Harrie Wood, Mrs Reginald Watkins, Mrs Richard Hibbard and Mrs I. Levovsky.

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An inventory of resources of the Housatonic watershed, similar to a two-year project completed last year in the Connecticut River watershed by the Yale University School of Conservation, has been proposed by the Housatonic Valley Planning Association, according to Charles Downing Lay, president.

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 It seems that news of the value of real estate in Newtown has spread far afield. Six prospectors looking for summer homes arrived on Washington’s Birthday, to take a look and, we hope, settle down. They were a flock of six robins, seen by Mr and Mrs H.R. Geiger at their home on Shepard Hill. We hope, too, they were harbingers of an early spring.

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 Next Thursday, March 4, there will be a meeting of all those intereted in the reorganization of the Young Republican Club of Newtown in the Alexandria Room of the Edmond Town Hall at 8 pm. All young Republicans are cordially invited to attend the meeting, it was announced this week. It will be the aim of the group to assist in unifying the Republican Party in Newtown into a well knit political organization whose one aim will be the general welfare of the people of Newtown.

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A triple birthday celebration was held on Sunday, February 21, at the home of Mr and Mrs Harold F. Carey of Boggs Hill Road for three of their children born during February. Joan was three years old on February 9, Julie was four on February 15, and Harry seven years old on February 24.

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The newly organized chapter of the Brotherhood of Saint Andrew of St Mark’s Episcopal Church received the charter at the service February 14 at the church. The charter was presented to Stephen Crane, chapter director, by Morton Nace, general secretary of the Department of Youth and Laymen’s Work in the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut

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Mrs Frank L. Johnson and Mrs Paul S. Smith were named co-chairmen of the 1954 Red Cross membership drive in Newtown at a meeting of the board of the local branch on Tuesday afternoon in the VNA office in Edmond Town Hall. Mrs Johnson was chairman of the drive here last year.

FEBRUARY 22, 1929

On next Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock the finance committee of the Newtown Library will hold a special meeting at the library rooms for the purpose of making arrangements for the annual March drive to secure funds for the running expenses of the library during the year.

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In the heavy snow fall and young blizzard of Thursday, Foreman W.C. Johnson, with men and trucks, were promptly on the state roads clearing them of snow and getting the roads safe for autoists.

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The New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad has recently appointed Robert F. Lake of Hawleyville foreman of the crew of the section workers at Hawleyville. He is one of Hawleyville’s popular young men, who has been connected with the railroad for some time and is well qualified for this work.

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The new nurses’ home of the Danbury Hospital is to be opened to the public for inspection both afternoon and evening on February 22.

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An enjoyable event was the party given by Miss Lena Gomberg, assistant at the Newtown Post Office, who entertained a number of her friends at a Valentine party on Saturday evening, in honor of her birthday.

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The 60th anniversary of the marriage of Mr and Mrs Charles E. Minor of Berkshire was happily celebrated Sunday afternoon at their home when 50 neighbors and friends called to extend hearty congratulations.

FEBRUARY 26, 1904

The carriage of Frederick Andrews tipped over and his horse fell down in front of the Bee office Monday morning. The members of The Bee’s staff hastened to Mr Andrews’ aid, and affairs were straightened out without any damage to Mr Andrews or team.

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R.H. Beers and Company showed their patriotism by closing their store Washington’s birthday, and throwing the stars and stripes to the breeze. Town Treasurer Northrop and Patrick Gannon also had Old Glory waving to the breeze in front of their residences.

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The Frank Toole farm in Taunton district has been sold, the purchaser being Peter McKeever of Bridgewater. Mr McKeever will take possession about April 1.

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Dr A.L. Schuyler is said to have more than 32 cases of measles under his care.

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Last week Thursday about 25 or 30 of the friends of Mr and Mrs B.F. Bassett enjoyed a very pleasant evening at their home in Hopewell. Games were indulged in and refreshments were served. The evening proved a very enjoyable one to all present.

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Washington’s birthday was observed at the high school with interesting exercises at 10 o’clock. Rev J.H. George gave an exceedingly interesting address on George Washington. The members of Miss Briscoe’s school were invited in for the address.

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The sisters, who have been occupying rooms at the rectory during the building, return to the convent on Saturday, which has been enlarged and greatly improved.