Services for Newtown seniors are sponsored by the Commission on Aging and are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. For more information about programs offered at the Senior Center call 270-4310.

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Mar 19, 2004 12:00 am

For information on federal, state and community resources available to seniors, call 270-4330 or 270-4315.

You may drop in at the Senior Center on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook weekdays between 10 am and 4 pm. A hot meal is served at noon for which you must reserve three days in advance.

Newtown has daily door-to-door mini-bus service Monday through Friday. Buses also run all day from the senior center to Sand Hill Plaza. On Fridays, the bus alternates between rides to Danbury Fair Mall and Berkshire Plaza in Danbury (to the new Wal*Mart store on Route 6). Cost is 60Â¢ each way for the Sand Hill Plaza trip, 75Â¢ each way for out of town. Call 748-2511 TWO DAYS IN ADVANCE to book a ride and get the out-of-town Friday schedule.

News For Week ofÂ March 22-26

*Janet Jirardat, a representative of The Alzheimer Association at Norwalk Hospital, will offer a seminar on Tuesday, March 30, concerning MEMORY ENHANCEMENT. Call the senior center for details or to sign up.

This Weekâs Programs

*Join home health consultant Linda Parsloe on Thursday, March 24, for a seminar on anti-aging discoveries. Her program, âHEALTH, NUTRITION AND SKINCARE,â will offer a hands-on skit demonstrating the digestive system at work, and a talk about basic principles for optimal health and how easy it is to live by them. Please call to sign up for this informative event.

*On Thursday, March 25, Newtown Youth Services will be visiting for AN INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAM. Senior citizens will be invited to read and connect with moms and their children. Call to sign up for this special event.

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REMINDERS: Massage therapist ANITA MOTT has begun visiting on the first Monday of each month to offer massage for a fee, by appointment only. Her next visit will be on April 5, and she will be here between 10 am and noon. Call for details on the cost of a massage and to make an appointment.

*NEW HORIZONS, a support group for widows and widowers, meets on the first Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be on April 6 at 3 pm.

*The AARP DRIVING COURSE has been scheduled for Newtown seniors for Monday and Tuesday, April 19-20. Participants must attend both days in order to qualify for an insurance discount.

Pre-registration is required and there are only 25 openings available. Call the senior center to sign up.

*AARP INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE has returned. Each Monday until April 2, Newtown seniors can take advantage of free tax help between 9 am and noon. There is no charge, but appointments are necessary. Call the senior center to set up an appointment as soon as you decide youâd like some help.

*Thinking about doing some TRAVELING this year? Visit the senior center for full details on any trip including the following:

*GET LUCKY AT LINCOLN PARK. Newtown seniors are invited to spend a day at the gaming facility in Lincoln Park, R.I., where you will be kept busy throughout the day with gaming activities and dining facilities.

This trip is scheduled for Wednesday, April 14. Departure is 7:30 am. Call the center for price details (which covers motor coach transportation, a scratch ticket and Lincoln Dollars) and reservations.

*YOU CANâT BEAT THE BATEAUX: On Wednesday, April 28, join a trip to New York City for a trip onboard the luxury vessel Bateaux New York. Cost is $68, departure is 8:45 am, and participants will enjoy a three-course meal, narration while sailing along the cityâs skyline, and a visit to Cathedral Church of St John the Divine. Call or visit the senior center for details.

Menu For Week of March 22-26

Reservations must be made one or two days in advance.

Meals are subject to change.

Monday: Chicken parmesan, penne with marinara sauce, green beans with garlic, garlic bread, parmesan cheese, pineapple juice, pistachio pudding with topping;

Tuesday: New England clam chowder, unsalted crackers, southern breaded fish, tartar sauce, rice pilaf, diced carrots, soft breadstick, oatmeal cookie;

Wednesday: Stuffed pepper with tomato sauce, mashed potatoes, corn, wheat bread, apricots;

Thursday: Roast turkey with gravy, cut sweet potato, California blend vegetables, cranberry sauce, pumpernickel dinner roll, birthday cake;

Friday: Pasta primavera, Caesar salad with dressing, Parmesan cheese, Italian bread, tropical fruit salad.

Activities Schedule,Â March 22-26

Monday: AM Bridge, hatha yoga class, AARP income tax help (by appointment); PM chair exercise class, art class;

Tuesday: AM Pinochle, exercise; PM bowling (at Brookfield Lanes);

Wednesday: AM Pinochle, chair exercise, line dancing; PM âHealth, Nutrition & Skincareâ program;

Thursday: AM Pinochle, exercise, hatha yoga class; PM bowling (at Brookfield Lanes), intergenerational program;

Friday: AM advanced mah jongg, sewing, quilting, non-invasive health screenings (by appointment); PM beginnerâs mah jongg, knitting.

Â Remember, you must call three days in advance to book a meal or a ride, 270-4310; the Senior Bus, 748-2511.

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Well said. Unfortunately, we are back to more of the same and we know how this will end. However, it gives us an opportunity to question many ways in which the DTC failed residents, voters, candidates, everyone. Brandon Moore was the first candidate to voice interest in running. A strong and well prepared candidate that the town republicans did not want to run against. They made it clear they wanted Ku to be the candidate. We all know you endorse the candidate you have no concerns about. Once Ku decided to try to unseat Bolinsky again, the DTC should have done what it can do and that was choose a candidate or put a good process in place to set up forums and get the caucus over and done smoothly, fairly, and ethically. It did neither. and this is what resulted: The Young Dem Debate became a Ku strategy to claim Ku being victimized, and it backfired; Ku's previous campaign committee went with Brandon Moore in hopes of finally flipping the seat; the DTC delay in organizing any candidate forums led to an inability to get the information out to all (as we see in complaints from new residents regarding lack of information); the DTC was severely split by the caucus chaos and some did not fully participate as a result; and we are back to square one with the candidate Alex Villamil preferred, and the same old guard and the same chance of flipping the seat.

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Wholeheartedly agree with your concerns. There were many troubling issues raised about access to the democratic caucus process.

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Mr. Ackert’s letter leaves out an important point: many of the legal expenses he references exist because of the legal challenges and complaints he and his facebook group has chosen to pursue. It is not fair to blame the Borough Zoning Commission Chair for costs that were driven, in large part, by Mr. Ackert’s own actions. Taxpayers should understand that litigation and FOIA complaints do not appear out of nowhere. They are initiated by individuals who decide to take those matters forward. Public officials should absolutely be held accountable, and the Borough should follow proper procedures at all times. But accountability should run both ways. If someone repeatedly challenges the Borough through legal channels, then points to the resulting legal bills as proof of poor leadership, the public deserves that context. Reasonable people can disagree about zoning decisions, development, and procedure. However, turning every disagreement into a legal fight has consequences, and those consequences are paid for by Borough taxpayers. Before assigning blame for legal expenses, Mr. Ackert should acknowledge his own role in creating them.

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Services for Newtown seniors are sponsored by the Commission on Aging and are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. For more information about programs offered at the Senior Center call 270-4310.

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