Â Fall 2003 Continuing Ed Brochure

By JANIS GIBSON

Published: Sep 16, 2003 12:00 am

Newtown Continuing Education has released its fall 2003 brochure. This year there are more than 60 course offerings: Spend Halloween in Salem, see the City Lights of Manhattan, build your voice by singing with âA Song In Our Hearts,â get your finances in order with one of our financial coursesâ¦and for those of you who prefer to stay at home and learn, web-based classes are also available.

Brochures can be obtained by calling by calling Newtown Continuing Education at 426-1787, visiting the Cyrenuis Booth Library, Town Hall or visiting newtown.k12.ct.us/~ adulted.

Sept. 24 Parent Connection Forum Set

Prepare, Prevent and Protect!

Parent Connection, a recently reformed Newtown-based parent group dedicated to promoting substance abuse awareness, will conduct its first forum Wednesday, September 24, from 7 to 9 pm in the Newtown Middle School auditorium.

Facilitating the discussion is nationally renowned substance abuse expert John Hamilton, LMFT, LADC. The forum will cover recent trends in substance abuse and suggest ways for the community to respond to keep children safe from the threats of substance abuse.

For more information, contact Dorrie Carolan at 426-9280 or 426-6424.

Cleanup Planned At Orchard Hill

The Newtown Lions Club is organizing a cleanup project on Saturday, September 27, from 9 am to 1 pm at Orchard Hill Nature Center and calling on residents and organizations to help.

The Lions plan to do more marking of paths, lining paths with wood chips, removing dead trees, and general cleanup.

Anyone who can help is asked to show up that day. For more information call Gordon Williams at 426-6443.

Friendly Visitor Seeks Volunteers

The Friendly Visitor Program, sponsored by The Volunteer Center Serving Western Connecticut, will be holding Friendly Visitor training for individuals interested in becoming a friend to a homebound senior citizen.

The training is 6:30 to 8:30 pm on Thursday, October 16; Tuesday, October 21; and Thursday, October 23, at St Rose of Lima Parish Center, 42 Church Hill Road, Newtown. Attendance at all three sessions is required.

No experience is necessary. Volunteers of all ages are welcome. There are many elderly people in the greater Danbury/New Milford area waiting to be matched.

For more information about the training or the program, contact Terry Janaitis at 797-1154.

September 24

Blood Pressure Screenings

Free blood pressure screenings will be held in Newtown on Wednesday, September 24.

The Ashlar of Newtown Nursing Department will sponsor a blood pressure screening from 10 am to noon at the Cyrenius H. Booth Library on Main Street. A registered nurse will conduct the screening.

The Connecticut Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) will hold a blood pressure screening at Nunnawauk Meadows on Nunnawauk Road from 11 am to noon.

The public is invited to both free screenings.

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The Way We Were

Laura Wildman

It’s important to clarify that while public process matters, so does the right of a property owner to reasonably develop land they legally own—especially when they follow the rules and engage with the town in good faith. The Board of Selectmen (BOS), whether one agrees with their decision or not, did not “give away” anything. The land in question was part of a road that had been unused and undeveloped for generations. There was no public access, no signage, and no infrastructure—just an overgrown path most residents never knew existed. Mr. Ackert calls the discontinuance “illegal,” but state law grants municipalities the authority to discontinue roads, subject to procedural requirements. The fact that this matter is in litigation shows that questions of law are being properly addressed in court—not in letters to the editor. If the court finds procedural flaws, they’ll be corrected. That’s how the legal system works. Real solutions are found through public process and the courts, not through social media outrage. What’s missing from this conversation is a recognition that towns need to balance many interests: history, environment, public access, private property rights, and economic development. And while the newly championed Revolutionary War heritage is important, there are also pressing modern realities: towns need housing, economic vitality, and responsible development. These things don’t happen in a vacuum—they require compromise, planning, and often, yes, change. If residents truly wish to preserve this trail as public space, the appropriate path is through purchase, conservation easement, or formal designation—not by expecting private landowners to bear the burden of public sentiment. If the writer believes so strongly in its value, perhaps they might consider investing in its preservation themselves. We can honor our history without freezing our town in time. Development and preservation aren’t mutually exclusive—but vilifying one side of the conversation only deepens division. Let’s focus on solutions that balance respect for the past with the rights and needs of those who live here now.

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Thank you both for running my letter and the excellent editor's note. I deeply appreciate the Bee and what it means to Newtown.

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Dan was a real gentleman. I had the honor of knowing him for about 10 years from high school and into early adulthood. He was always upbeat and amiable. His love of golf was boundless. I remember him droning on about the type of wedge this or that professional golfer was playing at any given time. He loved to play also. Dan made the winning putt that clinched a championship for NHS men’s golf in 1984. It was a snaking, downhill putt that few people would have had the nerve or imagination to have holed at such a critical moment. It was magic!! You are a true gem, Dan. May your eternal reward be endless days of long, straight drives and the sound of difficult putts finding the bottom of the hole.

Daniel R. Baker

Congratulations John! This is quite a feat & shows a lot of perseverance, endurance, & commitment while becoming more healthy & having fun! The ultimate achievement! Wishing u a long healthy life!

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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” The 1st Amendment does NOT say "except when there's a budget problem, or when some people wish things would quiet down." There is no way a proposed ordinance can be construed as other than singling out RockthisDemocracy, and also no way the town does not get expensively buried in court should it be foolish enough to go down this path.

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