Health District Restaurant Inspections

By KAAREN VALENTA

Published: Aug 11, 1999 12:00 am

Date: Fri 26-Jul-1996

Publication: Bee

Author: KAAREN

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HEALTH: Health District Restaurant Inspections

Every business in Newtown that prepares or serves food can expect to get a

surprise inspection at least once a year by inspectors from the Newtown Health

District.

The inspector uses a checklist from the Connecticut Department of Health

Services to evaluate the restaurant or store. More than 60 establishments in

Newtown are inspected, including not only restaurants and stores but also

company cafeterias, daycare centers, schools and nursing homes.

Following are the most recent results available to The Bee of the health

inspections of those food establishments frequented by the general public.

(Since inspections are continuing, new ones could be completed after this list

was compiled.) The name of each restaurant or store is followed by the date

the inspection was made and the total score.

Each establishment begins with 100 points, which is a perfect score. Points

are deducted for violations in any of the 59 conditions in 20 categories

covering sources of food, food protection, personnel, equipment and utensils,

water supply, sewage disposal, plumbing, toilet facilities, handwashing

facilities, garbage and rubbish storage and disposal, vermin control,

lighting, ventilating, cleanliness of floors/walls/ceiling, dressing rooms and

lockers, housekeeping and nonsmoking areas.

Eighty is a passing score. The score, Health District Director Mark Cooper

said, is a tool for monitoring food establishments; it does not neccessarily

reflect the overall quality of the restaurant.

Food establishments with scores of less than 80 or with any four-point

violations must be re-inspected within two weeks.

Andrea's Bake Shop 6/13/96...92

Ashlar 6/22/96...98

Basil's 6/27/96...96

Blue Colony 6/13/96...90

Botsford Drive-In 6/27/96...83

By George's Deli 7/11/96...87

Cup & Chaucer 6/7/96...98

Deli Monster 6/26/96...94

Bagelman 6/26/96...95

Dodgingtown Market 4/4/96...94

Dutchess 5/30/96...94

Duffy's Deli 6/8/96...95

Dunkin Donuts 6/27/96...92

Dupont Sorval 7/2/96...95

Eagle Hill 4/4/96...98

Pitney Bowes 1 4/10/96...100

Pitney Bowes 2 4/10/96...91

Elizabeth's Tearoom 6/27/96...99

Elli's Deli 4/111/96...93

Faeto Importing 5/22/96...90

Fireside Inn 4/4/96...87

Friendly Service Station 2/29/96...99

George's Pizza 6/27/96...96

Grand Union 1/25/96...91

Hawleyville Deli 7/11/96...84

Hilarios 6/22/96...99

Ice Cream Shop 6/25/96...97

John's Quality Meats 6/20/96...97

Leo's 4/29/96...94

Lorenzos 5/28/96...97

Main Moon 1 6/28/96...82

Main Moon 2 6/22/96...82

Main Street Food Pantry 5/13/96...94

Mauro's Cafe 6/24/96...80

Mexicali Rose 6/18/96...93

Mona Lisa 6/20/96...93

My Place 6/28/96...93

Newtown Convenience 6/7/96...95

Newtown Country Club 6/28/96...88

Newtown Senior Center 9/5/95...98

Newtown Shell Food Mart 2/29/96...91

McNally's 6/28/96...87

100 Church Hill 4/11/96...87

Pasta Fresca 6/7/96...88

Olde Newtown Tavern 3/15/96...92

Pepperidge Farms 2/26/96...95

Pizza Palace 6/10/96...91

Pizza Villa 1/4/96...89

Question Mark Cafe 3/28/96...96

Sharon's Coffee & Tea 4/16/96...98

Rock Ridge Country Club 6/12/96...91

Sandy Hook Diner 4/18/96...90

SchoolHouse Deli 4/16/96...90

Special Occasions Cakes 2/26/96...99

Stop & Shop 3/21/96...91

Subway 2/29/96...98

Sunflower Natural Foods 3/29/96...95

Taunton Press 6/13/96...99

Thomas' Deli 6/26/96...93

Trudeau's Amoco 2/25/96...95

VFW Post 6/27/96...99

Newtown Middle School 2/28/96...92

Head O'Meadow 4/4/96...95

Middle Gate 3/7/96...95

Newtown High School 6/16/96...95

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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.

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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.

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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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