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26 6th Annual Scarecrow Contest voting Early Voting Third Annual Newtown Lions Club Model Train Show Event Newtown Historical Society Open House Sanctuary Spooktacular Trunk-or-Treat	27 6th Annual Scarecrow Contest voting “Brad Stanton: Photography” “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Early Voting Lunch & Learn: “The Many Changes of Medicare Effective January 2026” CANCELED Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Winter Garden” with Jana Millbocker Nature’s Book Club Board of Fire Commissioners meeting (agenda posted) Fairfield Hills Authority meeting (agenda posted)	28 6th Annual Scarecrow Contest voting Early Voting (extended hours) “Brad Stanton: Photography” “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY “What Are We Voting For, Part II: Helping Newtown Residents Grow Better Together"/FONS Roundtable Mother Goose on the Loose Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Understanding Osteoporosis” “Plant Medicine For A Calm Mind and Resilient Body” Grateful Gatherings Connecticut Wineries with “The Nutmeg Nose" “Houdini and Halloween” with Toni McKeen Conservation Commission meeting Public Building & Site Commission meeting (agenda posted)	29 6th Annual Scarecrow Contest voting “Brad Stanton: Photography” “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Early Voting Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean Lunch & Learn: Democrats of Newtown Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Art Explorers with Miss Nora Virtual Author Talk: “Courtly Intrigue and Whispers as Weapons” Housatonic Resource Recovery Authority Beyond 2029 Subcommittee special meeting (agenda posted) Spooky Halloween Needle Felting with Katie Stevenson Trunk or Treat at Stone Bridge FONS October Social Design Advisory Board special meeting (agenda posted)	30 6th Annual Scarecrow Contest voting Early Voting (extended hours) “Brad Stanton: Photography” “Black Cats” Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY American Mah Jong Open Play Mother Goose II Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Free Build C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees Executive Committee meeting (agenda posted) Night Corn Maze “Quinnetukut: Our Homeland, Our History” Board of Finance hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	31 6th Annual Scarecrow Contest voting HALLOWEEN “Brad Stanton: Photography” "Black Cats" Antique Miser Purse Collection EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Madame Alexander Doll Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia EXHIBITION CLOSED EARLY Early Voting Halloween Parade Music Dynamics with Brad Peterson NSC Halloween Party	1 "Black Cats" 2025 Dog Day at Castle Hill Farm Madame Alexander Doll Collection 5th Annual Connecticut Statewide Buyback & Gun Safe Giveaway Day *(additional locations within listing) Early Voting Fall Fest Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Stella Blue’s Band
2 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS Cub Scout-Real Food CT Food Drive Early Voting WSO Newtown Series: “Echoes of España”	3 “Newtown & Beyond” “Black Cats” Madame Alexander Doll Collection Music Monday with Francine Wheeler Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Cooking the Books (A Cookbook Club) CANCELED Employee Medical Benefits Board meeting Borough Zoning Commission special meeting (agenda posted) CANCELED Board of Selectmen meeting	4 Election Day “Newtown & Beyond” “Black Cats” Madame Alexander Doll Collection Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Nonfiction Book Club Indoor Winter Market Police Commission meeting (agenda posted) C.H. Booth Library Governance Committee meeting Lake Lillinonah Authority meeting (agenda posted)	5 “Newtown & Beyond” “Black Cats” Madame Alexander Doll Collection Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event 30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Virtual Author Talk: “Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity” Board of Education Policy Committee meeting (agenda posted) Recycling Ad Hoc Committee meeting (agenda posted) Board of Education meeting Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Legislative Council hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	6 “Newtown & Beyond” “Black Cats” Madame Alexander Doll Collection American Mah Jong Open Play Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Cultural Arts Commission meeting Planning & Zoning Commission meeting Board of Finance special meeting Wishbone Ash	7 “Newtown & Beyond” Blood Drive "Black Cats" Madame Alexander Doll Collection HVWS 2025 Harvest Festival: Adults-Only Vendor Market ETH Comedy Series: Jon Fisch That Motown Band	8 Annual Fall Fair *(early bird hour available) "Black Cats" Madame Alexander Doll Collection Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event HVWS 2025 Harvest Festival Exploring Science with Charbel — The Science of Slime Ben’s Lighthouse Benefit Concert featuring Natalie Merchant
9 Stuff-A-Bus Food Drive Beginnings	10 “Newtown & Beyond” “Black Cats” Madame Alexander Doll Collection Second Monday Book Club Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Veterans Day Ceremony Board of Finance meeting	11 VETERANS DAY “Newtown & Beyond” CLOSED TODAY “Black Cats” Madame Alexander Doll Collection Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Northern Fairfield Professionals meeting C.H. Booth Library Development Committee meeting Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers meeting C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees meeting Conservation Commission meeting Lake Zoar Authority meeting Borough Board of Burgesses meeting Newtown Volunteer Ambulance meeting	12 “Newtown & Beyond” “Black Cats” Madame Alexander Doll Collection Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event 30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Women and Money Roundtable: How to Make Sense of Today’s Financial Markets SCAN Artist Demo: John Frangione Read with Thor “Brighten Your Spirits with Long, Low Holiday Floral Designs” (Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown) “Military Genealogy: Online Resources from The Revolution to Today” virtual program Inland Wetlands Commission meeting	13 “Newtown & Beyond” “Black Cats” Madame Alexander Doll Collection American Mah Jong Open Play Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority meeting Flagpole Photographers Camera Club monthly competition night Newtown Talks Series: Dylan Thuras Virtual Author Talk: “The Search for Truth and the Persistence of Love Across Time” Water & Sewer Authority meeting	14 “Newtown & Beyond” "Black Cats" Madame Alexander Doll Collection Turkey Toss Basketball Free Throw Competition Dan Tyminski Band	15 Parenting Education Program "Black Cats" Madame Alexander Doll Collection Daffodil Bulb Planting Day Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event “The Light in the Music: Finding Faith in Unexpected Places” The Rat Pack
16 “General Grant”	17 “Newtown & Beyond” “Black Cats” Madame Alexander Doll Collection Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Commission on Aging meeting Board of Selectmen meeting	18 “Newtown & Beyond” “Black Cats” Madame Alexander Doll Collection Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Indoor Winter Market C.H. Booth Library Finance Committee meeting Board of Education Curriculum & Instruction/SEL Subcommittee meeting Sibshops Board of Education CFF/CIP Subcommittee meeting Parks & Recreation Commission meeting Community Center Commission meeting Board of Education meeting Economic Development Commission meeting Public Building & Site Commission meeting	19 “Newtown & Beyond” “Black Cats” Madame Alexander Doll Collection Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event 30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean Animal Care & Control Advisory Board meeting Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Bike & Trail Committee meeting Borough Zoning Commission meeting Legislative Council meeting	20 “Newtown & Beyond” “Black Cats” Madame Alexander Doll Collection American Mah Jong Open Play Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees Executive Committee meeting Borough Historic District Commission meeting Kind Works Designer Bag Bingo Sustainable Energy Commission meeting Board of Finance meeting Pension Committee meeting	21 “Newtown & Beyond” "Black Cats" Madame Alexander Doll Collection St Rose Bingo "Annie" performance (Newtown Stage Company)	22 "Black Cats" Madame Alexander Doll Collection Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event "Annie" matinee performance (Newtown Stage Company) "Annie" performance (Newtown Stage Company)
23 "Annie" matinee (and final) performance (Newtown Stage Company)	24 “Newtown & Beyond” “Black Cats” Madame Alexander Doll Collection Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Board of Fire Commissioners meeting Fairfield Hills Authority meeting	25 “Newtown & Beyond” “Black Cats” Madame Alexander Doll Collection Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Board of Education DEAI Subcommittee meeting	26 “Newtown & Beyond” “Black Cats” Madame Alexander Doll Collection Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event 30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Borough Zoning Board of Appeals meeting	27 16th Annual Turkey Trot “Newtown & Beyond” CLOSED TODAY CLOSED TODAY “Black Cats” CLOSED TODAY Madame Alexander Doll Collection CANCELED Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games American Mah Jong Open Play Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games	28 “Newtown & Beyond” CLOSED TODAY "Black Cats" Madame Alexander Doll Collection Christmas Trees (& More) Sale opening day	29 Christmas Trees (& More) Sale "Black Cats" (last day) Madame Alexander Doll Collection (last day) Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event "How to Train Your Dragon" screening Exploring Science with Charbel — Elephant Toothpaste "How to Train Your Dragon" screening
30 RSO Jazz Trio "How to Train Your Dragon" screening	1 “Newtown & Beyond” Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games	2 “Newtown & Beyond” Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Indoor Winter Market	3 “Newtown & Beyond” Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event 30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games	4 “Newtown & Beyond” American Mah Jong Open Play Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games	5 “Newtown & Beyond” Christmas Trees (& More) Sale	6 Christmas Trees (& More) Sale St Rose School Christmas Craft Fair Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event 7th Annual Reverie Holiday Market NYFS Holiday Festival: Festival of Trees Flagpole Radio Café Holiday Show with Patty Larkin

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Sunday, November 23, 2025

Events for January 9, 2017

"Annie" matinee (and final) performance (Newtown Stage Company)

November 23, 2025 01:00 pm - 03:30 pm

Monday, November 24, 2025

Events for January 9, 2017

“Newtown & Beyond”

November 24, 2025 08:30 am - 04:30 pm

“Black Cats”

November 24, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Madame Alexander Doll Collection

November 24, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games

November 24, 2025 12:30 pm - 03:00 pm

Board of Fire Commissioners meeting

November 24, 2025 07:00 pm

Fairfield Hills Authority meeting

November 24, 2025 07:00 pm

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Events for January 9, 2017

“Newtown & Beyond”

November 25, 2025 08:30 am - 04:30 pm

“Black Cats”

November 25, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Madame Alexander Doll Collection

November 25, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games

November 25, 2025 12:30 pm - 03:00 pm

Board of Education DEAI Subcommittee meeting

November 25, 2025 06:00 pm

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Events for January 9, 2017

“Newtown & Beyond”

November 26, 2025 08:30 am - 04:30 pm

“Black Cats”

November 26, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Madame Alexander Doll Collection

November 26, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event

November 26, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean

November 26, 2025 10:30 am - 11:00 am

Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games

November 26, 2025 12:30 pm - 03:00 pm

Borough Zoning Board of Appeals meeting

November 26, 2025 07:00 pm

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Events for January 9, 2017

16th Annual Turkey Trot

November 27, 2025 07:45 am

“Newtown & Beyond” **CLOSED TODAY**

November 27, 2025 08:30 am - 04:30 pm

**CLOSED TODAY** “Black Cats”

November 27, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

**CLOSED TODAY** Madame Alexander Doll Collection

November 27, 2025 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

**CANCELED** Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games

November 27, 2025 10:00 am - 01:30 pm

American Mah Jong Open Play

November 27, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games

November 27, 2025 10:00 am - 01:30 pm

Friday, November 28, 2025

Events for January 9, 2017

“Newtown & Beyond” **CLOSED TODAY**

November 28, 2025 08:30 am - 04:30 pm

"Black Cats"

November 28, 2025 09:30 am - 05:00 pm

Madame Alexander Doll Collection

November 28, 2025 09:30 am - 05:00 pm

Christmas Trees (& More) Sale opening day

November 28, 2025 12:00 pm - 09:00 pm

Saturday, November 29, 2025

Events for January 9, 2017

Christmas Trees (& More) Sale

November 29, 2025 09:00 am - 09:00 pm

"Black Cats" (last day)

November 29, 2025 09:30 am - 05:00 pm

Madame Alexander Doll Collection (last day)

November 29, 2025 09:30 am - 05:00 pm

Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event

November 29, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

"How to Train Your Dragon" screening

November 29, 2025 01:00 pm - 03:00 pm

Exploring Science with Charbel — Elephant Toothpaste

November 29, 2025 02:00 pm

"How to Train Your Dragon" screening

November 29, 2025 07:30 pm - 09:30 pm

Sunday, November 30, 2025

Events for January 9, 2017

RSO Jazz Trio

November 30, 2025 12:00 pm - 02:00 pm

"How to Train Your Dragon" screening

November 30, 2025 01:00 pm - 03:00 pm

Monday, December 01, 2025

Events for January 9, 2017

“Newtown & Beyond”

December 01, 2025 08:30 am - 04:30 pm

Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games

December 01, 2025 12:30 pm - 03:00 pm

Tuesday, December 02, 2025

Events for January 9, 2017

“Newtown & Beyond”

December 02, 2025 08:30 am - 04:30 pm

Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games

December 02, 2025 12:30 pm - 03:00 pm

Indoor Winter Market

December 02, 2025 02:00 pm - 06:30 pm

Fire Reports | October 22-28, 2025

‘Newtown & Beyond’ To Open November Offerings By Flagpole Photographers

COA Talks About Transportation Funding Plan, Senior Services Budget

Newtown’s Post Office Wraps Up Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Local Skaters Raise Funds For Newtown’s Annual Skate Park Fundraiser

Well said. Sometimes we can get carried away a bit, so good to be encouraged to stay kind and enjoy the campaign.

On Being Good Sports In Politics

Perfect message, thanks Newtown Bee.

Get Out And Vote, And Urge Others To As Well!

Bruce’s letter paints a picture of runaway development, but the real story is the collapse of local cooperation — not the rise of §8-30g. That law has been on the books since 1990. For decades, towns and developers worked together to shape projects that made sense: added sidewalks, deeper setbacks, fewer units — genuine compromise. What’s changed isn’t the law, it’s the politics. A loud social media mob has made any compromise politically toxic. The “no growth” crowd demands nothing be built anywhere, ever, and bullies anyone who suggests otherwise. Planning and zoning boards no longer negotiate; they hunker down, hoping to appease the Facebook comment section. But here’s the irony — when compromise dies, developers stop compromising too. Once a project triggers §8-30g, the town can fight it, but state law ensures the developer will eventually win. So instead of working out a reasonable design, everyone heads to court. The developer doubles the unit count to pay for the lawyers, and the town burns taxpayer money trying to lose more slowly. That’s how we end up with the very projects the NIMBY mob fears — because they made reasonable development impossible. If people truly care about Newtown’s character, they need to stop the performative outrage and start engaging in real planning again. Screaming “no” to everything isn’t preservation — it’s self-sabotage.

On 8-30g Affordable Housing

I’m honestly surprised Bruce had to look up what an “agreement in principle” means. After years of business experience and managing 200 people, I would have expected that term to be familiar by now. Hard to believe it’s a new concept at this stage in his career. Although rest assured Newtown, vote row A and when times get tough, we have Google to help the selectman.

Housatonic Railroad Agrees to Pootatuck River Restoration Plan

I asked AI what does agreement in principle mean An "agreement in principle" is a preliminary, non-binding understanding reached between two or more parties that outlines the fundamental terms of a future contract. It is considered a stepping stone toward a formal, legally enforceable agreement. This type of agreement is used to establish mutual intent and a basic framework for negotiations before the parties commit to a detailed, final contract.

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