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27 Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive Monarchs, Meadows & Migration Newtown Historical Society One-Room Schoolhouse Open House CANCELED	28 SCAN Summer Show & Sale Drop-In Hours: Sign up for Town Alerts “CHOICES: Navigating Medicare Can Be Complicated. We Can Help” NSC Book Club: "Remarkably Bright Creatures" Employee Medical Benefits Board meeting (agenda posted) Nature’s Book Club: Reader’s Choice Newcomer Bridge Board of Fire Commissioners meeting (agenda posted) Fairfield Hills Authority meeting (agenda posted)	29 Open Legislative Coffee & Conversation Hours SCAN Summer Show & Sale Newtown Farmers Market Restorative Blooms C.H. Booth Library Finance Committee special meeting (agenda posted) Grateful Gatherings	30 “The Great Art-Doors” (extended and relocated) Chat Bridge Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean FONS Monthly Social: Taco Dia Community Center Commission special meeting (agenda posted)	1 “The Great Art-Doors” (extended and relocated) “Where Beauty Lingers” American Mahjong Open Play Mother Goose II Young Adult Book Club CANCELED Planning & Zoning Commission meeting Board of Ethics meeting (agenda posted) C.H. Booth Library Buildings & Grounds Subcommittee meeting (agenda posted) Cultural Arts Commission meeting (agenda posted) Fairfield Hills Master Plan Review Committee meeting (agenda posted) Virtual Author Talk: “Courage, Choice, and What Comes Next”	2 “The Great Art-Doors” (extended and relocated) “Where Beauty Lingers” Music Dynamics An Evening for Blue: Honoring James Gaston, Esq "The Importance of Being Earnest" opening night (Town Players of Newtown) 3DR Presents: That 70’s Show	3 “The Great Art-Doors” (extended and relocated) Community CPR Class Pickleball Fun Day NHS Band and Guard Monthly Bottle and Can Drive Third Annual Potters’ Path: Newtown Big Blue Blocks Open Play Newtown Chess Club Smells Like Nirvana Performance of "The Importance of Being Earnest" (Town Players of Newtown)
4 “The Great Art-Doors” (extended and relocated) Newtown Record Riot Third Annual Potters’ Path: Newtown Third Annual Potters’ Path: Newtown Matinee performance of "The Importance of Being Earnest" (Town Players of Newtown) Our Country’s 250th Anniversary: A Music Event	5 “The Great Art-Doors” (extended and relocated) “Where Beauty Lingers” Music Monday with Principal Al Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Big Blue Blocks Open Play Nonfiction Book Club C.H. Booth Library Art & History Subcommittee meeting Journey Into the World of Tea Fall Garden Tips for Spring Garden Sanity Newcomer Bridge Board of Selectmen hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	6 “The Great Art-Doors” (extended and relocated) “Where Beauty Lingers” Windows into Waldorf Bridge 1: The Basics Mother Goose on the Loose Board of Education Curriculum & Instruction Subcommittee meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Newtown Farmers Market Virtual Author Talk: “Pasta with a Twist — A Fresh Take on Italian Classics” Mahjong Open Play: Evening Edition Police Commission meeting (agenda posted) Board of Education hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Lake Zoar Authority meeting (agenda posted) Lake Lillinonah Authority virtual meeting (agenda posted) C.H. Booth Library Governance Committee meeting	7 “The Great Art-Doors” (extended and relocated) “Where Beauty Lingers” Chat Bridge Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Making Art with Miss Nora Newtown Health District Board special meeting (agenda posted) Zoning Board of Appeals meeting (agenda posted) Legislative Council hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	8 “The Great Art-Doors” (extended and relocated) “Where Beauty Lingers” American Mahjong Open Play Mother Goose II Regional Recycling Task Force hybrid meeting (Brookfield, agenda posted) Western Council of Government Western Connecticut Economic Development District meeting Book Explorers Beginner Bachata Class The Lightfoot Band Water & Sewer Authority meeting (agenda posted) Water & Sewer Authority public hearing (agenda posted) “The Art of Character Portraiture” with Flagpole Photographers	9 “The Great Art-Doors” (extended and relocated) “Where Beauty Lingers” Music Dynamics Newtown Talks: Amanda Knox Performance of "The Importance of Being Earnest" (Town Players of Newtown)	10 “The Great Art-Doors” (extended and relocated) 31st Newtown Health Fair Connecticut Book Festivals-Newtown Book Fair Meet Gilbert the Party Pig Write Your Way: Generative Writing Workshop Newtown Chess Club Newtown Youth Lacrosse Association Open House REACHtoberfest 2026 Performance of "The Importance of Being Earnest" (Town Players of Newtown) Screening of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
11 6th Annual Race For Catherine The Village Mural Project (new date) Screening of "Anaconda" Matinee performance of "The Importance of Being Earnest" (Town Players of Newtown) Floating Sound Bath Meditation with Joy Hoffman NEWS Workcamp Info Session	12 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY CLOSED TODAY “Where Beauty Lingers” Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Newcomer Bridge Auditions for All My Sons (Town Players of Newtown)	13 “Where Beauty Lingers” Mother Goose on the Loose Western Council of Government Technical Advisory Group virtual meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Big Blue Blocks Open Play Monster Craft Harvest Table Workshop: Kids Cooking Series (ages 7-11) Legislative Council Transportation Committee meeting (agenda posted) Board of Education Building Committee meeting (agenda posted) Northern Fairfield Professionals meeting C.H. Booth Library Development Committee meeting (agenda posted) Auditions for All My Sons (Town Players of Newtown) C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees meeting Parks & Recreation Commission meeting (new time, agenda posted) Board of Finance hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Borough Board of Burgesses meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Board of Trustees meeting SCAN Artist Demo: Lenny Moskowitz on “How Monet Used Color In Oil”	14 “Where Beauty Lingers” Chat Bridge CodeRED and News & Announcements Sign-Up Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Lunch & Learn — Medicare Planning with Richard Schoetz Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Bingo with Wendy Making Art with Miss Nora “Steps To Researching Your German Roots” (Genealogy Club of Newtown) Legislative Council Ordinance Committee special meeting (agenda posted) Inland Wetlands Commission hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Charter Revision Commission meeting (agenda posted)	15 “Where Beauty Lingers” HVHD Flu Shot Clinic American Mahjong Open Play Mother Goose II Book Explorers Italian Conversation Group Library Show and Tell “A Ghost Hunter’s Favorite Cases” Walk to Remember & Wave of Light CANCELED Planning & Zoning Commission meeting Hattertown Historic District Commission meeting (agenda posted) Sustainable Energy Commission meeting (agenda posted) CANCELED Pension Committee meeting Performance of "The Importance of Being Earnest" (Town Players of Newtown)	16 “Where Beauty Lingers” Music Dynamics St Rose School Bingo Classic Stones Live Performance of "The Importance of Being Earnest" (Town Players of Newtown)	17 “Loving Life from Start to Finish: The Covenant of Non-Abandonment & The Contradiction of Physician-Assisted Killing” Annual Shred Event 21st NUMC Craft Fair Housatonic Valley Waldorf School Open House Community Yoga for All Levels with Alyssa Mancini New Insights Spiritual Wellness Center Grand Opening Fall ’26 Skate Jam Fundraiser Newtown Chess Club Newtown Lions Club Mustang Raffle drawing 30th Annual NHS Joseph P. Grasso Festival: first show (Class A Bands) Soul Speake Alchemy Box with Kim Larkin 30th Annual NHS Joseph P. Grasso Festival: second show (Open Class Bands) Final performance of "The Importance of Being Earnest" (Town Players of Newtown) The Linda Ronstadt Experience
18 Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive Friends of C.H. Booth Library Fall Donation Day "Causes, Battles, And Equipment Of The American Revolution” Cruize Night Auto Show (Danbury)	19 “Where Beauty Lingers” Early Voting for State Elections Second Monday Book Club Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Big Blue Blocks Open Play Commission on Aging hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Board of Education Newtown Middle School Building Committee special meeting (agenda posted) Fairfield Hills Master Plan Review Committee meeting (agenda posted) Newcomer Bridge Board of Fire Commissioners meeting (agenda posted) Board of Selectmen hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	20 “Where Beauty Lingers” Early Voting for State Elections Mother Goose on the Loose Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games C.H. Booth Library Finance Committee meeting OktoberFest 2026 Aquarion Water Authority special hybrid meeting (agenda posted) (Bridgeport) Language Exchange Board of Education CFF/CIP subcommittee meeting (agenda posted) Parks & Rec Commission special meeting (agenda posted) Therapy Dogs Visit Community Center Commission meeting (agenda posted) Board of Education meeting (agenda posted) Economic Development Commission meeting (agenda posted)	21 “Where Beauty Lingers” “Elements: An Exhibit of Fiber Art by FiberWorks” Chat Bridge Alzheimer’s Support Group Early Voting for State Elections Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Animal Care & Control Advisory Board meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Making Art with Miss Nora Town Building & infrastructure Committee meeting CANCELED Waste Management Committee meeting (agenda posted) First Grade Readiness Evening Legislative Council special meeting (agenda posted) CANCELED Borough Zoning Commission meeting Bike & Trail Committee meeting (agenda posted) Legislative Council hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	22 “Where Beauty Lingers” “Elements: An Exhibit of Fiber Art by FiberWorks” American Mahjong Open Play Early Voting for State Elections Mother Goose II WestCOG Foundation, Inc. hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Western Council of Government Housatonic Valley and Southwestern Region Metropolitan Planning Organizations hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Aquarion Water Authority special hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Book Explorers Second Annual NSC Harvest Ball: An Evening of Dinner, Dancing and Autumn Cheer (Danbury) Read with Thor Board of Ethics special meeting (agenda posted) Borough Historic District meeting (agenda posted) Borough Historic District public hearing (agenda posted) Board of Finance meeting (agenda posted) Flagpole Photographers Camera Club hybrid meeting	23 “Where Beauty Lingers” “Elements: An Exhibit of Fiber Art by FiberWorks” “Elements: An Exhibit of Fiber Art by FiberWorks” Early Voting for State Elections Music Dynamics Fairfield Hills Master Plan Review Committee special meeting (agenda posted) Western CT Community Television program Hoot N' Howl John Oates & The Good Road Band	24 2026 Walk To End Alzheimer’s-Western Connecticut “Elements: An Exhibit of Fiber Art by FiberWorks” Early Voting for State Elections Community Yoga for All Levels with Alyssa Mancini Qigong — Self-Massage Sandy Hook Halloween Walk Backyard Beekeeping: Winter Prep Ales & Artisans: Halloween Market at NewSylum Newtown Chess Club Let’s Draw Monsters with Rick Stromoski Not So Spooky Anymore "Rocky Horror Picture Show" screening with live shadow cast
25 Early Voting for State Elections Newtown Lions Club 4th Annual Model Train Show “Elements: An Exhibit of Fiber Art by FiberWorks” “The Haunting of Edmond Town Hall: A Most Menacing Musical Experience” (Waterbury Symphony Orchestra Newtown series) FUN Halloween Dance Floating Sound Bath Meditation with Joy Hoffman SOLD OUT: Gary Gulman’s 7th Hour: An All-New Standup Show	26 “Where Beauty Lingers” “Elements: An Exhibit of Fiber Art by FiberWorks” Early Voting for State Elections Music Monday with Principal Al Lunch & Learn — Stern at Home Therapy Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games NSC Book Club: "Bleachers" Big Blue Blocks Open Play “Tales From The Spool” Storytelling Experience Board of Fire Commissioners Annual Dinner meeting Nature’s Book Club Newcomer Bridge CANCELED Fairfield Hills Authority meeting	27 “Where Beauty Lingers” Blood Drive “Elements: An Exhibit of Fiber Art by FiberWorks” Early Voting for State Elections Early Voting for State Elections extended hours today Mother Goose on the Loose Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “The History Of Stone Walls In Connecticut” Legislative Council Transportation Committee meeting CANCELED Conservation Commission meeting Public Building & Site Commission meeting	28 “Where Beauty Lingers” “Elements: An Exhibit of Fiber Art by FiberWorks” Chat Bridge Early Voting for State Elections Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Lunch & Learn — Newtown Democratic Town Committee Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Making Art with Miss Nora Trick-or-Treat with our Grandfriends FONS October Social Meet the Candidates Borough Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Inland Wetlands Commission hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	29 “Where Beauty Lingers” “Elements: An Exhibit of Fiber Art by FiberWorks” American Mahjong Open Play Early Voting for State Elections Early Voting for State Elections extended hours* Mother Goose II Men’s Breakfast Book Explorers Italian Conversation Group Meet the Candidates Lit Fic Book Club	30 “Where Beauty Lingers” “Elements: An Exhibit of Fiber Art by FiberWorks” Early Voting for State Elections NSC Halloween Party “Music, Magic and Mischief: An Evening of Theater and Opera’s Favorite Bad Guys” The Grand Slambovian Halloween Ball	31 HALLOWEEN “Elements: An Exhibit of Fiber Art by FiberWorks” Early Voting for State Elections Newtown Chess Club

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The Way We Were

Jeanine Liane Greaves

An Election Season Note To Our Letter Writers

Top Of The Mountain

16th Annual Great Pumpkin Challenge Will Light Up Main Street On Halloween

Seems like for all his education, Jim must slept through civics class when they were covering Federalism. Mitch holds state office, Michelle Ku serves in our municipal government, and the President, who is not on the ballot this cycle, heads the Executive Branch in Washington DC. Also, Mitch was cross endorsed by the Independent Party in recognition of his bipartisan legislative success. Jim Gaston endorsed Ku’s opponent in the primary because “Newtown’s Democratic leaders trust Brandon Moore” (clever double entendre with his last name.) Just the facts.

Time To Bring Back ‘Dragnet’

Jeff, look no further than our own first selectman. “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center is included with membership, but according to the Bee’s own reporting, everyone else must purchase a day pass to attend. Apparently, paying taxes gets you a town government, but having a conversation with its leader requires an admission upgrade. Unless, of course, the intent is to hear only from a preferred audience. A room full of agreeable voices may be comfortable, but a first selectman represents the entire town—including residents who might ask inconvenient questions. Public access should not come with a cover charge.

Fairfield Rotary Hosting State Senator Candidate Forum

Have you or have you not been out campaigning for Rep Bolinsky's opponents? That is an important fact to disclose, recognizing obvious biases.

Thank You Candidates!

Guess how many times "Democracy" is mentioned in the US Constitution?

Vote Out Of Love, Not Hate

Who charges to hear politicians speak? That will be an empty venue.

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