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26 Newtown Middle School Drama Presents "Something Rotten! Jr" SOLD OUT: GOLDEN: A K-Pop Kids Party!	27 “Here’s To Painting” Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Music Monday with Principal Al “My Wonders of Whales” Soccer Skills and Drills with Coach Tony (ages 3-4) Nature’s Book Club Board of Fire Commissioners meeting Fairfield Hills Authority meeting (agenda posted)	28 Referendum “Here’s To Painting” Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Mother Goose on the Loose Flower Pot Planting FONS Outreach Program spring organizational meeting “Bats are the Best” “Seniors’ Perspective on Newtown Housing: A Newtown Senior Alliance Roundtable” CANCELED Legislative Council Traffic Workgroup meeting Language Exchange at the Library Grateful Gatherings — Conversations with Purpose: Why Play Matters Therapy Dogs Visit QPR Training “Breaking Barriers — Women’s Journey in Aviation and Space” Conservation Commission meeting (agenda posted) Public Building & Site Commission meeting (agenda posted)	29 “Here’s To Painting” Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh “The Secrets of Phase Ten Card Games” 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean Drop-In Art with Miss Nora "So You Want to Write a Children's Book" workshop with Gael Lynch	30 “Here’s To Painting” Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” (last day) "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale American Mahjong Open Play Mother Goose II “Adventures with Richard Stein: Cuba” Bingo with Ellen Free Build Soccer Skills and Drills with Coach Tony (ages 4-6) Board of Education Facilities Committee hybrid meeting (agenda posted) “Digging Deeper: Genealogy” Debt Management & Emergency Funds Lit Fic Book Club Tiles & Tastes: Mahjong Night “The Sum Of Us” Podcast Series Discussion High School Athletics: A Gold Star Project panel discussion Performance of "King Lear" (TheatreWorks New Milford, Senior Preview Night)	1 “Here’s To Painting” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Music Dynamics Fair Rent Commission special meeting (agenda posted) Reed Intermediate Drama Club Presents "Willy Wonka Jr" "The Shadow Box" opening night Dave Matthews Tribute Band Opening night performance of "King Lear" (TheatreWorks New Milford)	2 Flagpole Photographers Workshop Day Garden Club of Newtown Spring Plant Sale “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event NHS Band and Guard Monthly Bottle and Can Drive Stroller Cardio & Sculpt “The Legacy of the Titanic” NHS Girls’ Lacrosse Mental Health Awareness Game 14th Annual FUN Benefit Concert and Dinner: “Color My World with Hope” NHS Softball 15 For Life fundraiser game Reed Intermediate Drama Club Presents "Willy Wonka Jr" "The Shadow Box" performance Performance of "King Lear" (TheatreWorks New Milford)
3 Your Horse — Our Trails "The Shadow Box" performance Flagpole Photographers Virtual Competition & Exhibit Awards Presentation On The Trail concert	4 “Here’s To Painting” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Music Monday with Principal Al Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Lunch & Learn: The Nature of Loneliness Board of Education Facilities Committee hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Cookbook Club Glass & Sass: Jewelry Making Workshop *CANCELED* Employee Medical Benefits Board meeting Backyard Bounty: A Guide To Vegetable Gardening Meet the Democratic Candidates for 106th District rescheduled Board of Selectmen hybrid meeting (agenda posted) C.H. Booth Library Governance Committee meeting	5 “Here’s To Painting” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Mother Goose on the Loose Board of Education Curriculum and Instruction Subcommittee meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Nonfiction Book Club Indoor Winter Market Virtual Author Talk: “JoyFull: Daily Rituals to Eat Freely and Live Radiantly” Board of Education Policy Committee meeting (agenda posted) Board of Finance special meeting (agenda posted) Police Commission meeting (agenda posted) “The Language of Freedom” virtual lecture Board of Education meeting (agenda posted) Lake Zoar Authority meeting Lake Lillinonah Authority virtual meeting (agenda posted) Legislative Council special hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	6 “Here’s To Painting” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Tips for Resume and Cover Letter with the Career Coach 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean 30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees Executive Committee special meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Tips for Resume and Cover Letter with the Career Coach Drop-In Art with Miss Nora Legislative Council hybrid public hearing (agenda posted) Zoning Board of Appeals meeting (agenda posted) Legislative Council hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	7 “Here’s To Painting” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Mother Goose II Free Build The Importance of Financial Planning Funds C.H. Booth Library Buildings & Grounds Subcommittee meeting Cultural Arts Commission meeting (agenda posted) Planning & Zoning Commission hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Virtual Author Talk: Marjan Kamali	8 “Here’s To Painting” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Mother's Day Plant Sale Music Dynamics "The Shadow Box" performance Performance of "King Lear" (TheatreWorks New Milford) StevieMac: A Fleetwood Mac & Stevie Nicks Experience	9 Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Event “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Chalk the Walk For Mental Health “Fearless Expressive Painting” workshop 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Mother's Day Plant Sale Animal Shelter Donation Drive Guided Tour of The Ruby & Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum (Stratford) Backyard Beekeeping — Nectar Flow and Parasites Orchard Hill Nature Center Guided Walk Exploring Science with Charbel — Elephant Toothpaste Lab Movie Night at Taekwondo NHS Boys’ Lacrosse 15 For Life game "The Shadow Box" performance Performance of "King Lear" (TheatreWorks New Milford)
10 MOTHER’S DAY "The Shadow Box" performance Matinee performance of "King Lear" (TheatreWorks New Milford)	11 “Here’s To Painting” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Second Monday Book Club Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Glass & Sass: Jewelry Making Workshop Glass & Sass: Jewelry Making Workshop Canning 101 Board of Finance meeting	12 “Here’s To Painting” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Western Council of Government Technical Advisory Group meeting Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Poetry reading by Nancy K. Crevier Legislative Council Transportation Committee meeting Northern Fairfield Professionals: “Your LinkedIn Profile and AI” CANCELED C.H. Booth Library Development Committee meeting Medicare 101 (virtual program) Parks & Recreation Commission meeting Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers meeting “The Eight Habits of Love” C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees meeting Golden Hour Hike Borough Board of Burgesses meeting Borough of Newtown Budget meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Board of Trustees meeting SCAN Artist Demo: Kathy Anderson	13 “Here’s To Painting” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Lunch & Learn with Newtown Democratic Town Committee Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “May In Bloom: An NGC Standard Flower Show” Drop-In Art with Miss Nora John Scully Author Visit Prepared for Life: American Heart Association CPR/AED/Choking class Asset Protection Trusts & Revocable Living Trusts (virtual class) Newtown Knotweed: How to Identify and Manage NHS Baseball 15 For Life Fundraising Game Social Security Planning: Do You Know What Strategy is Best For You? (virtual) “Dissecting a Civil War Pension Record – Union and Confederate” (Genealogy Club of Newtown, via Zoom) “Everything You Need to Know About Pollinators” Inland Wetlands Commission meeting Charter Revision Commission meeting	14 “Here’s To Painting” “May In Bloom: An NGC Standard Flower Show” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Mother Goose II Mother’s Day Mini Photos Free Build Silent Book Club Water & Sewer Authority meeting “Illuminating the Night: A Light Painting Program” "The Shadow Box" performance	15 “Here’s To Painting” “May In Bloom: An NGC Standard Flower Show” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Lunch & Learn: Retirement — Making Your Money Last Junk in the Trunk: Donations for NHS Band & Guard Fundraiser Tag Sale St Rose Bingo CANCELED "The Shadow Box" performance Performance of "King Lear" (TheatreWorks New Milford) Vitaly	16 ARMED FORCES DAY NHS Band & Guard Fundraiser Tag Sale “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale 15th Annual Strutt Your Mutt Sourdough Class Step Forward to Cure TSC Second Annual Fairfield Hills Music Festival Voices Of America: Newtown Choral Society Spring Concert Gaming For Change "The Shadow Box" performance Performance of "King Lear" (TheatreWorks New Milford)
17 NHS Band & Guard Fundraiser Tag Sale St Rose of Lima Preschool Open House "Smurfs" screening Matinee performance of "King Lear" (TheatreWorks New Milford) Newtown Historical Society Annual Meeting Canvas For A Cause	18 “Here’s To Painting” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Guided Tour of The Ruby & Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum (Stratford) Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Commission on Aging meeting Board of Fire Commissioners meeting Fairfield Hills Authority meeting Board of Selectmen meeting	19 Referendum “Here’s To Painting” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Indoor Winter Market Virtual Author Talk: “Reshape Your Beliefs and Unlock Your True Potential” C.H. Booth Library Finance Committee meeting Board of Education Curriculum & Instruction Subcommittee meeting Board of Education CFF/CIP Subcommittee meeting Therapy Dogs Visit Community Center Commission meeting “Artists’ Eyes on the American Revolution: John Trumbull's Paintings of U.S. History” virtual lecture Board of Education meeting Economic Development Commission meeting	20 “Here’s To Painting” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Animal Care & Control Advisory Board meeting Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Keys For A Cause: The Flying Ivories — a benefit for NYFS Bike & Trail Committee meeting Borough Zoning Commission meeting Legislative Council meeting	21 “Here’s To Painting” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Western Council of Government, Housatonic Valley Municipal and South Western Region Municipal Planning Organizations meeting “How To Perform Floor Transfers” Celebration of Kind Works Newtown Talks: Lara Love Hardin Planning & Zoning Commission meeting Sustainable Energy Commission meeting “Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That A Movement Forgot” book discussion Pension Committee meeting	22 “Here’s To Painting” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Get Groovy Dance Night for Grades 5 & 6 Meet the Democratic Candidates Don McLean Performance of "King Lear" (TheatreWorks New Milford)	23 “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Mother’s Day Reset Joyful Jitterbugs Final performance of "King Lear" (TheatreWorks New Milford)
24 Good Karma Comedy Festival	25 MEMORIAL DAY “Here’s To Painting” “Here’s To Painting” CLOSED TODAY "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh CLOSED TODAY 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale CLOSED TODAY CANCELED: Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games	26 “Here’s To Painting” American Red Cross Blood Drive CANCELED "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Mom Walk and Playground Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Legislative Council Transportation Committee meeting Grateful Gatherings — Conversations with Purpose Conservation Commission meeting Public Building & Site Commission meeting	27 “Here’s To Painting” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Discover the Wonders of Ancient India" Borough Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Inland Wetlands Commission meeting	28 “Here’s To Painting” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Read with Thor Borough Historic District meeting Flagpole Photographers Camera Club hybrid meeting-monthly competition Board of Finance meeting	29 “Here’s To Painting” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Lunch & Learn: The Estate & Powers of Attorney Paperwork House of Harrison Fundraiser	30 “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Backyard Beekeeping — Maintaining A Healthy Colony Step by Step Dance Academy Presents: Back to the 80’s
31	1 "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Nonfiction Book Club C.H. Booth Library Art & History Subcommittee meeting Cookbook Club Nature’s Book Club (hybrid) Board of Selectmen meeting C.H. Booth Library Governance Committee meeting	2 "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Public Safety Committee meeting Board of Education Policy Committee meeting Police Commission meeting “Roger Sherman: The Legacy of A True American Hero” Board of Education meeting Lake Zoar Authority meeting Lake Lillinonah Authority meeting	3 "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Virtual Author Talk: “Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts” Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Legislative Council meeting	4 "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Board of Ethics meeting C.H. Booth Library Buildings & Grounds Subcommittee meeting Cultural Arts Commission meeting Planning & Zoning Commission meeting Travel Talk: Alaska	5 “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh	6 Leaps of Faith (LOF) Adaptive Skiers Volunteer Training Day “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh NHS Band and Guard Monthly Bottle and Can Drive Catherine’s Butterfly Party “Meet John Adams: A Lively and Revolutionary Conversation”

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Summer Concert Series, Tuesday Tunes Concerts Details Announced

Travel Talk: Alaska, June 4

Silver Alert Issued By Newtown PD For 17-Month-Old Child

LOF Adaptive Skiers Is Gearing Up For Another Jam-Packed Summer

Snapshot: Jason LynchThis week's Snapshot features Jason Lynch.Family: My wife Robin, and our daughter Charly.How did you meet your wife? I met her on the subway in Brooklyn. I was helping someone with their stroller, and she saw me and handed me her business card.Pets: Two dogs, Jet and Utah.How long have you lived in Newtown? About five years. We used to live in Norwalk, and I used to drive the back roads home all the time. I’d see the antique houses and their plaques, and we’d talk about how unique each one looked and how great it would be to have a house like that someday. We were here for the corn maze, for my brother-in-law’s birthday, and we saw one of the houses on Main Street was for sale so we took a look and fell in love with it.Work: I work at IBM Research, where I am primarily a brand designer — so thinking about the Research brand, different applications, how it appears in digital at events, and also working with some of the emergent technologies as well. It’s incredibly hard but also interesting and fulfilling.Do you have a favorite podcast? I love podcasts. I like StarTalk, which is really interesting, about cosmic queries; The Illustration Department, about different illustrators and designers, which I like to listen to a lot; and I enjoy Freakonomics.What did you want to be when you grew up? A truck driver. I still think it would be an awesome job. We take a lot of road trips to Ohio, and I think about it quite a bit when we’re going through Pennsylvania. When I was a little kid they had that show, BJ and The Bear, and I loved it.What do you enjoy doing in your free time? I really enjoy cooking. I find recipes all the time, so I try to find new and interesting things. It’s hard to find the time to do it, but I enjoy it. During the summer we like to hang out on Lake Zoar. It’s our favorite place to be. It’s peaceful out there. We have a pontoon boat that we dock at Eichler’s Cove, and it’s nice because we can go down there, sometimes after work we’ll go out with dinner or go swimming for just an hour or so.What is the most recent book you’ve read? At home I don’t have a lot of downtime to read, but I love audio books. Right now I’m going through A World of Peers by Michael Pollan, which explores what is consciousness. It was really interesting. Before that it was Sammy Hagar’s autobiography. It varies quite a bit. My commute can be lengthy, so I enjoy audio books and podcasts when I’m going back and forth.What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? You’re not entitled to the results, you’re entitled to the work.Do you have any pet peeves? It’s silly and it’s a little thing, and I know this, but I cannot stand how paper towels or tape never tear cleanly. It drives me insane.What is something you cannot live without? Family, of course. And dogs. I have to have dogs.What is your favorite thing about Newtown? I like the sense of community we’ve experienced here. I enjoy walking, and I love being able to get groceries everyday — the walkability in the center of town, and seeing people all the time, I really enjoy that. And the homes, of course, which was primarily what drew us here. Do you have a personal credo? The work advice from earlier.

I understand your basic point, but not the numbers. Can you help us understand where your numbers come from? Thanks!

The ‘Me’ Generation

Tom, I appreciate you sharing your perspective. My advocacy isn't about a personal 'vested interest' in a single field; it is about the Standard of Newtown. While you categorize the salt shed and library parking as 'essential' and the turf as an 'upgrade,' I would argue they all fall under the same umbrella of maintaining town assets. The Turf Field ($1.4M): This was a replacement project for a facility used by thousands of youth athletes, not a new 'luxury' add-on. The Salt Shed ($1.2M) & Library Parking ($1.4M): These were passed at almost identical price points. The point isn't to say these items aren't important; it’s to ask why we find the money for infrastructure that serves one demographic while claiming we are too 'fiscally strained' to fund infrastructure for another. When we categorize things we use as 'essential' and things our neighbors' children use as 'extras,' we aren't having an honest discussion about priorities, we are picking winners and losers. The goal of my letter wasn't to be 'unproductive,' but to sound the alarm for the 82% of residents who didn't show up to the polls. We cannot be a community that only thrives in parts. If we want Newtown to remain a place where people want to move and raise families, we have to invest in the next generation with the same urgency we use to fix our parking lots.

Michelle, I am sorry to see that you are also a victim of fabrications. All those rumors that go round that seem so convincing. All so often, those rumors are little more than convenient lies. This has been happening for several years and hopefully we can come together to stop them. Until then, I ask that those of you who have heard disparaging remarks about the candidates take the time to meet with them to ask them directly what you are concerned about. Get to know them better rather than assume. We all will have better representation both locally and state-wide if you do so.

Support For Brandon Moore

He is just another politician, you could see it when he got Bruce Walcz'zzz'k elected. Say whatever it takes to get into office...

Two Questions

This is disappointing because it frames voters who rejected the Treadwell turf replacement as selfish or anti-youth. When I suspect that Katherine's motives were likely because she has some vested interest in those turf fields, which makes it exceptionally selfish. There is a clear difference between maintaining basic town infrastructure and approving an athletic facility upgrade. Library sidewalks, parking access, and a salt storage facility support safety and essential town operations. The turf field may be worthwhile, but it is still a different type of request. Residents can support youth sports and still question the cost, timing, or priority of a specific project. Calling that selfish, or turning it into a generational argument is unfair and unproductive. Newtown is better served by honest discussion about priorities, not by accusing voters of lacking community spirit because they disagreed on one ballot item.

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