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29 PALM SUNDAY Bunny Breakfast **(one-hour time slots) Auditions for "1776" (Musicals at Richter, Danbury) Newtown Historical Society Open House	30 Newtown District Art Show Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Soccer Skills and Drills with Coach Tony (ages 3-4) Commission on Aging special meeting (agenda posted) Practical AI Legislative Council Ordinance Committee special meeting (agenda posted) Nature’s Book Club Legislative Council Municipal Committee meeting (agenda posted) Legislative Council special hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	31 Newtown District Art Show Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Mother Goose on the Loose Mother Goose on the Loose March Birthdays Celebration and Trivia Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Newtown District Art Show Reception Grateful Gathering: Sacred Rest “Gardens Off the Beaten Path in New England” Public Building & Site Commission meeting (agenda posted) CANCELED Legislative Council Charter Revision Charge Committee meeting	1 Newtown District Art Show Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Mother Goose on the Loose Move More Newtown Community Walk 30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Spring Mocktails Party Drop-In Art with Miss Nora Drop-In Art with Miss Nora Children’s Adventure Center Sip & Shop Usui Reiki I CANCELED Zoning Board of Appeals meeting CANCELED Legislative Council meeting	2 MAUNDY THURSDAY PASSOVER begins at sundown Newtown District Art Show Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh American Mahjong Open Play Free Income Tax Help at C.H. Booth Library Mother Goose II Drop-In Free Build Soccer Skills and Drills with Coach Tony (ages 4-6) Board of Ethics meeting (agenda posted) C.H. Booth Library Buildings & Grounds Subcommittee special meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Cultural Arts Commission meeting CANCELED Planning & Zoning Commission hybrid meeting (agenda posted) College Democrats of Connecticut Pre-Caucus Democratic Candidate Debate	3 GOOD FRIDAY Newtown District Art Show CLOSED TODAY Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Easter Flower Sale Castle Hill Farm Egg Hunt *(timed starts)	4 2GHG Garden Compost Drive Easter Egg Hunt (timed starts) “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Easter Flower Sale Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Castle Hill Farm Egg Hunt (timed starts) Backyard Beekeeping — Introduction to Beekeeping “Think Outside the Bait Box” Exploring Science with Charbel: Microbiology & Microscopy — How Well Do You Wash Your Hands?
5 EASTER SUNDAY	6 Newtown District Art Show Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Comedy with High Powered Howard Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Painting with Rachael from Visiting Angels Soccer Skills and Drills (ages 3-4) C.H. Booth Library Arts & History Subcommittee meeting Cookbook Club Board of Selectmen hybrid meeting (agenda posted) C.H. Booth Library Governance Committee meeting	7 Newtown District Art Show Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Mother Goose on the Loose Western Council of Government Technical Advisory Group virtual meeting Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “The Power of Solar” with Art Gottlieb Nonfiction Book Club Indoor Winter Market Board of Education Policy Committee meeting (agenda posted) Mahjong Open Play — Evening Edition A Community Discussion on Vaping Police Commission meeting (agenda posted) Social Security Planning: Do You Know What Strategy is Best For You? (virtual) “The American Revolution Through the Eyes of Its People” presented by John Cilio Board of Education hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Lake Zoar Authority meeting (Oxford) Lake Lillinonah Authority virtual meeting (agenda posted)	8 Newtown District Art Show Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Trivia Fun Drop-In Art with Miss Nora Drop-In Art with Miss Nora Board of Education Facilities Committee virtual meeting (agenda posted) Legislative Council Ordinance Committee special meeting (agenda posted) “Old McDonald Had a Farm: Using Farming Records in Your Family Tree” (Genealogy Club of Newtown virtual program) “Smarter Gardening: Let’s Talk” Inland Wetlands Commission meeting location updated (agenda posted) Legislative Council hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	9 PASSOVER ENDS Newtown District Art Show (final day) Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh American Mahjong Open Play Free Income Tax Help at C.H. Booth Library Mother Goose II Newtown Emergency Alert Notifications Sign-Up Regional Recycling Task Force/Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority hybrid meeting (Brookfield; agenda posted) Gold and Silver Fundraiser Western Council of Government Western Connecticut Economic Development District virtual meeting (agenda posted) Drop-In Free Build Soccer Skills and Drills (ages 4-6) Community Walk & Play: A Move More Newtown event Estate Planning: Wills & Trusts Charter Revision Commission public hearing C.H. Booth Library Buildings & Grounds Subcommittee meeting Charter Revision Commission special meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Cultural Arts Commission special meeting (agenda posted) Water & Sewer Authority meeting (agenda posted)	10 Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Brews With Bruce Gold and Silver Fundraiser Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority Executive Committee special virtual meeting (agenda posted) Music Dynamics with Brad Peterson Mindfulness Matters The Lightfoot Band	11 2GHG Garden Compost Drive “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Gold and Silver Fundraiser NFA Volunteer Outing & Spring Clean-Up Community Yoga for All Levels with Alyssa Mancini "Thunderbolts" screening Poetry Walk Reception SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Opening & Awards Reception "Thunderbolts" screening
12 Newtown Historical Society Open House & America 250 event "Thunderbolts" screening Root to Rise: A Celebration of Spring “Ode To Joy: An Afternoon of Music in support of the RSO” (Ridgefield)	13 Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Craft Supply Exchange Donation 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale “The Challenges of Weight Loss and Aging” Music Monday with Principal Al Second Monday Book Club Lunch & Learn — “Stay Informed: Protecting Yourself from Scams,” Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Instant Piano (virtual class) Board of Finance meeting CANCELED	14 “Here’s To Painting” Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Craft Supply Exchange Donation 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Mother Goose on the Loose Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Internet Safety and Recognizing AI with Jack Pagnotta, Part I” CANCELED Legislative Council Traffic Workgroup meeting Northern Fairfield Professionals meeting CANCELED Parks & Recreation Commission meeting C.H. Booth Library Development Committee meeting CANCELED Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers meeting (agenda posted) Instant Guitar virtual class “Artists’ Eyes on the American Revolution: Gilbert Stuart and His Portraits of the Founding Fathers” virtual lecture C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees meeting (agenda posted) Conservation Commission special meeting (agenda posted) Borough Board of Burgesses meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Board of Trustees meeting SCAN Artist Demo: Zufar Bikbov	15 “Here’s To Painting” Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Craft Supply Exchange Donation 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 Animal Care & Control Advisory Board meeting (agenda posted) Lunch & Learn — Lunch with the Newtown Democratic Town Committee Drop-In Art with Miss Nora Healthy Eating Lecture & Dinner Town Building & Infrastructure Committee hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Hearts of Hope-Newtown Paint With A Purpose event Bike & Trail Committee meeting (agenda posted) Borough Zoning Commission meeting CANCELED Legislative Council meeting	16 “Here’s To Painting” Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Craft Supply Exchange Donation 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale American Mahjong Open Play Mother Goose II Western Council of Government, Housatonic Valley Municipal and Southwestern Regional Municipal Planning Organizations hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Big Build Silent Book Club Planning & Zoning Commission hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Sustainable Energy Commission meeting Pension Committee meeting (agenda posted)	17 “Here’s To Painting” Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh 2026 NSC Billiards Tournament 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Music Dynamics Science Heroes Presents: Adventure of the Missing Color Sushi Class: Roll Your Own Sushi! Immaculate High School Presents: "Legally Blonde: The Musical"	18 2GHG Garden Compost Drive “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Electronics Recycling 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event NUSAR Open House Chair Yoga for All Levels with Alyssa Mancini Easy Improv with MayaRose Immaculate High School Presents: "Legally Blonde: The Musical" Opening reception for “Here’s To Painting” Immaculate High School Presents: "Legally Blonde: The Musical" Beethoven’s "Symphony No. 9" by Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra (Ridgefield) Peeper Prowl — Frogwatch
19 Friends of C.H. Booth Library Book Donation Day “Rochambeau and The Alliance That Won the Revolution” The Kingston Trio	20 “Here’s To Painting” Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Craft Supply Exchange Electronics Recycling 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale “Sweetheart of A Scam” Soccer Skills and Drills with Coach Tony (ages 3-4) Commission on Aging meeting (agenda posted) Monthly Movie Monday Legislative Council Transportation Planning Committee meeting (agenda posted) Employee Medical Benefits Board meeting (agenda posted) Democratic State Rep Forum Board of Selectmen hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	21 “Here’s To Painting” Red Cross Blood Drive Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Craft Supply Exchange Electronics Recycling 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Mother Goose on the Loose Indoor Winter Market C.H. Booth Library Finance Committee meeting CANCELED Board of Education Curriculum & Instruction Subcommittee meeting “American Mettle: Original Poetry Capturing the American Spirit During the Revolutionary War" POSTPONED Board of Education CFF/CIP Subcommittee meeting (agenda posted) CANCELED Community Center Commission meeting Board of Education hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Conservation Commission meeting Economic Development Commission meeting (agenda posted) “How To Manage Manure On Your Property To Protect The Environment”	22 EARTH DAY “Here’s To Painting” Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Craft Supply Exchange Electronics Recycling 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 Songs with Patrick Kerns Drop-In Art with Miss Nora SCAN Artist Demo: Susan Grisell Planting Native Plants for Seasonal Diversity Borough Zoning Board of Appeals meeting (agenda posted) Inland Wetlands Commission hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Sound Bath Meditation: A Fundraiser for The Friends of Edmond Town Hall Charter Revision Commission meeting (agenda posted)	23 “Here’s To Painting” Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority Executive Committee meeting (agenda posted) Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Craft Supply Exchange Electronics Recycling 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale American Mahjong Open Play Mother Goose II Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority meeting (agenda posted) Move More Month: Walk with Matt Indoors “Climate and The Environment” Safe Streets 4 All Committee meeting (agenda posted) Free Build Soccer Skills and Drills with Coach Tony (ages 4-6) Read with Thor “Remembering the Holocaust: The Power of Family Stories” Personal Finance Budgeting CANCELED Borough Historic District meeting Flagpole Photographers hybrid meeting-competition Newtown Talks: Dr Lisa Miller (new date) Virtual Author Talk: “Bittersweet: Exploring the Five Tastes of Dessert” Board of Finance hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	24 “Here’s To Painting” Linda Parsloe’s “Fused Glass” “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Electronics Recycling 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Music Dynamics Senior Spring Fling Newtown Middle School Drama Presents "Something Rotten! Jr" SOLD OUT: Tig Notaro: Out of Nowhere Tour Tig Notaro: Out of Nowhere Tour	25 2GHG Garden Compost Drive (final weekend) Fruit Trail Planting Paper Shredding Event “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Electronics Recycling 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Friends of C.H. Booth Library Donation Event Janet Townley Cooking Class Newtown Earth Day Festival indoors Backyard Beekeeping — Swam Season Indoor Goat Yoga American History Music Program: “Tunes & Tales from Connecticut” Book Signing Event with Gael Lynch Newtown Volunteer Fair Newtown Middle School Drama Presents "Something Rotten! Jr" Qigong for Beginners Newtown Middle School Drama Presents "Something Rotten! Jr" Screening of "Communion" (2025) Hello, I Must Be Going: A Tribute to Phil Collins
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” 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 Public Building & Site Commission meeting	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) “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 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 “The Legacy of the Titanic” NHS Girls’ Lacrosse Mental Health Awareness Game 14th Annual FUN Benefit Concert and Dinner: “Color My World with Hope” Reed Intermediate Drama Club Presents "Willy Wonka Jr" "The Shadow Box" performance Performance of "King Lear" (TheatreWorks New Milford)

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Community Gathered For C.H. Booth Library's Poetry Walk Reception

Garden Club Scholarship Window Open

For 2026-27 Award

Newtown Organizations Unite To Launch Senior Advocacy Programming

Nighthawk Laxmen Rebound From First Loss With 15 Goal Barrage

The Way We Were

I am glad to see First Selectman Bruce Walczak engaging the electorate. Mark your calendars, folks — apparently, communication from Town Hall is possible after all. But where was Bruce two days ago, when Connecticut State Police requested assistance from Newtown Police after two individuals fled on foot from an I-84 crash? As a manhunt went through town, police were stationed at our schools, and many residents checked their car doors, deadbolted their houses, and armed themselves (Thank you James from Port Conway). That sounds like exactly the kind of situation where residents would expect timely communication from town leadership. Parents, neighbors, and residents in the affected area should not have to piece together information after the fact while police are actively searching the community. The issue is not whether our police did their job. They did. The issue is whether Town Hall is doing its job when it comes to keeping residents informed during real-time public safety situations. If the First Selectman can write to residents about the importance of showing up for the budget, he should also show up when residents are looking for clear, timely information during an active police incident. This kind of communication was promised during the campaign. Unfortunately, Bruce Walczzzzak is starting to look like just another politician: campaign on change, criticize the last guy, ask taxpayers for more staff, and then tell residents the job still cannot be done.

The First Selectman On The Budget

528 more feet of broadsheet paper ... we have passed the dump ... as for the details, it is worth pointing out that Merrimack's coal plant shifted to two (2) 4 oil generators. I wonder if this is why crude oil production hit record highs in July...

Elections Have Consequences XXV

Where was our CodeRED? For over 4 years Newtown has a CodeRED system. The town tells residents it exists for emergencies and points to things like missing persons, wildfires, and criminal activity as the kinds of incidents it is meant to address. Yet we had no CodeRED for Kateri Doty, no CodeRED for the brush fires, and no CodeRED for yesterday’s manhunt with police and tracking dogs moving through our backyards. That is not one oversight. That is a pattern. Under sleepy Bruce Walczak, the town has an emergency notification system that never seems to get used when actual emergencies happen. Whether or not Bruce physically sends the alert himself is beside the point. If the system is not being used, if residents are left hearing about dangerous situations from Facebook and the neighbors’ kids instead of from their own government, then that failure belongs to him. Newtown residents should not have to guess when there is a public safety issue unfolding around them. If Bruce Walcz"zzz"ak cannot make sure an emergency alert system is used for emergencies, then what exactly is he doing?

State Police Seeking Two Evading Responsibility For Incident

So your counterpoint is that The Bee prints the same number of pages regardless of how much content appears in it. If that is true, then I stand corrected. I actually doubt that is the case.

Elections Have Consequences XXIV

Thank you for continuing to read my letters and bringing attention to them. As I said the last time you went through this tortured calculation, the Bee would be printing the same number of pages with or without my contributions. Why not spend your time writing a letter to the editor trumpeting all the great triumphs you think Trump has accomplished?

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