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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 POSTPONED 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 (agenda posted) 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 hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	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 (agenda posted) Northern Fairfield Professionals: “Your LinkedIn Profile and AI” CANCELED C.H. Booth Library Development Committee meeting Medicare 101 (virtual program) Parks & Recreation Commission meeting (agenda posted) 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 (agenda posted) 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 HART Transit Board meeting (Danbury, agenda posted) 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 hybrid meeting (agenda posted) 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 Town Building & Infrastructure Committee meeting 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 for 106th District (new date) 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 Newtown Democratic Caucus 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 Newtown Historical Society Annual Tag Sale 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 2026 Sandy Hook LobsterFest	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” 2026 Sandy Hook LobsterFest Lathrop School of Dance 74th Stardust Revue (A Show) Lathrop School of Dance 74th Stardust Revue (B Show)

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Silver Alert For Blue McGrath Ended

Top Of The Mountain

Cargo Van Driver Taken To Hospital Following Collision With Gas Tanker

Knotweed Initiative Program Planned

Newtown Cultural Arts Commission Grant Application Deadline Approaching

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.

Education Cuts: Who Voted For What

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.

Discusses Policy Against Rodenticides

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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