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27 "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" screening	28 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Summer Coding Club: Grades 4-6 Magic Monday: Danny Magic Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “The Defrauding of Medicare and How To Not Be A Victim” Community Conversation with State Treasurer Erick Russell Nature’s Book Club hybrid meeting Board of Fire Commissioners meeting (agenda posted) Fairfield Hills Authority meeting (agenda posted) Legislative Council Ordinance Committee special meeting (agenda posted)	29 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Tuesday Tunes at Dickinson Park: Lynn Lewis and Friends Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Computer Tutoring Newtown Farmers Market Board of Education special meeting (agenda posted)	30 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Fitzpatrick Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “AI In Everyday Life: Understanding Artificial Intelligence” Exploring Famous Artists with Miss Nora	31 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” (last day) American Mah Jong Open Play Mother Goose II Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Rita’s African Dance Party Summer Time is Story Time with Miss Nora Virtual Author Talk: “On the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains” with Pria Anand C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees Executive Committee meeting (agenda posted) CANCELLED Free Write Weekly at the Library "Ageism Unmasked" Book Discussion Series: Chapter 3, “Entitlements” — A Timeless Newtown event Summer Concert Series: One Track Mind CANCELED Board of Finance meeting CANCELED	1 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Lily Mac Hugh “Small Things” Music Dynamics with Brad Peterson "Mean Girls: High School Edition"	2 Lily Mac Hugh “Small Things” Drive-Thru Food Drive Easy Teen Improv "Mean Girls: High School Edition" "Mean Girls: High School Edition"
3 "Mean Girls: High School Edition"	4 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Summer Coding Club: Grades 7-9 Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games C.H. Booth Library Art & History Subcommittee meeting Cooking the Books: A Cookbook Club Lake Zoar Authority meeting (Oxford, agenda posted) Board of Selectmen hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	5 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Tuesday Tunes at Dickinson Park: Judy Pancoast Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Computer Tutoring Library Speakers Consortium: “The Stories, Science, and History of Birds” Newtown Farmers Market National Night Out 2025 CANCELLED Police Commission meeting “Spymistresses: A Story of Allied Women Spies of WWII” CANCELLED C.H. Booth Library Governance Committee meeting Lake Lillinonah Authority virtual meeting (agenda posted) Movie Night Under the Stars: "Wish"	6 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Fitzpatrick Lunch & Learn: Your Life, Your Legacy Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Ageless Grace Brain Health Fitness Exploring Famous Artists with Miss Nora Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corp Executive Board meeting Recycling Ad Hoc Committee meeting (agenda posted) Maplewood Summer Concert Series: James Michael Zoning Board of Appeals meeting (agenda posted) Legislative Council hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	7 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia American Mah Jong Open Play Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Xen’s Critters Cute and Cuddly Petting Zoo Summer Time is Story Time with Miss Nora CANCELLED Free Write Weekly at the Library Board of Ethics meeting C.H. Booth Library Buildings & Grounds Sub-Committee meeting (agenda posted) Cultural Arts Commission meeting (agenda posted) Planning & Zoning Commission meeting	8 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Lily Mac Hugh “Small Things” Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Music Dynamics with Brad Peterson "A Minecraft Movie" screening “Giving Back to Your Community with SCORE” ETH Drive-In: "The Big Lebowski"	9 CPR Class Antique Miser Purse Collection Lily Mac Hugh “Small Things” Vintage Baseball Memorabilia "A Minecraft Movie" free screening ETH Drive-In: "The Big Lebowski"
10 "A Minecraft Movie" screening	11 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Second Monday Book Club Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Shortt’s Night on the Farm Board of Education CFF/CIP Subcommittee meeting Board of Finance meeting	12 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” American Red Cross Blood Drive Antique Miser Purse Collection Java With Jeff Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “A Holistic Approach To Chronic Pain Syndromes,” Computer Tutoring Newtown Farmers Market Northern Fairfield Professionals meeting C.H. Booth Library Development Committee meeting Parks & Recreation Commission meeting Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers meeting Police Commission meeting “From Fingerprints to Facial Recognition” with Toni McKeen CANCELLED C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees meeting Board of Education meeting Borough Board of Burgesses meeting Newtown Volunteer Ambulance meeting	13 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Mother Goose on the Loose 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Fitzpatrick Lunch & Learn: A New Perspective: Lunch with the Democrats Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Hearts of Hope-Newtown Paint With A Purpose event Inland Wetlands Commission meeting	14 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia American Mah Jong Open Play Mother Goose II Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Keeping Kids and Teens Safe and Happy” Summer Time is Story Time with Miss Nora CANCELLED Free Write Weekly at the Library "Ageism Unmasked" Book Discussion Series: Chapter 4, "Retirement as Life Stage & Aging" — A Timeless Newtown event Maplewood Summer Concert Seres: The Piano Man Water & Sewer Authority meeting	15 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Back-to-School Family Day Antique Miser Purse Collection Lily Mac Hugh “Small Things” Vintage Baseball Memorabilia CANCELLED Music Dynamics with Brad Peterson Lunch & Learn: Time Matters: A Woman’s Retirement Outlook ETH Drive-In: "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"	16 Antique Miser Purse Collection Lily Mac Hugh “Small Things” Vintage Baseball Memorabilia CANCELLED Exploring Science with Charbel: DNA Extraction & Isolation from Strawberries ETH Drive-In: "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
17	18 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Bellwether Wellness with Christine Updegraff Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Commission on Aging meeting Board of Selectmen meeting	19 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Music and Brain Health” Computer Tutoring Newtown Farmers Market C.H. Booth Library Finance Committee meeting Therapy Dogs Visit Community Center Commission meeting Board of Education meeting Economic Development Commission meeting	20 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Fitzpatrick Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games C.H. Booth Library Ice Cream Social Recycling Ad Hoc Committee meeting CANCELLED Borough Zoning Commission meeting Bike & Trail Committee meeting Legislative Council meeting	21 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia American Mah Jong Open Play Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games CANCELLED Free Write Weekly at the Library Cultural District Informational Meeting “Ageism Unmasked” Book Discussion Series: Chapter 5, “Era of Manipulation” — A Timeless Newtown event Planning & Zoning Commission meeting Sustainable Energy Commission meeting Taylorville Pension Committee meeting	22 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Lily Mac Hugh “Small Things” Vintage Baseball Memorabilia "Transformers One" screening "Transformers One" screening	23 Newtown Conservation Commission Work Day Antique Miser Purse Collection Lily Mac Hugh “Small Things” Vintage Baseball Memorabilia "Transformers One" screening Botsford Bash "Transformers One" screening
24 Mahjong and Mimosas "Transformers One" screening	25 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Ageism Unmasked” Book Discussion Series: Chapter 6, “The (Mis)Information Age” — A Timeless Newtown event Nature’s Book Club hybrid meeting Board of Fire Commissioners meeting Fairfield Hills Authority meeting	26 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Computer Tutoring Newtown Farmers Market Conservation Commission meeting Public Building & Site Commission meeting	27 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Fitzpatrick Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Borough Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Inland Wetlands Commission meeting	28 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Vintage Baseball Memorabilia American Mah Jong Open Play Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees Executive Committee meeting CANCELLED Free Write Weekly at the Library Borough Historic District meeting Board of Finance meeting	29 “The World Through the Eyes of An Artist” Antique Miser Purse Collection Lily Mac Hugh “Small Things” Vintage Baseball Memorabilia ETH Drive-In: "Dirty Dancing"	30 Antique Miser Purse Collection Lily Mac Hugh “Small Things” Vintage Baseball Memorabilia ETH Drive-In: "Dirty Dancing"
31	1 2025 Newtown Labor Day Parade: “Pets on Parade” Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games	2 Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Newtown Farmers Market	3 Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Ageism Unmasked” Book Discussion Series: Chapter 7, “The Era of a Global Pandemic” — A Timeless Newtown event Maplewood Summer Concert Seres: Bosco Library Speakers Consortium: “On Writing Darkly Charming, Villainous Love” webinar	4 American Mah Jong Open Play Cub Scout Pack 270 Recruitment Night Josh Wolf: The Campfire Tour	5	6 2nd Company Governor’s Horse Guard Annual Fall Festival Mutts Gone Nuts: Unleashed

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Snapshot: Derek Pisani

Frances Simone

Blair Balmforth

It’s pretty clear that David completely missed the point. The comment about building a stadium—just like the tongue-in-cheek suggestion of suing Newtowners for “being stupid”—was obviously satire. If Dave took the stadium idea literally, maybe the “stupid” comments struck a little closer to home than he’s willing to admit. Sometimes satire isn’t meant to be taken at face value—but then again, if you have to explain the joke, maybe that’s part of the problem.

Facts First

If, as Mr. Gaston states, the property between Main Street sidewalks and the road belongs to the private property owners, then let me ask this: Would I, as a property owner, be within my rights to post “No Trespassing” signs and have any protesting group arrested for trespassing on that strip of land? If the answer is yes, then these protests are occurring on private property without permission, and the conversation shifts from free speech to property rights enforcement. If the answer is no, then there’s clearly some form of public right-of-way or easement that permits public use, which contradicts the argument that this land is entirely private. Either way, this issue seems far less clear-cut than Mr. Gaston suggests.

Bruce Walczak’s promise of RESPONSIVENESS sounds great on paper, but my own experience tells a different story. After his July 25th announcement, I congratulated him and asked a sincere question about the ongoing traffic disruptions on Main Street caused by frequent rallies at the flagpole—a concern shared by many residents and businesses. I never received an answer. No acknowledgment, no follow-up, nothing. If a candidate pledging openness and “no evasive answers or silence” can’t even respond during the campaign, how can voters expect better once in office? Responsiveness is proven by action, not slogans. Newtown needs better!

A Commitment to Responsiveness

Hi Bruce, I am not sure what meeting you attended but there was no extensive discussion. It was pretty much a popularity contest with over 200 protestors in attendance. In my estimation, no one on the LC even did any research on the subject, and those who voted NOT TO EVEN CONSIDER the benefits of an ordinance was a blatant act of conflict of interest and dereliction of duty. I for one presented 4 quantifiable benefits. If you are not able to think critically, then you really shouldn't be chiming in on the subject.

Says ‘No’ Vote Sidestepped Due Diligence

Let's ask an imaginary third grader shall we Wendy? Is it a good idea or a bad idea to protect Newtown businesses from being impeded because of a protest? Third grader; "GOOD IDEA". Is it a good idea or a bad idea to make Newtown traffic safe during a protest? Third Grader "GOOD IDEA". Is it a good idea or bad idea to pay have Newtown taxpayers pay $15k in police OT EVERY PROTEST that could be avoided with ample notice? Third grader; "BAD IDEA. VERY BAD IDEA!!". Is a good idea or a bad idea to protect Newtown from any legal risk because they were negligent in providing any preparation in the event anyone was killed, injured, or property damaged? Third grader; "Good Idea. Anything else is just stupid!" Now third grader, we shouldn't use that word. Do you know what does the word "Stupid" even means? Third grader: "Yes, According to the Merrian Webster dictionary, it means tending to make bad decisions." If Newtown wants to re-elect me to always keep their best interests at heart, they will re-elect me. It they want officials sitting on the LC that are more sympathetic to protestors then they are acting in the best interests of Newtown, so be it.. One more thing Wendy, Kerrville, TX; the legislative body there had the opportunity to vote for a Flash Flood siren warning system. They voted "no". Now over 200 people are dead. Family's are destroyed. Was that a good idea or a bad idea? Don't answer that; let me answer that for you. Derek Pisani: IT WAS STUPID! I intentionally wanted to offend those who need to be offended and if you are one of them, you tell me where that imaginary third grader was wrong in answering those questions. I'll wait.

Use Of The Word ‘Stupid’

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