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1 Newtown Historical Society Soft Goods Collection Great Pootatuck Duck Race new date "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit "Double Vision" matinee performance (Town Players of Newtown) “Invitation to Summer” by Danbury Music Center Community Band Brahms "Requiem" by CT Choral Society POSTPONED	2 “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games C.H. Booth Library Art & History Subcommittee meeting Cooking the Books: "Smitten Kitchen" by Deb Perelman Legislative Council Ordinance Committee special meeting (agenda posted) Board of Selectmen hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	3 “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit Let’s Make Music Together with Leslie Pratt Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority special meeting Let’s Make Music Together with Leslie Pratt Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Nonfiction Book Club: "Serviceberry" by Robin Wall Kimmerer Board of Education Curriculum & Instruction/SEL Subcommittee meeting (agenda posted) House Of Harrison Supplies Drive Public Safety Committee meeting (agenda posted) Board of Education Policy Committee meeting (agenda posted) Police Commission meeting (agenda posted) “Love at First Sight”: Author Talk with Lisa A Phillips “Meet John Warner Barber — Early American Author, Historian & Artist” CANCELLED C.H. Booth Library Governance Committee meeting Board of Education meeting (agenda posted) Lake Zoar Authority meeting (Monroe, agenda posted) Newtown Middle School 7th Grade Spring Concert (Band/Chorus/Orchestra) Lake Lillinonah Authority virtual meeting (agenda posted)	4 “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Fitzpatrick Make An Herb Dsh Garden To Snazzy-Up Meals: A Timeless Newtown Event Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “Spot the Scam: How to Recognize Phishing Emails, Texts, & Calls” Virtual Author Talk: “Extinctopedia — A Discovery of What We Have Lost, What is at Risk, and What To Do About it” Recycling Ad Hoc Committee hybrid meeting (agenda posted) “Eternal Spring” with Michael Norris Newtown Middle School 8th Grade Spring Concert (Band/Chorus/Orchestra) Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Executive Board meeting (agenda posted) Zoning Board of Appeals meeting (agenda posted) CANCELLED Legislative Council meeting	5 “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit American Mah Jong Open Play “It’s Time For Yourself (It Will Be Okay!)” planning session DIY Mosaic Flower Pots with Katie Stevenson “Silver Linings: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities — A Timeless Newtown event” CANCELLED Board of Ethics meeting C.H. Booth Library Buildings & Grounds Subcommittee meeting (agenda posted) Cultural Arts Commission meeting (agenda posted) Flagpole Photographers Camera Club 40th Anniversary Celebration Planning & Zoning Commission hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	6 “The Work of Jodi Brown” “Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit Music Dynamics Sandy Hook LobsterFest "Double Vision" performance (Town Players of Newtown) ETH Drive-In: "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"	7 FONS Shredding Day “Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Introduction to Foraging Mushrooms” Lakeside Studio Annual Art Show & Sale Sandy Hook LobsterFest “Ice Cream" for Jazz "Double Vision" performance (Town Players of Newtown) Stand Up Comedy: Jason Salmon featuring Joe Gerics ETH Drive-In: "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"
8 "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit NCCB Spring Recital: "La Bayadère" (first performance) "Double Vision" matinee performance (Town Players of Newtown) NCCB Spring Recital: "La Bayadère" (second performance)	9 “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit Second Monday Book Club: "The Keeper of Happy Endings" by Barbara Davis Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Board of Finance hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	10 “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Virtual Author Talk: “Explore Unexpected Twists and Turns” Northern Fairfield Professionals hybrid meeting CANCELLED C.H. Booth Library Development Committee meeting Board of Education Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Subcommittee meeting (agenda posted) Parks & Recreation Committee meeting (agenda posted) Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers meeting (agenda posted) Board of Education special meeting (agenda posted) C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees meeting (agenda posted) Borough Board of Burgesses meeting (agenda posted) Newtown Volunteer Ambulance meeting (agenda posted)	11 “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Fitzpatrick Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Read with Maggie the Therapy Dog Town Building & Infrastructure Committee meeting (agenda posted) “Free Resources for New York Genealogical Research” (Genealogy Club of Newtown virtual meeting-program) Inland Wetlands Commission meeting (agenda posted)	12 “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht American Mah Jong Open Play Regional Recycling Task Force hybrid meeting (Brookfield, agenda posted) “Attracting Birds By Season” with the Audubon Center Flagpole Photographers Camera Club hybrid competition night Water & Sewer Authority meeting "Double Vision" performance (Town Players of Newtown)	13 “The Work of Jodi Brown” “Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Music Dynamics "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" screening Shortt’s Night on the Farm "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" screening "Double Vision" performance (Town Players of Newtown) ETH Drive-In: "Friday the 13th"	14 FLAG DAY 51st Annual Rooster Run Drive-Up Retired Flag Collection Rabies Clinic Stuff-A-Truck Diaper Drive “Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht 3rd Annual SpringFest (new date) "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" screening Riverside Reptiles presents “Living Dragons” "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" screening "Double Vision" performance (Town Players of Newtown) ETH Drive-In: "Friday the 13th"
15 FATHER'S DAY "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" screening	16 “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Commission on Aging meeting (agenda posted) End Of Session Celebration with Lt Gov Bysiewicz Board of Selectmen hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Legislative Council meeting	17 “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit Newtown Bridge Club 9th Annual Longest Day Fundraiser “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht CANCELLED Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Computer Tutoring CANCELLED C.H. Booth Library Finance Committee meeting CANCELLED Board of Education CFF/CIP Subcommittee meeting St Rose Parish Carnival CANCELLED Community Center Commission meeting “The Beauty of Art Deco” with Toni McKeen CANCELLED Board of Education meeting Economic Development Commission meeting (agenda posted)	18 “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht CANCELLED 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Fitzpatrick Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Fair Rent Commission special meeting (agenda posted) Recycling Ad Hoc Committee meeting (agenda posted) Bike & Trail Committee meeting (agenda posted) Borough Zoning Commission meeting (agenda posted) Legislative Council hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	19 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The Work of Jodi Brown” CLOSED TODAY: "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” CLOSED TODAY: Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht CANCELLED American Mah Jong Open Play CANCELED TODAY Free Write Weekly at the Library Planning & Zoning Commission hybrid meeting (agenda posted) Sustainable Energy Commission meeting (agenda posted) Pension Committee meeting (agenda posted)	20 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The Work of Jodi Brown” “Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Music Dynamics "The Wild Robot" screening "The Wild Robot" screening ETH Drive-In: "Grease"	21 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Conservation Commission Invasive Task Force work session Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Easy Teen Improv "The Wild Robot" screening Christine’s Critters "The Wild Robot" screening ETH Drive-In: "Grease"
22 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit Newtown Historical Society Open House & Woodworking Demonstration "The Wild Robot" screening Organ Scholar Recital for Elijah Morris	23 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Food Explorers: Fried Dough Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games CANCELLED Fairfield Hills Authority meeting Board of Fire Commissioners meeting (agenda posted)	24 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The Work of Jodi Brown” Blood Drive "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Computer Tutoring CANCELLED Newtown Farmers Market Author Katherine Applegate Watch Party CANCELLED Conservation Commission meeting Public Building & Site Commission meeting (agenda posted) Board of Selectmen special meeting (agenda posted)	25 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht 30 Minute Flex & Balance with Sean Fitzpatrick "The Isle of Skoo, Stand Up!" Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Read with Thor Verses in the Vineyard (Poetry for Hope) CANCELLED Borough Zoning Board of Appeals meeting CANCELLED Inland Wetlands Commission meeting (agenda posted)	26 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht American Mah Jong Open Play Coffee with Clinicians — Coffee with a Cop Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority meeting (agenda posted) Let’s Draw Cartoons with Rick Stromoski CANCELLED C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees Executive Committee meeting “The Art of Delegation” Workshop Free Write Weekly at the Library Summer Concert Series: Sounds of Sinatra Borough Historic District meeting (agenda posted) Board of Finance hybrid meeting (agenda posted)	27 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The Work of Jodi Brown” “Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Music Dynamics "A Complete Unknown" screening "A Complete Unknown" screening ETH Drive-In: "Major League"	28 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Newtown Historical Society Annual Tag Sale Science with Charbel: “Strawberry DNA” "A Complete Unknown" screening "A Complete Unknown" screening ETH Drive-In: "Major League"
29 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July Newtown Historical Society Annual Tag Sale "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit "A Complete Unknown" screening	30 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “The Work of Jodi Brown” "Fairfield Hills: A History of Mental Health in Newtown” Newtown Art & Frame Staff Exhibit (last day) “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Learn to Play the Ukulele for ages 4-9 Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Learn to Play the Ukulele Nature’s Book Club: "A Walk in the Park" by Kevin Fedarkos	1 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Computer Tutoring Newtown Farmers Market CANCELLED Police Commission meeting “The Chilling Chronicles of Ice Cream” C.H. Booth Library Governance Committee meeting Lake Lillinonah Authority meeting	2 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Recycling Ad Hoc Committee meeting CANCELLED Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Legislative Council meeting	3 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht American Mah Jong Open Play Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Free Write Weekly at the Library Summer Concert Series: Dirty Martinis Cultural Arts Commission meeting Planning & Zoning Commission meeting	4 INDEPENDENCE DAY Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht	5 Register to Ring: Salvation Army Christmas in July “Two Ruins” Photographs by William Frucht

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Return Of Boston Globe Magazine’s ‘Largest And Most Well-Run Book Sales In The Country’

Ferris Acres Creamery To Expand, Farmer’s Market Definition May Be Updated

In Loving Memory of Jane Edwards Symes (Peekskill, New York-Newtown, Connecticut)

Snapshot: John Batchelor

The bottom line is this: costs are up, and no group—including teachers—is exempt. Ignoring Anthem’s recommended 22% increase last year may have directly caused the $2 million shortfall. Everyone has to share in the fix. That might mean higher premiums and leaner benefits. Complaints alone won’t solve the problem—realistic solutions will. I urge all Newtown Teachers to email their Union leaders and express their support for higher premiums.

Discusses Town Self-Funded Insurance Plan

Its really easy to make assertions and cast doubts from behind a keyboard....a little too easy aparently. You might try conducting the actual research BEFORE doing it next time. If you do, you too will find that there's no need to imagine such a policy to improve public transparency and participation. Take a look at Ridgefield's P&Z meeting agendas on their website for starters. They are just one town that provide links to electronic copies of applications and other public documents, so that their commissioners and residents can easily access them and be well-informed, before meetings and public hearings occur and without making them drive to town hall (during business hours) to ask their land use staff to pull the files and make copies of them, saving everyone time (time is money), and gasoline, and missed work. Most applicants alrleady submit electronic copies, and for those who don't, it's a lot easier for a staffer to scan them once, than to have to make copies every time someone asks for them. And please don't misrepresent or slander those who advocate for smart, low impact & sustainable development policies and practices as 'anti-development'.

Calls For Policies To Create Greater Transparency

It’s important that we separate a genuine desire for transparency from what has become a pattern of disruption and obstruction masked as civic engagement. David Ackert’s latest complaint is not a new concern, but part of a sustained campaign of vexatious FOIA requests and inflammatory rhetoric that continues to cost this town hundreds of thousands in staff time and outside legal review—with little to no benefit for the broader community. The First Selectman’s February 2024 commitment was reasonable: to draft a policy that balances transparency with practicality and compliance with existing Freedom of Information laws. What’s unreasonable is the ongoing expectation that a town of our size can operate like a large city, livestreaming and archiving every meeting, while simultaneously enduring frivolous complaints that only serve to harass rather than improve. Let’s be clear: the issues described—meeting room size, screen visibility, etc.—are operational and solvable, but not constitutional crises. And it’s disingenuous to pretend that these challenges are proof of secret dealings or intentional violations. When every town meeting becomes a battleground for the same facebook NIMBY mob demanding more "access" while refusing to engage constructively, the result is not democracy—it’s dysfunction. At some point, we must ask ourselves: who is truly advocating for the town’s best interest, and who is weaponizing FOIA and public participation as tools of obstruction? Accountability matters, and that applies equally to those making the accusations.

To be clear, there are different types of open space designations in the State of CT. The "Open Space or Recreation" designation simply means that the open space is open to the public for passive recreational activities (e.g., Hiking, Fishing, Horseback Riding, etc.), as opposed to the types of open space that are closed to the public. I'm confident that our terrific Conservation Commission will fulfill their responsibilities associates with Open Space land, as outlined by the town Charter, including the recommendation of specific rules on what's allowed and what's not for the Board of Selectmen to approve. Also, make no mistake, the final language of the law is completely aligned with the resolution passed by a vote of 2-1 at the 10/7/24 BOS meeting. That resolution reads "....the Board of Selectmen will request that state legislators designate 6 Commerce Road as Town Open Space and request the economic development restriction be removed from the 6 Commerce Rd. deed....." Interestingly, on November 1st, the First Selectman wrote a letter to Mitch Bolinsky and Tony Hwang saying "....Following a resolution adopted by the Board of Selectmen on October 7th, and subsequently endorsed by the Legislative Countil on October 23rd, we seek to enact legislation that would remove the economic development stipulation from the deed of 6 Commerce Drive." Not only did he change the name from 6 Commerce Road to 6 Commerce Drive, but he also changed the request to suit his desire for the property instead of what was voted on, by omitting the part about designating it as open space! Thankfully, he attached the 10/7/24 BOS meeting minutes to his letter, where our state reps were able to reference the actual accurate resolution language, which again, matches the final language of Special Act 25-15. The only clarification needed, is why the First Selectman changed the wording of his Nov. 1st letter, from what the BOS approved on October 7th.

It’s Done: 6 Commerce Can Be Open Space

I am feeling like Mr. Ackert's quest/request for greater transparency of our town's governance is disingenuous. First off, I cannot imagine how a "town-wide policy to provide greater transparency" could possibly be worded, and I think that Mr. Capeci was just being polite in agreeing that we should have one. Secondly, Mr. Ackert is accusatory, as if he believes something nefarious is behind the lack of transparency, where it exists, while I do not believe this at all. Third: The time, effort, and upkeep to have absolutely every town meeting interactively live, recorded, and fully documented, would obviously NOT save the town money, and I doubt that other towns of our type "implemented these policies long ago." And lastly, after having witnessed the town meeting behaviors of the anti-development faction, I am certain that we should not facilitate their ability to sit at home and harangue the poor people who work so hard IN PERSON, to make our town a better place.

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