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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 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 Board of Selectmen meeting 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 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 Police Commission meeting “The Language of Freedom” virtual lecture Board of Education meeting Lake Zoar Authority meeting Lake Lillinonah Authority meeting 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 Minutes Flex & Balance with Sean Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Tips for Resume and Cover Letter with the Career Coach Drop-In Art with Miss Nora C.H. Booth Library Executive Committee meeting Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Legislative Council meeting	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 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting 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 "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 Legislative Council Transportation Committee meeting Northern Fairfield Professionals: “Your LinkedIn Profile and AI” C.H. Booth Library Development Committee meeting Medicare 101 (virtual program) Parks & Recreation Commission meeting Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers meeting C.H. Booth Library Board of Trustees meeting Golden Hour Hike Borough Board of Burgesses meeting 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 Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games “May In Bloom: An NGC Standard Flower Show” John Scully Author Visit Prepared for Life: American Heart Association CPR/AED/Choking class Asset Protection Trusts & Revocable Living Trusts (virtual class) 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’s Day Mini Photos 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 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 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 "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 “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 C.H. Booth Library Finance Committee meeting Board of Education Curriculum & Instruction Subcommittee meeting Board of Education CFF/CIP Subcommittee meeting 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 Animal Care & Control Advisory Board meeting Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games 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 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 Don McLean Performance of "King Lear" (TheatreWorks New Milford)	23 “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Joyful Jitterbugs Final performance of "King Lear" (TheatreWorks New Milford)
24	25 MEMORIAL DAY “Here’s To Painting” “Here’s To Painting” CLOSED TODAY "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 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” "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh 54th SCAN Juried Art Show & Sale Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games Legislative Council Transportation Committee meeting 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 Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games 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 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	30 “Small Things” by Lily Mac Hugh Backyard Beekeeping — Maintaining A Healthy Colony
31	1 "Small Things" by Lily Mac Hugh Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games C.H. Booth Library Art & History Subcommittee meeting 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 Newtown Bridge Club Open & Limited Games 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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Lower Turnout Results In Two Budget Defeats

The ‘Me’ Generation

Says Budget Was Not In 'Best Interest'

'Rejection Of Business-As-Usual Budgeting'

Says Voters Sent Clear Message

Enjoyed the forum which only confirmed my support for Brandon Moore as the Democratic candidate to run for the state representative position. Brandon Moore did not waiver about his duty to all the people, if elected, when an issue presents itself that requires that he voice a difference of opinion for the wellbeing of Newtown residents. If Michelle Ku’s 16 years have led to her loyalty being to other elected officials, as she implied, then Newtown is going to continue to witness actions that do not protect its residents. She could not unseat republican, Mitch Bolinsky, during a Blue Wave, and once again, will not do it now. Winning that seat is critical for all. That explains why her previous campaign committee now campaigns for Brandon Moore. It explains all the endorsements he has received from local elected democratic officials. It’s why we need Brandon Moore to be the democratic candidate to run for state representative.

Second Newtown DTC, League Of Women Voters Candidates Event Planned

Appreciated the opportunity to hear from both candidates as we were present for the College Dems forum but only heard from Brandon Moore. It was an opportunity to see who can unseat the Republican incumbent and there is no doubt that Brandon Moore should be the Democratic candidate. One concerned parent posed a question about discrimination unaddressed by the school district and interestingly enough, Michelle Ku, who proudly speaks of her Board membership years, said little, while Brandon Moore passionately addressed the issue along with his experience as an Apache Helicopter Commander. This family is supporting Brandon Moore. We need change and someone who is not afraid to disagree, especially about the rising costs of living in Newtown.

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

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