Spring Begins Friday, March 20, at 10:46 a.m.
March 2026 marks the fourth anniversary of the New Fairfield Town Newsletter. Thank you for reading the newsletter each month and for your continued support. If you have any suggestions about information you would like included, or if you are a nonprofit organization and have information about a New Fairfield item or event you would like included, please contact us at: jgreen@newfairfieldct.gov. We look forward to your input.
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Daylight Savings
Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.
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The FY 2026/2027 Budget presentations by the Board of Selectmen and Board of Education will be presented to the Board of Finance on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., at the Senior Center, followed by Public Comment and Board of Finance Review.
You can find the dates, times and locations (Zoom or in-person) for the Board of Finance Budget discussion meetings, beginning in March, on the calendar at www.NewFairfield.org or click below:
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The Budget Process
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St. Patrick's Day Parade
Saturday, March 14, 2026
The Ancient Order of Hibernians of Danbury will be holding their St. Patrick's Day mass and parade on Saturday, March 14, 2026. The mass will be at St. Edward's Church and following the mass, at approximately 10:00 a.m., there will be a parade led by the Celtic Cross Pipes and Drums Band down Brush Hill Road to Town Hall. All are welcome to march in the parade.
Afterwards, please enjoy some refreshments in the Children's Library. All are welcome-everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day! -Peter Hearty
May your thoughts be as glad as the shamrocks. May your heart be as light as a song. May each day bring you bright, happy hours That stay with you all the year long. -Irish Blessing
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Everbridge Alert System
In 2024, the Town moved from Alert Now to Everbridge for town wide emergency alerts. Unfortunately, we have become aware that most contact information did not transfer properly from the old system to the new one. As a result, we are only reaching about 700 contacts with each message sent, compared to about 5,000 contacts reached with Alert Now. As we are in the winter weather season, the Town’s ability to communicate information about weather, shelter and storm recovery to our residents is critical. If you have not already signed up for Everbridge, please go to www.newfairfield.org and click on the “Sign up for Emergency Alerts” button on the homepage. (Tip: to view the desktop version of the website on your mobile device, turn your device to the horizontal position).
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TAX RELIEF PROGRAMS AVAILABLE
Please see the information from the Assessor below to see if you may qualify:
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From the New Fairfield Social Services Department
CT Energy Assistance Program - See if you may qualify
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JOB TRAINING
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HRRA Regional Repair Café
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Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Event
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Danbury Public Works – 53 Newtown Road, Danbury
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Military Hero Banners
PLEASE SEND IN YOUR REQUEST FOR A BANNER BY MARCH 31, 2026
New Fairfield is so very proud of all of the men and women who serve or have served in the military. We are currently taking orders for Military Hometown Hero Banners to honor and recognize hometown Veterans and active duty members of the United States Armed Forces. If you are interested in purchasing a Hero Banner to be displayed in the center of Town annually from Memorial Day through Veterans Day, please submit an application before March 31st. After that date, requests will be accepted on a year-round basis and banners will be printed when the required minimum quantity is reached.
Banners will display the official military photo of the service person, as well as their name and branch of the United States Armed Forces. We are asking sponsors to contribute $40 toward the cost of each banner. To qualify for the Military Banner Program, the honoree must be a Veteran or currently serving as an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, and he or she must currently reside in New Fairfield or have an immediate family member residing in New Fairfield (parent, spouse, sibling, son or daughter).
You can complete the form and pay online for a banner, and then email or send in your picture – you can find the form on www.newfairfield.org, under the Selectmen's Office heading or click below:
You can also print the form or request a form from the Selectman's office and send it in or bring it to Town Hall. Digital photos, if available, provide the highest quality banner. You may email your photo to: jgreen@newfairfieldct.gov. Please bring in your form to Town Hall or mail your completed form and $40 check made payable to "Town of New Fairfield" to: Town of New Fairfield, Selectman's Office, 4 Brush Hill Road, New Fairfield, CT 06812.
**PLEASE NOTE**
As Public Works reviews the banners when taking them down after Veterans Day, they may note that some of them have become worn from the sun and the weather. After every season they will determine which banners should be retired due to excessive wear. It appears that the life of the banner is approximately 4-5 years. The banner placements are rotated so that one banner does not receive the same amount of sun, weather and wind in one location every year.
These banners show the respect of the Town of New Fairfield and its residents for each service member and, as such, when Public Works takes the banners down at the end of each season and notices that a banner has become too worn to be respectfully displayed the following year and should be retired, we will let you know. At that time, you can let us know if you would like to purchase a new banner or if you would like to receive the retired banner or both.
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Lifeguards Needed
Do you have your lifeguard certification or are planning to obtain it? Are you 16 years old or older?
The Parks & Recreation Department is hiring lifeguards for the summer. This seasonal employment position is posted on the Town website (www.NewFairfield.org) under the Human Resources Department and Employment Opportunities.
Please call the Parks & Rec office at 203-312-5633 for more information.
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Vacancies on the Commission on Aging
From Maureen Salerno, Chairman of the Commission on Aging:
The Commission on Aging is seeking to fill vacancies. Anyone interested should contact the First Selectman's office or call Maureen Salerno at 203-746-3918. The Commission meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Senior Center, Anyone who is interested in the welfare of our senior population is encouraged to apply.
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Additional Board and Commission Vacancies
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Library Newsletter
The Library has its own newsletter and you can subscribe to it here:
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Senior Center
Take a look at the Senior Center's beautiful website where you can find out about programs, events and all that the New Fairfield Senior Center offers, as well as their newsletter:
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Events Calendar
Town events can be found on our Events Calendar. If you have a Not-for-Profit fundraising event to be held in town — please send the information and flyer to be included on the Events Calendar to: jgreen@newfairfieldct.gov.
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Meetings Calendar
The calendar for the Town of New Fairfield board and commission meetings can be found at www.NewFairfield.org or by clicking the button below:
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Town Hall Hours
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