Spring begins on Thursday, March 20th at 5:01 a.m.
March 2025 marks the third 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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The FY 2025/2026 Budget presentations by the Board of Selectmen and Board of Education will be presented to the Board of Finance on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in the Senior Center Community Room, 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 below:
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MULTI-BOARD LISTENING HOURS
Multi-board listening hours are available from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. in the Library Community Room (upstairs entrance only) on the following Saturdays:
March 29, April 26, May 31 and June 28
Please join us and share your thoughts or concerns.
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The Ancient Order of Hibernians of Danbury will be holding their St. Patrick's Day mass and parade on Saturday, March 15, 2025. The mass will be at 8:30 a.m. at St. Edward's Church and following the mass, there will be a parade led by the Celtic Cross Pipes and Drums Band. All are welcome to march in the parade.
The parade will start right after mass and lead down Brush Hill Road to Town Hall. We will be greeted by First Selectman Melissa Lindsey and other dignitaries. 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 troubles be less and your blessings be more. And nothing but happiness come through your door." – Irish Blessing
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Daylight Savings Time Begins
Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 9th at 2:00 a.m. Remember to turn your clocks 1 hour forward.
There will be more hours of sunlight in the evening!!
FROM THE ASSESSOR REGARDING TAX RELIEF PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR ELDERLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED HOMEOWNERS
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***Please remember to sign up for the New Alert System!***
The town has transitioned to a new alert program called Everbridge. The Everbridge program will be able to alert residents as our past program did, however, it also has more features. Enrollment is completely free and voluntary. Residents have the option of providing multiple phone numbers or email addresses to be sure the alert is received.
In addition to sending out emergency alerts (road closures, etc...), we will now have the ability to notify you regarding town events (community events, Town Meetings, etc...), weather alerts, senior center alerts, and more. The program is able to send notifications based on neighborhoods and locations, as well.
**We are asking everyone to enroll for the new program, even if you have already enrolled for the previous one. Some of the phone lists we have are outdated and we would like to be sure that you are getting the information that you are opting to receive. While signing up, please be sure to select whether you would like to receive all alerts, or just some of them.
You can click on the QR code below to enroll:
OR, to enroll, please go to: https://member.everbridge.net/77895137493018/login-click below:
https://member.everbridge.net/77895137493018/login
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Go to the New Fairfield website www.NewFairfield.org and sign up on the home page as pictured below:
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE NEW FAIRFIELD SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
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Western CT Coalition has shared this training class information about Alcohol in the Workplace
March 5, 2025
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Gambling Awareness
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THE FRIENDS OF THE NEW FAIRFIELD LIBRARY BOOK SALE
The Friends of the New Fairfield Library are having their semi-annual Book Sale which will be held Friday, March 21st ( 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.) and Saturday, March 22nd and Sunday, March 23rd ( 10 a.m. through 4 p.m.)
Stop in and fill a bag - prices vary each day.
From Monday, March 24th through Thursday, March 27th during library hours, leftover books are free for the taking (monetary donations appreciated). A great event to stock your home library and support our library!
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New Fairfield Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt
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Groovin' in New Fairfield
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HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DROP-OFF EVENT
The first event of 2025 takes place on Saturday, April 5, 2025 in Danbury from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Additional 2025 Drop-Off Events
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SHRED FOR PAWS
New Fairfield/Sherman Animal Welfare will be holding a shredding event on Saturday, April 19th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the Senior Center Parking Lot.
Please check the NFSAW website for additional information:
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Community Service Club "Sell Your Old Gold Fundraiser"
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND THE MS4 PERMIT
To read the MS4 draft, click below:
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Military Hero Banners
Please send in your request form, photo and check for the banner NO LATER THAN APRIL 15TH in order for the banner to be printed and displayed for Memorial Day (or you can submit the form online and pay with a credit card – click on box below, but you will still need to send in the photo.)
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 April 15th. 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 has been reviewing the banners for the season, they have noted that some of them have become worn from the sun and the weather. After the 2025 season, and after every season thereafter, 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, beginning in 2025, 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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Important Information from New Fairfield Together in Wellness
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AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Offers Free Tax Preparation
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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:
Please join us at our meetings to find out what is going on in New Fairfield in further depth. The calendar will let you know if the meeting is in-person or will provide the Zoom link if it is remote. We look forward to you attending the meetings and welcome your participation.
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Town Hall Hours
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