DECEMBER IN NEW FAIRFIELD VOLUME 2, ISSUE 12 || DECEMBER 2023

We hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and were able to share some memorable time with family and friends. We now quickly move into the holiday season and winter and wish you a warm and joyous holiday. We hope you are able to take some time to enjoy the wonders and magic of the season.

A warm welcome to First Selectman Melissa Lindsey and Selectmen Tom Perkins and Patricia Del Monaco

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HEARTFELT WISHES FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Community Holiday Singalong

The Economic Development Commission will be sponsoring the annual Community Sing-A-Long on Saturday, December 9th at 4:30 p.m. on Memorial Field.

Join us for the New Fairfield Economic Development Commission's third annual community gathering, a festive celebration to spread holiday cheer and goodwill!

Sing songs celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah and the most wonderful time of the year with your neighbors while shopping local vendor booths and snacking on some winter favorites! And of course, Santa Claus will be making an appearance!

CALLING ALL LOCAL VENDORS! Set up a FREE table at this amazing annual community event. Great opportunity to sell gifts for the holiday season.

Vendors of all kinds are welcome to join us, from crafts and artisans to restaurants to organizations who just want to serve up some hot cocoa.

If you own a business, run a local organization or a local musician who wishes to lead a song, we'd love to have you! Shoot us a message!

Call or Text Myke at 203-947-0332

Our email is NewFairfieldEDC@gmail.com

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New Fairfield Sherman Animal Welfare Holiday Boutique

Saturday, December 2nd from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Come by and see how many things you can cross off your holiday shopping list at the Holiday Boutique!

Find out how you can volunteer and/or donate to NFSAW at:

NFSAW

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NEW FAIRFIELD'S GREAT HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPLAYS

Be sure to add viewing New Fairfield's Holiday Light Displays to your holiday "to-do" list! Drive around New Fairfield to see how your neighbors deck out their house for the holidays from December 15th through December 23rd.

Starting on December 15th, Great Holiday Light Display addresses of participating homes can be found on the Parks and Recreation webpage at:

www.newfairfield.org/municipal-departments/services/parks-and-recreation

or click the button below:

PARKS AND RECREATION

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FOOD PANTRY

Please consider donating some of the items below to the New Fairfield Food Pantry to help a neighbor who may be in need.

Contact Cindy White, Social Services Director, to arrange to drop off items at 203-312-5669.

Thank you so much for your generosity!

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Preserve New Fairfield Vintage Train, Toy and Doll Show

Sundays: December, 3rd, December 10th and December 17th

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Preserve New Fairfield's Parsonage behind the Senior Center

PRESERVE NEW FAIRFIELD

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Drop Off Center Salt/Sand Mixture for Winter

Residents are welcome to pick up salt/sand for personal use at the Drop Off Center during regular business hours at no charge. There is a limit of two 5 gallon pails per resident, per storm. (No commercial/business use.) Please bring your own buckets and shovel.

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WINTER SOLSTICE

Winter begins on Thursday, December 21st.

From timeanddate.com

This day is considered the shortest day of the year, meaning the day with the least amount of sunlight hours due to the Northern Hemisphere being tilted away from the sun as far away as possible. The daylight hours grow progressively longer each day until the summer solstice in June.

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ALERT NOW NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

Enroll now to be sure to receive New Fairfield alert notifications during the winter.

We recommend participating in the “Alert Now” system to receive notification from the Selectman’s Office regarding weather alerts and emergency response. The system is used to provide information on road closures, power restoration and shelter services. You may choose to receive notification by land line phone, cell phone, text and/or e-mail. To sign up for the service, fill out the form on the Home Page of the Town Website, www.newfairfield.org. Emergency information will also be posted on the website, as well as on the Town Facebook Page “Town of New Fairfield CT”.

ALERT NOW REGISTRATION

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GET READY FOR BUDGET SEASON

The budget workshops will begin in January. Each department will present their proposed budget for the 2024/2025 fiscal year. The agendas indicating the day and time will be posted on www.NewFairfield.org, along with the Zoom link, on the January 2024 calendar.

If you are interested in the budget and the budget process, then these workshops will be of great interest to you and we encourage EVERYONE to attend.

Town Hall will be closed on Monday, December 25th and Monday, January 1st in observance of the holidays.

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Library Newsletter

The Library has its own newsletter and you can subscribe to it here:

LIBRARY NEWSLETTER

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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:

SENIOR CENTER

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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 us the information and flyer to be included on the Events Calendar.

EVENTS CALENDAR

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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:

MEETINGS CALENDAR

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.

We wish you peace, health, love and happiness.

Thank you for reading the New Fairfield Newsletter

Town of New Fairfield, 4 Brush Hill Road, New Fairfield CT 06812

www.NewFairfield.org