Sept. 5 Update From Easton First Selectman Bindelglass

**News Release Submitted by Easton First Selectman Bindelglass**

Sept. 5, 2025

Good afternoon,

Town Hall is very excited to announce that you can now apply for building permits online and pay your fees as well. You can go directly to https://app.govwell.com/easton. We will be opening up the zoning module shortly. This should greatly improve the efficiency of applying for permits for our residents.

Easton EMS Annual Fireworks display at the Morehouse Fields (525 Morehouse Road) will be held on Saturday, September 6th. Gates open at 5:00 pm, and fireworks will begin after sunset. $40 per car, $10 per person (walk-in). Enjoy the DJ, Food Trucks, and time with friends and neighbors. Rain date is Sunday, September 7th, 2025. For tickets, click here. This is another “can’t miss” event in town. Hope to see you there.

We have reconfigured parking next to the Police Department entrance for safety reasons. We will now be parking all police vehicles on the Morehouse Road side of town hall. A few open spaces will remain. This will open up more spaces in the library parking lot, so please park there.

Congratulations to Alice Vasil, who turned one hundred on August 21st of this year!

This week, we convened a task force to study our participation in the Aspetuck Health District. A lot of good information was shared. One thing that came out of our first discussion was a feeling that many people in town do not know what services are available. Besides working on the sanitarian issues around construction and septic systems, they offer many public health services from tick testing to travel medicine vaccines to health screenings and home visits. For more info, please go to https://aspetuckhd.org/. More to come on the findings of the task force.

This Thursday, September 11th, please join the town of Easton as we honor the victims of 9/11 and their families. We will hold two special services on September 11th at the 9/11 Memorial and in front of the library. The first will be a solemn moment of silence, beginning at 8:46 am, marking the time the first plane struck the World Trade Center. Our second service will begin at 6:00 pm, offering a time for the community to gather and share stories, ensuring we never forget. The evening service will include an opening prayer, the raising of the 9/11 flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, the National Anthem, and the sharing of memories. All are welcome to join us in reflection and remembrance.”

Congratulations to our town attorney, Ira Bloom, who was recently named the recipient of the prestigious Marvin J. Glink Private Practice Local Government Attorney Award by the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA). This national award recognizes an exceptional private practice attorney serving municipal clients who demonstrates the traditional qualities of excellence in the practice of law, along with providing outstanding service to the public, and who possesses an exemplary reputation in the legal community, the highest of ethical standards, is devoted to mentoring young lawyers, and to educating lawyers in local government law.

Last call! The Friends of the Easton Public Library are collecting donations of gently used books, CDs, DVDs, vinyls, games, and toys for their annual book sale on September 27 and 28. There will also be an exclusive children's and YA shopping opportunity on Friday, September 26, from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm. Our final date to accept donations is Monday, September 15th. Please drop off donations at the library during regular business hours. Thanks for your support of our library!

On Monday, September 15th, construction will begin on the Judd Road bridge between Easton and Monroe. The work is expected to be completed by next summer. Until then, the bridge will be closed. Detours will be posted. The town of Monroe will be doing the work, but we will keep you posted.
This week, the Board of Finance was updated on the progress of the EMS building renovation. We are on budget and hope to be finished in the spring. While there have been challenges due to the condition of the building, the building committee was able to value engineer a number of things to offset this, hence being within the project’s budget.

The “Grow a Row Program” for Easton Seniors is ending on Tuesday, September 9th. Donations of homegrown produce or items purchased from Easton farms can be dropped off at Shaggy Coos Farm at 53 Center Road on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to noon, for volunteers to deliver the food to Easton’s seniors. Many thanks to all who have made this program such a success!

Around town:

The Staples Academy Foundation Congregational Church Hall, located at 336 Westport Road, will be hosting “The World Trade Center: The Story from Fresh Kills” on Monday, September 8th, at 7:00 pm. This talk focuses on the work of the DSNY in those months immediately after September 11, 2001. Illustrated with images that document the process as it evolved from Ground Zero to the Fresh Kills landfill, it details the ten months following the attacks.

The Easton Public Library will be having a blood drive on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, from 12:00 to 5:00 pm, sponsored by the Siren Aide of Easton in memory of Ellen Longbine Waugh.

Easton Garden Club Welcome Back Picnic (Members Only) on Wednesday, September 10th, from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm at 94 Sunset Road, Easton, CT 06612. Join us for our annual Easton Garden Club welcome back picnic at Karen O’Brien’s home. Last year’s picnic was such a success, and Karen has graciously offered to host us once again! It's time for us to reconnect with old friends and meet new members. Bring a chair, stroll around Karen’s beautiful gardens, and share a story or two about your garden's pleasures and challenges. We will have our first general meeting at which time we will introduce our new board members, welcome new members, reveal the program line-up, and highlight the club's projects for 2025-26. For more information and/or to become a member, click here.

The Easton Public Library is hosting a Farm-to-Table Vegan Cooking Demo with Deja Smith of Khemi's Vegan Cuisine on Saturday, September 13th at 2:00 pm. Join Chef Deja for a vibrant cooking demo celebrating Easton’s local farms. Discover how to transform fresh, wholesome, plant-based ingredients into simple, flavorful dishes that anyone can enjoy at home. Attendees will learn creative ways to use farm-fresh produce while exploring the benefits of plant-based cooking that’s both nourishing and delicious. Register Here.

The Easton Senior Center has scheduled with AARP for SAFE DRIVING CLASSES. The next class is on Friday, September 12th. All classes are from 11:15 to 3:15. The cost is $24 for members and $25 for non-members. Please sign up for the class you are interested in.

Aspetuck Land Trust has organized a fall native plant sale to bring hard-to-find native perennials, shrubs, and trees to people’s yards. With native plants, private properties become stepping stones for wildlife. Plants are ordered online and picked up during select fall weekends at the Caryl & Edna Haskins Preserve in Westport, CT. To shop for native plants, click here. To schedule a pick up, click here.

The Easton Senior Center, 650 Morehouse Road, is having a Tag Sale starting on September 8th, 2025, and running for 3 weeks. It will run weekdays from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Many sensational bargains to be had. For more information, please feel free to contact the Easton Senior Center (203) 268-1145.

SAVE THE DATE: This year's 4th Annual Free Spirit Festival and 5K Walk and Run will be held on Saturday, October 25th. For more info, click here.

Enjoy your weekend,

Dave