Gavin and Brian talk with First Selectman Jeff Capeci about his first year in office, the budget and his superlative bread making skills. Brian also gets weirdly giddy about stickers.

The 2 guys talk with Eric Jones about volunteering in town and how he helped us improve our audio quality.

https://www.botsfordfirerescue.com

https://www.newtown-ambulance.org

https://www.goodolddayspizza.com

Gavin and Brian talk with Jennifer Heaton-Jones, Executive Director of the Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, about the changes coming to Newtown's transfer station. In addition to talking trash with Jennifer, Brian and Gavin do a terrible job trying to trash talk each other.

#Newtown

http://www.hrra.org/

https://www.newtown-ct.gov/transfer-station

https://ctmirror.org/2021/10/19/with-trash-plant-at-deaths-door-is-it-time-for-state-leadership/

https://portal.ct.gov/deep/waste-management-and-disposal/solid-waste/resources-recovery-facilities

https://www.newtownbee.com/12162024/three-boards-hear-pay-as-you-throw-trash-plan/?q=Transfer%20station

Lucie A. Connell, executive director of the Newtown Sandy Hook Foundation talks to Gavin and Brian about the future of the program.

For more information about the Newtown Sandy Hook Foundation, please visit https://nshcf.org/

Lucie’s Newtown Hidden Gem: www.sandyhookcafe.com

Dave Ackert joins the podcast to talk about the development going on in Newtown. Sure, we made some tree jokes, but he does own Maple Craft Foods. . .

Additional Information: https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/newtown-development-housing-projects-2025-19954209.php?utm_content=hed&sid=612770ef6b3c1e77a8698752&ss=A&st_rid=00a826f0-d729-48b5-8d54-6c96843d2ad4&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CT_NT_MorningBriefing

Newtown project to watch: Transformation of hospital buildings into housing at Fairfield Hills

https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/newtown-fairfield-hills-housing-project-hospital-19944780.php

Former First Selectman Dan Rosenthal joins the Two Guys and has a pint and also talks about his time as First Selectman.

We are joined by Steve Tramposch and we talk about tipping where we solve nothing but we have a great time doing it.

Sources:

https://home.binwise.com/blog/history-of-tipping-servers-waiters#:~:text=The%20History%20of%20Tipping%20in%20America,-The%20history%20of&text=Sources%20say%20that%20tipping%20in,of%20the%20often%20unfair%20customers

https://www.7shifts.com/blog/history-of-tipping-restaurants/

https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/modern-guide-when-you-actually-need-to-tip

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/30/how-tipping-came-to-the-us.html

https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/11/06/question-5-fails-maintains-tipped-minimum-wage-for-tipped-workers/?amp=1

https://www.newtownbee.com/calendar/

https://a.co/d/fjLiIHn

Our first guest, Michelle Embre Ku was brave enough to join Two Guys and a Pint for a conversation on traffic safety in Newtown. Have a listen and let us know what you think by dropping us a line at 2GuysandaPint@gmail.com.

Sources:

https://www.newtownbee.com/11012024/safe-streets-for-all-newtown-pd-asks-for-resident-input/?q=Safe%20streets

https://www.ctcrash.uconn.edu