Sandy Hook (Newtown) - Points of Interest

Points of Interest

• Eichler's Cove Marina is located off Route 34 at the end of Old Bridge Road. It offers a small beach on Lake Zoar with a marina, town boat launch, and picnic area for residents of Newtown. Eichler's Cove is the only public access to Lake Zoar for Newtown residents.

• Saint Rose of Lima Parish is a Latin rite, Roman Catholic Church which hosted many weddings in Sandy Hook, and later some of the bereavement ceremonies for victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. The church hosted the governor and later, another bomb threat was made at the church which resulted the military intercetion and swift evacuation of its parishioners.

• Fire Department Sandy Hook is home to Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, Inc. It is the only fire station in Newtown with two locations: the main one at 18–20 Riverside Road and a substation at 249 Berkshire Road. This fire department is led by Chief William Halstead, who is also the Fire Marshal for the Town of Newtown. It has over 60 members, and 10 pieces of apparatus. They have won numerous awards for their outstanding service to the community. Every June they host their annual LobsterFest, a major fundraiser for the company that runs on Friday and Saturday following the first Monday of the month.

• McLaughlin Vineyards is a family-owned vineyard and winery located at 14 Albert's Hill Road, 160 acres (0.65 km2) bordering the Housatonic River, with a tasting room in a converted 19th Century bar and access to hiking trails and picnic spots. McLaughlin Vineyards is committed to producing wines that reflect the terroir of the Northeast, and thus use only grapes from this region.

• Timothy B. Treadwell Memorial Park, located on Philo Curtis Road, is an outdoor recreational area that features a baseball/softball field, basketball courts, four tennis courts, multi-purpose sports fields (including two artificial surface fields), Newtown's community swimming pool (an eight-lane 25-yard (23 m) pool with a diving L and wading pool), a pavilion, and two playground areas. In season, the park is open from 8 am until 8 pm, The park was named for the late Timothy Treadwell, who served as First Selectman of Newtown before his death in February 1972. Mr Treadwell also served, from 1959 until 1962, on the town’s Parks & Recreation Commission.