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  • Purple Butterflies For Dylan

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    Tuesday, March 5, 2013

    On Friday, March 8, Dylan Hockley would have celebrated his seventh birthday. Dylan was one of the children killed on 12/14. To honor him and his memory, The Sandy Hook Arts Center for Kids (SHACK) will host a special program where visitors to the Church...

  • Kent School Students Reach Out To Newtown

    Shannon Hicks • Features •
    Tuesday, March 5, 2013

    Noah Burhance, a Newtown resident who attends The Kent School, worked with fellow members of the independent boarding school's REACH Club to create and sell a T-shirt to show support for his hometown following 12/14.

  • Newtown Dad, Toy Inventor Help Local Children Find Peaceful Sleep Again

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    Saturday, March 2, 2013

    A Thank You call from a Sandy Hook father to a Los Angeles-based toy has resulted in a friendship and toy donation to help the children of Newtown sleep at night.

  • Valentine's Day Cupcakes Offered "Community Communal Hugs"

    Shannon Hicks • Features •
    Saturday, March 2, 2013

    The Newtown High School cafeteria was turned into a confectionary gathering spot on Valentine’s Day. Vikki Grodner, the founder of Life Is Precious, traveled with her husband Ken from Alabama to help deliver thousands of cupcakes to Newtown’s first responders, the immediate families of those who lost loved ones on 12/14, and the children of Sandy Hook School. The offering was Mrs Grodner’s way of “giving the community communal hugs,” she said. She called it The Newtown Community Cupcake Heartwarmer.

  • Bingo At Congregation Adath Israel, March 24

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    Friday, March 1, 2013

    Congregation Adath Israel will host its next Bingo event on Sunday, March 24. Doors open at 4:30, and games begin promptly at 5. Admission is free, and food and drinks will be available for purchase.

  • The Way We Were, from the issue dated March 1, 2013

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    Friday, March 1, 2013

    Newtown news of 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago.

  • Woman's Club To Host One-Woman Show "Amelia Earhart Lives"

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    Friday, March 1, 2013

    “Amelia Earhart Lives” will be presented at 7 pm on Saturday, March 23, at Newtown Congregational Church. The one-woman performance by Karen Tracy follows the life of the aviator from age 6 to her final flight.

  • All Ages Invited To Try Free CircusYoga Class

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    Friday, March 1, 2013

    Residents of all ages are invited to join CircusYoga, a special class being offered at Hawley School on Sunday, March 17. CircusYoga is designed to engage all ages. It blends the consciousness of yoga with the communal celebration of the circus, and fosters connection, play, communication, and community.

  • Top of The Mountain, from the issue dated March 1, 2013

    Features •
    Friday, March 1, 2013

    Newtown news from a cat's-eye view.

  • Concert Preview: For Return To Newtown, Sliabh Notes Promises Plenty Of New Material, In "An Excellent Venue"

    Features •
    Friday, March 1, 2013

    Since the early 1990s Sliabh Notes, the beloved trio from Ireland’s Sliabh Luachra, a geographically small and musically mighty region in the southwest of the country, has been bringing the distinctive music of their native place to a worldwide audience. On Saturday, March 9, at 8 pm, Sliabh Notes will return to Newtown Meeting House for their fourth performance in town.

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