Members of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage celebrated the grand opening of its Newtown office at The Village in Lexington Gardens, 32 Church Hill Road, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 4. Pictured second from left is Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Regional Vice President in Connecticut and Westchester County, N.Y., Susan Cassidy and President Joe Valvano; Kate Rossi, regional executive vice president of Coldwell Banker/NRT’s Eastern region; First Selectmen Dan Rosenthal; and Karen Apli, vice president and office manager of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Newtown sales office. —photo courtesy of Leonard Lampel

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“Close-By” is an 8- by 10-inch watercolor by Grace Scharr McEnaney. The Newtown artist, whose work is being featured at The Barn Gallery in New Fairfield this month, will be celebrated during an opening reception at the New Fairfield gallery and framing shop on Saturday afternoon.

Antoinette Capodicci, left, stands with Heather Smith at the October 9 Newtown Service Unit of Girl Scouts of Connecticut meeting, when both women were among other volunteers recognized for their work and leadership in the Girl Scout Community.