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Info Line (for all service information): 211. ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Support Group: Fourth Tuesday, 7:15-9 pm, Carolton Convalescent Hospital, Windsor Room, 400 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield, contact Bill Miller at 203-335-1726 or the Connecticut ALS chapter at 203-226-6619.

Sleepy Hawleyville Was A Lot Livelier 100 Years Ago--The End Of Land's End RoadBy Dottie EvansA mere 220 feet of crumbling asphalt overcome by weeds and a quaint cement bridge with the date 1928 carved on it are both in the process of disappearing. Not disappearing in any magical, misty Brig

Lea Canfield, Thomas Denninger, Sean and Timothy McCloud, and Michelle Robertson received Dean's List honors from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield for the spring 2003 semester. Catherine M. Foster was among the 1,338 students who received Dean's List honors for the spring 2003 semester fro

Youth Programs Newtown Youth Services Summer Adventure Camp for fifth to eighth grade: July 29, Pine Lakes Rope Course; July 31, Beach Day, Hammonassett; August 5, Splashdown; August 12, Lake Compounce; August 14, End of Summer Extravaganza. Costs vary by activity. For further information or to re

Holiday Festival Kick-Off Meeting

The Board of Education faced round two with parents who want freshman sports reinstated again on Tuesday night, and the session ended the way the first one had. The board didn't give any indication it would change its mind about putting funds back into the student activities account so that boys

Newtown Support GroupsFriday, July 25AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion. Saturday, July 26 Daily Reflections meeting, St Rose School (Monsignor Conroy Room), Church Hill Road, 6:30-8 pm. Sunday, July 27 AA, Newtown Senior Center, Ri

Stitched With Love--Lana Patane Makes Quilt For Ashlar AuctionBy Dottie EvansSome very lucky person may already be holding the winning ticket. Chances have been on sale for a little over a week now, for an heirloom quilt being offered for raffle by Ashlar of Newtown.

Ms Hoppenthal, a sophomore majoring in elementary education at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, is enjoying her fourth year leading the camp. "I love the kids' enthusiasm," she said. Many of the campers, she continued, return for consecutive seasons. "It's nice to see the familia

The Newtown Babe Ruth Baseball 12-year-old All Stars went 3-2 in the recent Jimmy Fund Tournament, bowing out after a 1-0 loss to Southbury. Max Muraskiewicz pitched six strong innings, scattering five hits in the loss to Southbury.Over the course of the five games, the Newtown pitching staff allo