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*** The Computer Study Committee is recommending that the town approve about $620,000 - in addition to $50,000 previously set aside - for a computer system that will be used for many operations in the town government and schools. Different types of computers are already used in a number of tow

Old Meets New At The Weathered WayBy Nancy K. CrevierThe Weathered Way, at 3 Obtuse Road, just past the Currituck Road and Route 25 junction, opens Saturday, December 1, for a 16-day introductory open house and holiday sale, from 10 am to 5 pm every day. The mother/son team of Kathy and Johnny W

*** The Computer Study Committee is recommending that the town approve about $620,000 - in addition to $50,000 previously set aside - for a computer system that will be used for many operations in the town government and schools. Different types of computers are already used in a number of tow

To Earn A Grant, St Rose Project Needs TextsWith plans coming to fruition on a project for learning gardens and a sustainable energy learning center for its students, St Rose of Lima School also applied for a Clorox grant, which requires daily votes via text messages to help the school earn the gr

Newtown Neighborhood Walks For Breast Cancer Awareness And Fundraising Newtown residents participated in a 5K Breast Cancer Walk on Sunday, October 21. Nearly 80 participants, including adults, children and dogs, started the breast cancer awareness walk at the Cider Mill Road cul-de-sac in Sandy H

Eclipse Announces Annual Christmas ConcertEclipse - siblings Matt Wilkie and his twin sisters Trish Keil and Nell Malyszka - will perform their 8th Annual Christmas Concert on Saturday, December 15, at Newtown Meeting House. Doors will open at 7 pm, and the concert will begin at 7:30.While the

There is much to be thankful for, this week of giving thanks. The generosity shown by Newtown residents in the many collections for victims of Superstorm Sandy, coat collections, Stuff the Truck food collection events, donating to support animal concerns, and so many other worthy charities is over

Newtown Support GroupsFriday, November 23     AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion. Saturday, November 24   Daily Reflections meeting, St Rose School (Monsignor Conroy Room), 46 Church Hill Road, 6:30 to 8 pm. Sunday, Novembe

Please consider sharing your old photographs of people and places from Newtown or Sandy Hook, with The Newtown Bee readers. Images can be e-mailed to Nancy@thebee.com, or bring photographs to the office at 5 Church Hill Road to be scanned. When submitting photographs, please identify as many peopl

AIDS Over 50- Growing Need Cited For HIV Prevention, Detection Programs For Older ResidentsBy Grace Merritt The Connecticut Mirror Back in the 1980s, when no one knew much about AIDS, Freddy played percussion in Latino bands in clubs in New York and Puerto Rico. In the early morning, after the g