Each week we compile a list of the most read stories published at newtownbee.com. Here is a roundup of the week’s top five stories, based on the number of page reads.

Focusing on gratitude makes the tedious tasks fly by.

South Norwalk residents Michele Giusti and her son, Alec, adopted their cat “Blacks” eight years ago from a young boy in Newtown who found him abandoned in the woods. Today, they hope to reconnect with their beloved pet’s rescuer to thank him for his good deed.

Fundraising is underway to support C.H. Booth Library.

Joséphine Borne recently received the RCM Celebration of Excellence award as a result of a perfect score for her Music Theory exam, and First Class Honors with Distinction.

A photographer who relocated to Newtown from Detroit has become the first Newtown business to seek greater exposure by putting a listing on ShopBlackCT.com, a newly launched statewide business directory.

Newtown, from a cat's point of view.

Each week we compile a list of the most read posts published at newtownbee.com. Here is a roundup of the week’s top five stories, based on number of page reads.

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