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Published: Oct 06, 2021 at 07:45 AM
I have always had an affinity for grasses. Growing up in the Connecticut countryside, my parent’s house was surrounded by farms and fields of timothy hay. To me, haying was an exciting event because the farmer next door would lift me up onto the broa...
Updated: Oct 06, 2021 at 11:25 AM
On Wednesday, October 13, the Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will welcome Shauna Shane to demonstrate creating a portrait in pastel.
This program is scheduled for 7:30 pm in the lower level of Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street.
Jack B...
Published: Oct 06, 2021 at 07:00 AM
St Rose of Lima School students celebrated Monsignor Robert Weiss’s birthday on September 24 with a special mass, school event, and tree planting. He turned 75 this year, and the school planted the tree on the school’s grounds.
According to an announ...
Published: Oct 05, 2021 at 08:45 AM
Aida Seco Reiske, 75, of Sandy Hook, passed peacefully on October 3. Aida was born in Fall River, Mass., the daughter of Jose and Aida Seco.
Aida is survived by her brother, Antonio Seco of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; her daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and W...
Updated: Oct 06, 2021 at 05:37 PM
Joan M. Person transitioned to spirit on September 19. Joan was born on April 12, 1941, in Bridgeport, to Eleanor and Carl Wadell.
As a child, Joan lived in Bridgeport, New Haven, and Trumbull. She was a 1959 graduate of Harding High School in Bridge...
Published: Oct 05, 2021 at 08:00 AM
The Sustainable Energy Commission (SEC) works to help the environment while also saving the town money through a variety of energy conservation efforts.
During the group’s most recent meeting at the Public Works Building, on September 16, there was a...
Updated: Oct 05, 2021 at 10:46 AM
The next meeting of the Genealogy Club of Newtown is scheduled for Wednesday, October 13, at 7 pm, via Zoom. It will feature Brynna O’Sullivan’s presentation of “I Know There’s A Will, But Where Is It?”
While most states have county level probate cou...
Updated: Nov 01, 2021 at 04:34 PM
A longstanding sugar maple in the patio of C.H. Booth Library has provided shade and beauty for years.
The tree is sick, however, so it will be removed later this season for safety reasons.
Before the tree comes down, the library is hosting a Butterf...
Updated: Oct 05, 2021 at 01:56 PM
School air quality was the focus of a recent statewide press conference, and Board of Education Chair Michelle Embree Ku was a featured participant offering insights from Newtown’s past and present.
According to an announcement for the event, the Con...
Published: Oct 05, 2021 at 07:00 AM
Newtown High School’s student representatives for the Board of Education for the 2021–22 school year are Matt Irving and Christina Savo.
For each Board of Education regular meeting the students are expected to share reports and updates about happenin...
