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Published: Feb 03, 2021 at 02:00 PM
When it came time to transition a longtime hobby of making scrumptious sweets from various chocolate blends into an actual business, Newtown resident Linda Sparaco said she simply blended some initials and a modification of her name together and Emal...
Published: Feb 03, 2021 at 09:10 AM
Families United in Newtown (FUN), a locally based nonprofit supporting families and children with special needs, is planning to offer socially isolated kids some person-to-person face time.
And that all-important social interaction with volunteers, i...
Updated: Feb 03, 2021 at 09:07 AM
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Published: Feb 03, 2021 at 08:00 AM
Occupation: I am a health insurance/life insurance broker with HIQS Group (Health Insurance Quote Service, Inc) in Bethel, Conn., for over 20 years. We are just wrapping up this year’s Open Enrollment season. I also lead Medicare seminars and Soc...
Published: Feb 03, 2021 at 07:30 AM
Congregation Adath Israel of Newtown’s Share and Care Committee is inviting residents of the surrounding communities to participate in a food and coat drive-up on Sunday, February 7.
The event will be held in the Adath Israel parking lot, at 115 Hunt...
Published: Feb 02, 2021 at 01:00 PM
John Lorenze Krause, Jr, passed away on Saturday, January 30, at the age of 64. He was born January 25, 1957, in Norwalk, Conn., to Shirley Hoyt and John Lorenze Krause, Sr. He grew up in Westport, Conn., graduating from Staples High school in 1975. ...
Published: Feb 02, 2021 at 10:10 AM
Gladys Kanarek Lerman passed away Saturday, January 30, in Venice, Florida. She was 99, just three months short of her 100th birthday. The daughter of the late Louis B. and Bertha Kanarek, she was predeceased by her parents, her brothers, Bernard and...
Published: Feb 02, 2021 at 09:50 AM
Robert Blythe Shaw, of Newtown, passed away peacefully after a brief illness just three days after his 93rd birthday, on January 29. He was born on January 26, 1928, to Cecile Susan and Walter Burton Shaw of Darien, Conn. Bob, as he was known to his ...
Published: Feb 02, 2021 at 08:00 AM
How could I resist?
Strolling down the aisle of a local supermarket, the words on the bag in the produce section leaped out at me: Variegated Pink Lemons.
Okay. When life gives you lemons, you know what to do. And while I was not at all sure what I’d...
Published: Feb 02, 2021 at 08:00 AM
Local author Sophfronia Scott is teaming up with North Carolina author Lisa Deam to offer a free online retreat during Lent to help those who may have lost touch with their spirituality during the pandemic. The program, “Pilgrimage of Renewal,” will ...
