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Published: Jul 08, 2019 at 07:00 AM
Kenneth Miller may only be 8 years old, but he is already becoming a strong voice for pollinators across the world.
For his third year, Kenneth has participated in Protect Our Pollinators’ poster challenge to celebrate National Pollinator Week, which...
Published: Jul 07, 2019 at 07:00 AM
Paul Epperly of Maplewood at Newtown was among five Maplewood residents across Connecticut awarded the CALA Resident Accomplishment Award for 2019.
The Connecticut Assisted Living Association (CALA) bestows the award annually to outstanding senior re...
Published: Jul 07, 2019 at 07:00 AM
You might say that the correctional career of Amonda Hannah has come full circle.
Twenty-five years ago, in August 1994, in her first post with the state Department of Correction (DOC), Ms Hannah worked as a correctional counselor at Garner Correctio...
Published: Jul 06, 2019 at 07:00 AM
Middle Gate Elementary School fourth grade teacher Linda Baron ran a Flag Day assembly on June 10, and students and special guests were treated to history lessons about the Stars and Stripes.
“We’re here to learn about Flag Day and the Flag Day holid...
Published: Jul 06, 2019 at 07:00 AM
“We have a lot of everything,” Toni Earnshaw, publicity chair for the Friends of the C.H. Booth Library (Friends), said while surrounded by stacks of books in one of the group’s sorting rooms.
The selection around her was just a small glimpse into th...
Published: Jul 06, 2019 at 07:00 AM
A prompt from the C.H. Booth Library web page says, “We want to hear from you about what you’d like to see happen at the library in the next few years.”
Welcoming community feedback Monday afternoon, July 1, at a Listening Session was Library Directo...
Updated: Jul 08, 2019 at 09:48 AM
SHERMAN — The Sherman Players takes its summer audiences to an island full of intrigue, humor, and young love with The Tempest. Skillfully and imaginatively directed by Robin Frome, this production extracts every bit of silliness and sentiment from S...
Published: Jul 05, 2019 at 08:00 AM
Thirty years ago, the Mayflower Book Club was formed in Newtown.
Although a few members have left, the present group still meets once a month to discuss a variety of books, both fiction and non-fiction.
“The discussions are always lively and interest...
Published: Jul 05, 2019 at 08:00 AM
Occupation: I am the owner of Newtown Pizza Palace. I’ve been the owner for three years and a chef there for about 20 years. In 2011, when Pizza Palace had sold, I left and was on the management team for Friendly’s restaurant in Southbury — which...
Published: Jul 05, 2019 at 07:00 AM
Commuters traveling through Sandy Hook Center on the morning of Thursday, June 20, may have be jolted by the sound of screeching breaks and honking horns in the heavily congested area. The cause? Two dogs running loose along the sidewalk that, in a p...
