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On a recent trip to the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport I was hoping to find lots of exhibits about the circus, horses in particular, to feed my equine appetite. Unfortunately, since the 2010 tornado that severely damaged the old red Barnum Institute of ...

For ten days every four summers, Boy Scouts of America (BSA) hosts a national Jamboree, or "Jambo," that Scouts from across the nation and around the world can attend. This theme of this year's Jambo, which ran July 19-28, was "Live Scouting's Advent...

Democratic First Selectman candidate Dan Rosenthal would not go as far as calling the 12 to 15 cents he says Newtown residents get back for every dollar of income tax sent to Hartford obscene. But during a nearly hour-long catch-up with The N...

When C.H. Booth Library Young Adult Librarian Kim Weber asked the group of students at the August 2 "Make & Take Chocolate for Teens" presentation in the library's Meeting Room how many of them like chocolate, nearly every hand in the room was raised...

Newtown's garden clubs have deep roots in the town's soil. The seeds they plant grow more than just flowers, shrubs, and vegetables; they produce a feeling of community for so many residents. In this third and final installment of a mini-series, each...

A number of Newtown Public Schools kindergarten to eighth grade educators participated in the "2017 Summer Institute: K-8 Writing Strategies in the Workshop Model" from July 24 to July 27. Each day educators attended presentations and workshops at Re...

As young girls pretended to sleep, then wake, the Little Dance Company owner Maureen Capalbo offered instructions and directions on July 28, the final day of the weeklong Newtown Parks & Recreation Dance Camp.Sleeping Beauty story," Ms Capalbo said, ...

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RIDGEFIELD - Make no mistake, The The Newtown Bee,The good news is, Heart devotees now have something to look forward to when Wilson hits the stage at The Ridgefield Playhouse on August 22 with her current tour which, she told Fanatic...

From its earliest days as conceptual drawings, until a few days ago when Newtown's Public Building and Site Commission (PBSC) officially closed out the Sandy Hook Elementary School building project, the state-of-the-art educational facility has repre...