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Published: Aug 14, 2017 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:The Bee ["Lawsuit Filed Over Dog Bites," 8/4/17] states that "after the dog walk…the dog entered an open cage…" and that was where she was bitten. I have been a volunteer at the Animal Control Center for several years, and have walked m...
Published: Aug 14, 2017 at 12:00 AM
The One Eyed Cats will conclude their 13-15-year-old Babe Ruth World Series experience, in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., with a pool play game against West Windsor, N.J., on Monday, August 14.
The Cats, coming off a hard-fought 4-3 loss to Tri-Valley, Calif.,...
Published: Aug 13, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Newtown artist Joanne Conant will present a summer art show, "Water Views," at Avance Day Spa's AIR Gallery. Ms Conant's seascapes, according to curator Rosemary Rau, "echo with the sound of the surf and memories of walks on sandy beaches, mingled wi...
Published: Aug 13, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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 ...
Published: Aug 12, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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...
Published: Aug 12, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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...
Published: Aug 12, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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...
Published: Aug 12, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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...
Published: Aug 12, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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...
Published: Aug 12, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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, ...
