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Baseball Academies Offered April 13-17

Published: Apr 02, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Matt Memoli, coach of the Newtown High School baseball team, will run two April vacation baseball academies for middle school and youth baseball players this month. The Middle School Baseball Academy will prepare players for high school baseball. Pla...

April Vacation Tennis

Published: Apr 02, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Newtown Parks & Recreation and Fairfield County Tennis will host tennis camps during April vacation, April 13–15, from 10 am to 12:30 pm, for ages 5–15. The camps will take place at Dickinson Memorial Park Tennis Courts. Cost is $135 for participants...

Leon F. Billman

Published: Apr 02, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Leon F. Billman, 84, of Marstons Mills, Mass., formerly of Sandy Hook, died April 1. Born July 13, 1930, in New Oxford, Penn., he grew up in Bronx, N.Y., and was the son of the late Helen and George Billman. He worked for the Grand Union Co. in Mount...

Fishing Opening Day April 11; New Regulations Announced

Published: Apr 02, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Fishing opening day is Saturday, April 11. The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) announces new regulations in effect as the season gets underway. Below is a summary of the regulation changes of most interest to angler...

Spring Project Will See Extended Trail At FFH

Published: Apr 02, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Trails at Fairfield Hills will be extended this spring, adding nearly another paved mile through the sprawling, scenic campus. Addressing the Fairfield Hills Authority earlier this month, Parks and Recreation Director Amy Mangold explained the trails...

Town's Artificial Playing Fields Open; Others Still Closed

Published: Apr 02, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Newtown Parks & Recreation has announced that the synthetic/artificial fields at Treadwell Park and Tilson Field have both opened for regular scheduled use as of today. “All other natural surface fields will remain closed until further notice,” the d...

Clergy, Residents Celebrate Passover Seder Together

Published: Apr 02, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Guided by Rabbi Shaul Praver, members of the Newtown Interfaith Clergy Association were joined by a few dozen members of the public for the 2015 Interfaith Seder on March 29. As he is known for doing, Rabbi Praver imbued the gathering with his wonder...

The Community Center Long Game

Published: Apr 02, 2015 at 12:00 AM
When people start talking about “rebranding” something, one of two things has gone wrong: the original something in need of rebranding has obvious inherent flaws that require significantly altered perceptions to hide those flaws from view; or that sa...

McEvoy To Offer Next SCAN Program, April 8

Published: Apr 02, 2015 at 12:00 AM
The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will have Newtown artist Dick McEvoy painting a pastel landscape at the next meeting of SCAN, on Wednesday April 8, beginning at 7:30 pm. This demonstration will take place in the lower level of Newtown ...

'Spring Is In The Air' At Avancé Day Spa; May 3 Celebration Planned

Published: Apr 02, 2015 at 12:00 AM
What better way to say good bye to winter and, at long last hello to spring than with the colorful art exhibition, “Spring is in the AIR.” Avancè Day Spa and AIR Gallery have partnered to present this show in the tranquil and gracious Spa setting of ...