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Professor and award-winning journalist Lisa A. Phillips’ newest book, First Love: Guiding Teens Through Relationships and Heartbreak, published by Rowman & Littlefield/Bloomsbury (February 2025), chronicles the challenges today’s adolescents face as ...

Community has played an instrumental role in the history of Congregation Adath Israel of Newtown, and it continues to do so today. In the early 1900s, neighbors on Huntingtown Road along with residents in the surrounding area aligned with each other ...

Newtown Choral Society presented its spring concert, “Soar: a concert celebrating freedom, resilience, realization, and beauty,” last weekend at Newtown Meeting House. The performance was directed by Mary Andreotta and accompanied by Phil Crevier and...

The next Friends Of Newtown Seniors (FONS) Roundtable is scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, at 3:30 pm, at Newtown Senior Center, 8 Simpson Street. FONS has also announced the location for this month’s Social, to be held the following afternoon. Local se...

On May 30, at noon, at St Rose Church, the Most Reverend Bishop Frank Caggiano of the Diocese of Bridgeport will tape his popular podcast series “Let Me Be Frank” and take questions from the live audience. The weekly podcast features the Bishop shari...

Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary is thrilled to announce the return of its beloved annual event, Catherine’s Butterfly Party, now in its ninth year. This free, family-friendly festival with mega pet adoption event will take place on Saturday...

The Garden Club of Newtown will host “How To Make A DIY Bog in The Front Yard” during its next meeting, Tuesday, May 27. The program will begin at 1 pm in the meeting room of C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street. Barbara and Peter Rzasa will return wit...

CORRECTION (Tuesday, June 3, 2025): This story has been updated to reflect the correct number of flags placed in front of Newtown PD in honor of Police Week. * * * * * On the same day Newtown Police Department joined departments across the cou...

AARP is accepting nominations for its 2025 Connecticut Andrus Award for Community Service, an annual award honoring a volunteer age 50+ in the state who is sharing their experience, talent, and skills to enrich the lives of their community members. T...

The Horticulture Club of Newtown and The Fairfield County Agricultural Extension Council (FCAEC) will co-host a plant and used gardening book sale on Saturday, May 31, 9 am-1 pm, at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street. The Horticulture Club of Newtown’s...