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Published: Sep 02, 2014 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
A few weeks ago, four of us pulled 10 large bags of mile-a-minute, a highly invasive plant, from the grounds at Dickinson Park. True to its name, this plant grows rapidly. A single vine can grow up to six inches per day. The plants pro...
Published: Sep 02, 2014 at 12:00 AM
The Resiliency Center of Newtown (RCN) announces “Essentials First,” a workshop on essential oils and their effects on emotional and physical health, to take place Thursday, September 4, from 1 to 2:30 pm.
Kristen Van Wey will present the program, wh...
Published: Sep 02, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Helen B. Herbold, 94, previously of Newtown, a registered nurse, synchronized swimmer, and certified yoga instructor, died September 1 at the Whittier Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Ghent, N.Y. Born Helen Maryann Barry on March 31, 1920...
Published: Sep 02, 2014 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
On the afternoon of Labor Day I took a walk through the upper meadow at Fairfield Hills and thoroughly enjoyed the clear, expansive view. I had just about returned to my car which was parked near the municipal building when an insect f...
Published: Sep 02, 2014 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
On behalf of the race organizers, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone that participated in the ninth annual Newtown Road Race 5K. An extraordinary morning with partial sunshine and temps in the upper-50s brought ou...
Published: Sep 02, 2014 at 12:00 AM
RIDGEFIELD — New Hope Community Church Senior Pastor and author Jim Solomon will participate in a book talk with Amy Newmark, publisher and editor-in-chief of Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, concerning Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living with Al...
Published: Sep 01, 2014 at 12:00 AM
The Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company is back up to a full complement of firefighting vehicles, now that the organization has put into service Engine 443, which is stationed at the company’s main station at 18-20 Riverside Road.
The fire com...
Published: Sep 01, 2014 at 12:00 AM
September 20 marks Newtown’s 21st Annual Health and Public Safety Fair and the fair’s planners — Mae Schmidle, Della Schmid, Natalie Dos Santos, Donna Culbert and Judy Blanchard — are inviting the entire community to visit and take advantage of free ...
Published: Sep 01, 2014 at 12:00 AM
About 45 people attended an August 27 Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) meeting in seeking to learn more about a 23-lot cluster-style residential subdivision proposed for the Dodgingtown section.
However, they learned at the IWC meeting that due to a ...
Published: Sep 01, 2014 at 12:00 AM
The Old Farmer’s 2015 Almanac is on the stands.
It is the quintessential advice magazine, dispensing information between its covers on subjects as diverse as animal husbandry to romance. Founded in 1792 by Robert B. Thomas, the Old Farmer’s Alman...
