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Published: Nov 21, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Parent. It is a noun, and it is a verb, pointed out Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) Communications Director Nicole Hockley and Advocacy Director Mark Barden, and it is the action form of that verb that is the thrust of the new SHP program, Parent Together. ...
Published: Nov 21, 2013 at 12:00 AM
The Newtown International Center for Education (NICE) team is actively planning delegation visits for winter and spring of 2014.
Students and educators from China, France, and Spain will visit Newtown this year, according to NICE, and the organizatio...
Published: Nov 21, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Newtown’s four elementary schools recently earned national recognition through the HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC), as announced by Chartwells School Dining Services.
According to Chartwells School Dining Services Resident Dietitian Jill Patters...
Published: Nov 21, 2013 at 12:00 AM
A “Plunge For Sandy Hook” event has been set for Sunday, December 8, at Lake Compounce in Bristol, to raise money for the My Sandy Hook Family Fund, which was established following the events of 12/14 to support the families who lost loved ones that ...
Published: Nov 20, 2013 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Newtown, you are amazing. The Great Pumpkin Challenge had its best year yet. You carved 172 jack-o-lanterns and we raised $4,610 for the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Paul Newman’s summer camp for children battling illness.
I am so proud...
Published: Nov 20, 2013 at 12:00 AM
On Sunday, November 24, at 7 pm, at Trinity Church, there will be an interfaith program that is intended to bring residents together as a united community. The gathering, according to organizers, will be a way for attendees to feel thankful for the m...
Published: Nov 20, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Jenny and Matthew Hubbard and their son Freddy are traveling to New York City Thursday, November 21, to accept the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Tommy P. Monahan Kid of the Year Award, presented in memoriam to thei...
Published: Nov 20, 2013 at 12:00 AM
As what’s left of the fallen leaves crunch under feet, mornings are welcomed (or unwelcomed) by frost, and light snow begins to flurry into the forecasts, baseball is far from being on the forefront of people’s minds.
But this time of year remains ex...
Published: Nov 20, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Flagpole Radio Café will continue its sixth season on Saturday, December 7, with Grammy Award-winning Tom Chapin returning as special guest.
Tickets are $20 — a holiday special — and on sale now at www.flagpoleproductions.org. The show will begin at...
Published: Nov 20, 2013 at 12:00 AM
The Newtown Holiday Craft Festival will be presented Sunday, December 8, from 11 am to 5 pm. Presented by Artisans Alliance, the show and sale will be in the gymnasium of Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.
Admission is free.
Artisans Alliance is a cra...