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Organizing Committee Prepares For A Classic New England Parade By Nancy K. Crevier “This year we will celebrate 51 years of a classic New England parade,” said Newtown Labor Day Parade committee president Beth Caldwell. Recrea...

Study: Business Tax Climate Is Good Keith M. Phaneuf  ©The Connecticut Mirror A new study shows Connecticut businesses faced one of the lowest tax burdens in the nation in mid-2011, eclipsed by just two other states, when those taxes are compared w...

Doggone Etiquette— A Horse Down By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog: All right, you’ve told us you don’t like getting wet when you are put in the tub, at home or at the groomer’s. It could be becau...

How do you picture Newtown in 100 years? Sean Fahey: I just hope the robots are nice to us. Maggie Hoolehan: I won’t be here, which is a great loss for Newtown. Kelsey Karp: Newtown will be bouncing with business. Richard Bomely: There wi...

A Unique Reading Of ‘Merchant of Venice’ WATERBURY — The Mattatuck Museum will transport guest to Venice during “Shakespeare on a Summer’s Night: A Reading of the Merchant of Veniceâ€&#...

Volunteers Needed To Fight Audubon Center Invasives SOUTHBURY — On Fridays in August, the Audubon Center at Bent of the River Southbury is seeking volunteers between 9 am and 5 pm to help remove rapidly growing invasive plants. Volunteers...

Art Exhibits ___________________ The Behnke Doherty Gallery, 6 Green Hill, Washington Depot; 860-868-1655. Through Aug 5: “The Space Between,” paintings and works on paper incl oils, drawings, mixed media & monotypes, spa...

What the Heck is Going On? To the Editor: What the heck is going on? I recently received a card mailer from Republican Fifth District Congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley. That’s a normal practice with the August 14 Republican Primar...

We die daily. Happy are those who daily come to life as well.                                                                                   —George MacD...

Newtown Support Groups Friday, August 3      AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion.   Saturday, August 4    Daily Reflections meeting, St Rose School (Monsignor Conroy ...