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Esther Chmielewski A Well-lived Life Of Love And Laughter Esther Constance Chmielewski, 82, of Bennington, Vt., was born December 20, 1929, died April 29, and is finally able to rest. She could always tell a good joke. She had a great sense of...

*** The first steps toward the town’s taking over the historic Congregational Church building in the center of town has been taken by the Board of Selectmen. At its meeting, May 4, all three selectmen agreed to a letter of intent for the ...

Sandy Hook School Students Skype With New Hampshire Author By Eliza Hallabeck One by one, second grade students at Sandy Hook Elementary School stood up to ask a smiling face on the screen before them in the school’s library a question v...

Spreading Scary Stories About Health Care Rationing To the Editor: A writer to The Bee last week [Letter Hive, 4/27/12, “Why Obama Should Be ‘Dethroned”] repeated some scary predictions about how Obamacare will af...

Matt Austin, Steve Yudelson and Paulette Layton are all veteran performers in Brookfield and Ridgefield, but I think they were better here than I have ever seen them, which is definitely a tribute  to director Tim Sheehan. Theater Reviewâ€&#x94...

Budget Round 2 To the Editor: The annual budget referendum has produced interesting results. The proposed budget failed by a record margin and the finger pointing has begun. The town officials blame a lack of communication/loss of trust/failure to re...

State Initiative Ramps Up Training For Construction, Green Technology Jobs WETHERSFIELD — Connecticut, a national leader in adopting green building practices, is using a $5.8 million federal green jobs grant to expand the stateâ€&#x9...

Women’s Softball League Registration for Newtown’s Slo-Pitch Women’s Softball League, which will begin play for the summer season shortly, ends on May 15. Players must be at least 19. Those interested may contact ...

A Growing Experience By Eliza Hallabeck Students across the district received blue spruce saplings, and this year’s distribution marked the 25th year for the program. Middle Gate Elementary School math/science specialist Pam Fagan has be...

Free Shredding Services Saturday Jean A. Leonard & Associates of Ameriprise Financial, Inc will be sponsoring free shredding services on Saturday, May 5, from 9 am until noon, at Fairfield Hills. The public is invited to bring a maximum of five boxes...