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Currently On View *Nancy and Jim Larin have collected sculpture by Rhys Caparn, a Newtown Notable, and it is now on display near the circulation desk. Ms Caparn was a sculptor of great renown in the 20th Century, and the exhibit includes biograp...

Dorothy R. Myers Founder Of DATAR (Ability Beyond Disability) Dorothy R. Myers, 87, wife of the late Norris H. Myers of Sandy Hook, died January 28. She was born July 17, 1924, in Bethany, a daughter of Olive E. (Short) and Arthur E. Russell. Mr...

No New Taxes To the Editor: We are rapidly approaching the town budget referendum vote...here before we know it. Now is the time to inform our town leadership of what they must do as servants of the public. So, as not many of you are expressing yours...

Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multipurpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. The Senior Center is under the auspices of the Commission on Aging. The center is run by Senior Services Director Marilyn Place. For infor...

Health District Stepping Up February Heart Health, Safety Efforts By John Voket February is American Heart Month, and Friday, February 3, is the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Day. And since Health District Director Donna ...

Art Exhibits, Museums Historic Places ____________________ Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-426-4533. In first floor display cases: Through Feb 13: Scherenschnitte (intricate paper cuttings) by Sandy Hook resident Theresa Berryman. ...

Seniors Renew Call For More Space Kendra Bobowick They want more space. Seniors’ complaints about lack of programming space, parking, and a facility to accommodate their needs are nothing new, agreed Senior Center Director Marilyn Place. ...

Some of our most frustrating shortcomings as individuals and as a society come not from our failure to perceive solutions but from our failure to perceive problems. This week, The Bee reports on local efforts to get a clearer view on the notoriously ...

Congratulations to Mike Hughes, who was able to identify last week’s challenge (inset), a wishing well and welcome sign in a yard along Turkey Roost Road. Mike will be sent $1 for his efforts, and everyone else gets to see if they can fig...

NHS Varsity Winter Guard Pasta Supper Continued Fundraising Efforts The Newtown High School Varsity Winter Guard served more than 160 meals of pasta, meatballs, rolls, salad, and homemade desserts to a hungry and supportive crowd Friday, January 20,...