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Field Notes— Winterberry: The Blush Of Romance By Curtiss Clark Now that Connecticut no longer has any tree branches for birds to sit on, thanks to the freak October nor’easter, the birds in our yard are settling for perches o...

Children’s Programs *Gingerbread House Workshop: Make a gingerbread house out of graham crackers, holiday candies, and royal icing on Thursday, December 8, between 3:30 and 4:30 pm. For ages 4 to 9. Register online. A $3 material fee is d...

CL&P And Northeast Utilities: Suspend The Dividend To the Editor: The power outages that have occurred recently in Connecticut have been frustrating to say the least. The latest extended outage was particularly disturbing as we had unusual cold tem...

Advent Event At Trinity In conjunction with the Newtown Holiday Festival on Sunday, December 4, Trinity Episcopal Church will offer is annual “Advent Lessons and Carols” service that afternoon. The program will begin at 2 at t...

Eighth Grade Gridders Fall In Regional Final Newtown eighth grade football team fell 20-6 to the undefeated Worcester Cowboys in the American Youth Football New England Regional championship game in Leominster, Mass on Saturday. The Hawks got inside...

Holiday Weekend Events   Newtown traditionally spends the first weekend in December celebrating the holidays, and 2011 is no different. Three separate tree lightings are planned, a number of groups are hosting special fundraisers, and the 2...

Adopt A Dog From The Pound The following dogs are available for adoption from the Newtown pound, which is located at the end of Ethan Allen Road (behind the transfer station). BROOK is a young adult female shepherd. She is spayed and a bundle of ...

John Summerlin, a Newtown resident and a student at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, was among more than 125 runners who recently participated in the third annual Poverty Awareness Marathon at the school. Kaley Kruger, a 2...

The Following Demands To the Editor: The highlights of the first “Occupy Sandy Hook” virtual meeting include the following demands: For the convenience of schoolchildren, Pi will be equal to 3 No more daylight saving time â&#...

AmeriCares Free Clinic In Danbury Adds Hours DANBURY — The Boehringer Ingelheim AmeriCares Free Clinic of Danbury has added Monday morning hours from 9 am to 1 pm to meet the increased demand for care. The new hours will allow more patie...