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SCAN Planning Spring Art Show The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN), Inc., will present its 41st Annual Spring Juried Art Show at Cyrenius H. Booth Library from Saturday, April 30, until Sunday, May 8. Traditional and contemporary artists w...

BAHA’I FAITH OF NEWTOWN Contact Margo Deselin 203-241-5525; Mdeselin@gmail.com Devotional meetings; spiritual discussion meetings; discussions of social issues from a spiritual perspective. The meetings are held at various locations in Ne...

Didymo Intrudes On Connecticut’s Waters By Kendra Bobowick The new word on the water is “didymo,” which is a nickname for something less attractive: Didymosphenia geminata. “It’s rock snot,...

Fetching Fido: The Animal Center Expands Its Scope Of Care By Nancy K. Crevier The Animal Center is well known in Newtown for its efforts fostering and placing homeless cats, as well as assisting with spaying and release of feral felines. Since Mar...

Taylor Hennessey was named to the fall semester’s Dean’s List at Lasell College, Newton, Mass. To be listed on the Dean’s List, students must take 12 or more graded credits for the semester and achieve a grade ...

Documentary On Cellular Telephone Antennas WASHINGTON — The Washington (Conn.) Conservation Commission will present a free showing of the documentary film Full Signal on the complexities of regulating the placement of cellular telephone a...

Newtown Tennis Teams Earn Wins Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’ tennis teams had victories this past week, with the girls prevailing 7-0 over Notre Dame-Fairfield on April 14, and both squads knocking off New...

Aging, Benefits Panel Members Needed First Selectman Pat Llodra is seeking qualified volunteers to fill open positions on several local commissions. The Commission on Aging has two alternate positions open, one to any registered voter other than Repu...

New Safety Guide Available For Locally Caught Fish, Sushi HARTFORD — With the start of the fishing season, the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) has issued an updated version of its guide for eating fish caught in Connecticut ...

Recreation Tennis Programs Offered The Newtown Parks & Recreation Department offers tennis programs at Dickinson Park beginning in May. Adult lessons are offered on Saturday and Tuesday mornings for Beginner/Advanced Beginner and Low Intermediate/In...