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If you think you see an additional star glowing in the sky this weekend, I have no doubt at all that it is there to mark the exit of a wonderful friend who, along with his pals Rosie and Starr, has given that homelike quality to The Bee office. Our d...

Football Team’s Streak Snapped In State Title Game Newtown’s eighth grade football, comprised of players who have done nothing but win in New England play since they were in fourth grade, finally tasted defeat in a 58-42 loss ...

Craft Center’s Annual Holiday Exhibition & Sale To Open This Weekend BROOKFIELD— With the arrival of hundreds of works of handmade fine craft, set-up is complete for the 35th Annual Holiday Exhibition and Sale at Brookfield Cr...

Lace ’Em Up For The Turkey Trot On Thanksgiving By Andy Hutchison Newtown running enthusiasts John Godin, Mike Beaudry, and Mike Hornby, during a Saturday morning run a year ago, came up with the idea to organize a Turkey Trot here in tow...

Two Bethel Business Groups Ushering In  The Holidays   The Stony Hill Four Corners Association and the Bethel Chamber of Commerce have both slated holiday activities in the coming week. The Four Corners Association works to promote greater awar...

Doggone Etiquette — Be Thankful By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog:            This can be a tough holiday for you dogs! You may have to travel to your family’s friends or relatives, or you may stay home â&#x8...

Hearth Cooking During Historical Society Open House Newtown Historical Society will host an open house at its headquarters, The Matthew Curtiss House, on Sunday, November 21. The house-museum, a fine example of Connecticut saltbox architecture, was ...

Sandy Hook Tree Is Traveling For The Holidays By Shannon Hicks The job to cut down, transport, and deliver a Christmas tree to the Stew Leonard’s store in Danbury usually takes about three hours. This year’s tree, which was se...

Poetry In Action To the Editor: My friend, Ginger Humeston, recently told me about redemptive teaching, a concept that has been around for awhile, but I had never heard about it. Redemptive teaching is when an environment is established that allows c...

In recent weeks local officials have heard from realtor Michael Struna about developer interest in the renovation of Cochran House into an apartment complex — interest that may wane as time passes without a positive response from Newtown....