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An Eventful Year In Newtown’s Public School District By Eliza Hallabeck From high school students becoming published authors to celebrating world peace while standing in the form of a peace sign outside Reed Intermediate School, 2009 was ...

Winter Walk WASHINGTON — Get ready to spend a fun afternoon outdoors searching for signs of wildlife and learning basic winter survival strategies with Primitive Skills Practitioner Jamie Leffler. Join Mr Keffler for a Winter Walk on Satu...

Tree Lighting Memorials Continue While the 2009 Tree Lighting Celebration at Ram Pasture is now part of history, donations to cover some of the costs the 25th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and luminaria display that were presented on December 4 conti...

Railroad’s Waste Expansion Proposal Dominated 2009 Land Use News By Andrew Gorosko Among the many land use issues facing Newtown during 2009, probably the most significant and clearly the most controversial was the Housatonic Railroad Com...

Antiques Shows______ Jan 1: Glastonbury Antiques & Collectibles Gala New Year’s Show, Glastonbury High School, Hubbard St, Glastonbury, 9 am-4:30 pm, adm $7, 130 dealers, from New England, NY & RI; 860-342-2540. Jan 9-10: 57th Pa...

Alzheimer’s Support Group Meeting In January SOUTHBURY — An open and on-going support group for friends and family of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is being offered by Brownstein Jewish Fami...

Equine Evening Class At Post University WATERBURY — The second in the series of six evening courses in Equine Husbandry will be held from January 18 through March 15, from 6:30-9:20 pm on Post University’s Waterbury Campus (in...

Newtown Support Groups Friday, January 1        AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion. Saturday, January 2       Daily Reflections meeting, St Rose School (Monsigno...

Poetry Reading By Polly Brody The public is invited to an author reception and poetry reading with former longtime Newtown resident Polly Brody. On Sunday, January 10, at 2 pm, at C.H. Booth Library, Ms Brody will read from her new collection of poet...

HomeFront Program Will Return In The Spring With Free Home Repair Help STAMFORD — For 22 years and counting, the HomeFront program has been a vehicle for community-minded volunteers to empower deserving neighbors through free home repair...