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New Parents’ Group, Grant, Benefit Concert Announced By NYFS By John Voket Newtown Youth & Family Services made three announcements recently regarding a new parents’ support group, a new grant to support AIDS awareness, and an...

Ten Tips For A Healthy, Happy Holiday The holiday season does not have to create havoc on your weight-loss goals, says Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), the nonprofit weight-loss support organization with a chapter based in Newtown. The organization ...

CPSC Issues Safety Tips For Turkey Fryers WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US Consumer Product Safety Commission is issuing safety tips for preventing fires and burns when using turkey fryers. Since 1998, CPSC has reports of 75 incidents that invol...

Santa And Soccer To the Editor: This past weekend the D’Amico family of Newtown coordinated a “Santa and Soccer” event at Newtown Youth Academy. This event was free to all families. On behalf of the D’A...

Bureau Offers Tips To Make For Many Happy Returns WALLINGFORD — At some point you may receive a gift that just doesn’t fit — literally or figuratively. This does not mean that the Grinch of gift returns has to rear...

Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it “white.” —Bing Crosby It is the personal thoughtfulness, the warm human awareness, the reaching out of t...

What is your favorite present you have ever given or received? Andrea Santillo, right, and, daughter, Cayenne Spremullo: My daughter is having a baby. Lilgan Minck: A weekend at Mohonk Mountain, in upstate New York. I have received it an...

The dispatchers at the emergency communications center at Town Hall South report the following fire calls: Thursday, December 17: 9:08 am, alarm, 255 South Main Street, Botsford and Hook & Ladder responded; 8:01 pm, investigation, Hanover Road, H...

Newtown Support Groups Friday, December 25        AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion. Saturday, December 26       Daily Reflections meeting, St Rose School (Mons...