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NBLA Fun Day and August Activities Newtown Bridle Lands Association held its first  Members Fun Day on July 26 at the Bethel Cooperative Extension Center Show Grounds. The event featured 22 horse and rider teams testing their skills in gymkhana gam...

More Than Just A Hobby— Michael Paes Makes Wooden Bats In His Workshop By Andy Hutchison A lawyer by day, Sandy Hook’s Michael Paes is “Batman” by night — well, at least in his free time. P...

A Playful Rainy Day— Campers Hand Paint A Birdhouse By Kendra Bobowick At children’s feet puddles filled with their reflections. Among them, Dickinson Park day camper Grace Howgego’s pooled image quickly shattered...

Tuesday, August 18 Blood pressure screenings, 10 am–noon, Masonicare at Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free screenings by licensed nurse, no appointment needed; 426-5847. Sandy Hook Organic Farmers’ Market, 2–6...

Catherine Kennedy Beloved Mother And Sister Catherine (Knight) Kennedy, 83, died August 12, at Milford Health Care, surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Raymond J. Kennedy. Mrs Kennedy was born July 6, 1926, in Fort Fairfield, M...

Commentary— Who Really Speaks For Family Farmers? By Rhonda Perry My family has farmed in Missouri for over a century, and I currently raise livestock and grain on 800 acres in Howard County, Mo. But folks like me always seem to get drown...

Newtown 9s Having Success In New Englands Newtown’s 9-year-old baseball team began play in the New England Regional Tournament in Dover, NH this past weekend. On Friday there was a skills competition held between the eight qualifying team...

Coupe Vs Tree Police said they responded to a report of a one-car accident on the section of Boggs Hill Road just south of its intersection with Sugar Street at about 7:21 pm August 6. Police said that motorist Sarah Yacovelli, 49, of 6-A Meadow...

Antiques Shows _ ________________________ Fri-Sun (year-round): Redwood Country Flea Market, 170 South Turn-pike Rd, Wallingford, 6 am-2:30 pm, free adm & parking, 50-80 dealers; 203-269-3500. Sundays (through Dec): Elephant’s Tr...

Some Ideas For Improving Communication To the Editor: It is gratifying to see that Newtown residents and local newspapers are paying more attention to improved communication and transparency in local government, something IPN has consistently suppor...