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We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine.           —H. L. Mencken Remember then: there is only one time that is important — Now! It is the most important time because it is the ...

A Google search for news stories posted in the past two weeks about a possible swine flu pandemic yields nearly 75,000 results, and the number is growing hour by hour. The week before that… zero. This little exercise demonstrates how quickly t...

Horse Guard Mount Dallas Receives Award Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard mount, Dallas, is the recipient of an “Animal Rescue” Hero Award, presented by the American Red Cross of Western Connecticut. There will...

Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multipurpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. The Senior Center is under the auspices of the Commission on Aging. The center is run by Senior Services Director Marilyn Place. For more ...

Lion Hill Farm Horse Show Series Easton’s Lion Hill Farm’s 2009 Horse Show Series dates are as follows (Sundays beginning at 8 am): May 10, June 14, July 12, September 13, October 4 and November 8. A trophy and six ribbons wi...

In Memoriam Katherine DeCesare January 24, 1927 to May 6, 2008 Mom, A year had gone by. How could that be? I love you and miss you. Tiny

Historical Society To Host Program About Andrew Carnegie They were called robber barons, those men of the 19th and early 20th Century American industry, men of greed unfettered by conscience. Yet the charitable legacies they left are immense. Newtow...

Pastel Painting Demo, May 13 At Meeting House The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will host a pastel demonstration by Tom Brenner on Wednesday, May 13, at 7:30 pm. Mr Brenner will be painting from a still life set-up. The program is open ...

After 32 Years In Education, Donna Denniston Retires By Eliza Hallabeck Reed Intermediate Principal Donna Denniston first entered the world of academia because, as she told The Bee this week, she was interested in the way “people and chil...

Financing Set For Two Power Plants NEW HAVEN – Construction of two new power plants in Connecticut is moving forward after The United Illuminating Co. and NRG Energy Inc. overcame problems in the credit markets and secured $534 million in...