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Free Pastel Demo, November 12 The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will host a pastel demonstration by Clayton Buchanan on Wednesday, November 12, at 7:30 pm. Mr Buchanan will paint from a model. The program is open to the public and will ...

Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multi-Purpose 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...

A Reminder To the Editor: This is not a letter of endorsement, but a reminder to vote. Most Americans do not exercise their right to vote. This is a privilege that a great majority of the world does not enjoy and we as Americans who are accorded this...

Take A Seat… With Hitchcock Some brand names have become so identified with their products as to represent an entire industry: as Currier & Ives represents popular printmaking in the United States, so too does Hitchcock represent the chair. Ne...

Doggone Etiquette — Changing Times By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog:            Lots of strange things happen when the weather gets cold. You have probably been chasing leaves that fall off the trees. And with the bare ...

Strategic Plan Mapped Out For School District By Eliza Hallabeck  The first strategic plan for the school district was presented at the Board of Education’s meeting on Wednesday, October 22. The strategic plan, if implemented, would map ...

Court Ruling On Gay Marriage Sparks Soul Searching In Local Churches By Shannon Hicks Connecticut’s Supreme Court ruled on October 10 that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making the state the third behind Massachusetts and Cali...

The afternoon’s program will include the popular New World Symphony by Dvorak and the Hary Janos Suite, by Kodaly.  Hary Janos begins with a great big orchestral “sneeze” that sets the stage for this far-fetched f...

To the Editor: I’ve read with great interest news coverage of campaigns for state legislature in The Bee the past couple months. One thing has come through loud and clear: Will Rodgers has the experience, energy, and ideas to best serve ...

Safety A Problem For New Generation Drugs, Too CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly a fourth of widely used new-generation biological drugs that treat several common diseases produce serious side effects that lead to safety warnings soon after they go o...