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Now On View *Seeing Red: The Scrapbag Art Quilters are displaying their latest creations on the main level of the library.  The exhibit of art quilts, called “Seeing Red,”  will be on display through October 2. *Banned Book ...

Newtown High School Spikers Begin Season With Two Wins But Team Seeks Improvement By Andy Hutchison Newtown High School’s girls’ volleyball team bumped, served, and spiked its way to a 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-11) season-opening ...

We cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh.                                                                                         —Agnes ...

Some Days, Life Is A Carnival At Lockwood Lodge By Shannon Hicks A carnival atmosphere permeated the first floor of Lockwood Lodge last Friday afternoon, as the staff and residents of the assisted living facility on Toddy Hill Road continued a weekl...

Occupation: I’m retired from Union Carbide where I was a chemical engineer. Now I conduct moving and estate sales. My aspiration was always to be an antique dealer, but it evolved into the estate sales business instead. Family: My...

Town Hall South— Grease Blockage Causes Sewage Backup  By Andrew Gorosko A heavy buildup of hardened grease within the municipal sewer system caused a sewage backup at the police station in Town Hall South on September 12, resulting in...

*Who else could headline a musical celebration of the YMCA’s 150th anniversary but disco icons THE VILLAGE PEOPLE. Waterbury’s Palace Theater will welcome The Village People on Friday, October 3. The band is celebrating its ow...

Barnum Festival Pasta Fair BRIDGEPORT — The next event in the 2008 Barnum Festival will be a Pasta Fair, to take place Friday, September 26, at Testo’s Ristorante, 1775 Madison Avenue. This popular fundraiser with an Italian ...

Ecumenical Workcamp 2009 Info Session & Open House Planned On Sunday, September 28, at 1 pm, in the Great Room of Newtown Congregational Church, Newtown Ecumenical Workcamp will be holding an informational open house for new and returning campers. G...