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Eager Readers Clash In The Battle Of The Books By Martha Coville It was standing room only at the fourth annual Battle of the Books at C.H. Booth library. Parents, siblings, and friends crowded together to watch 60 fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth ...

Volunteer Opportunities The Animal Center is a volunteer-staffed charity that is seeking volunteers to provide foster homes for kittens; handy people to build feral cat shelters; and crafty people to make cat beds and cat toys. Contact Monica Rob...

Family Programs *Shakespeare Festival:  On Sunday, April 27, at 3 pm, in the library’s meeting room, Shakespeare’s birthday will be celebrated in grand style with live music by The Reel Thing, a performance by CH Boothâ€...

NHS Softball— Nighthawks Overcome Tough Losses With 13 Runs By Andy Hutchison In their first two games, the Newtown High School softball team scored all of one run and, not surprisingly, came up short both times (a 2-0 loss at Lauralton H...

Washington Avenue’s Plumbing Shop Landmark— Luxury Home Developer Pitches In To Pack Up Penovi’s Porcelain By Shannon Hicks A number of years ago, a group of entrepreneurs took photos of some familiar landmarks aro...

IPN Recommends Budget Approval To the Editor: The Independent Party of Newtown (IPN) encourages voters to support the proposed budget at the April 22 referendum. We believe strongly that this is the best budget that the current system will produce fo...

Quilts Of Valor Come To Newtown Senior Center By Nancy K. Crevier Doris Travis, a member of the Newtown Senior Center quilting group, was excited when she heard that the center would be involved in Quilts of Valor. A quilter for 20 years, Ms Travis h...

WCSU To Feature Internationally Recognized Education Experts DANBURY — To highlight Western Connecticut State University’s doctoral program, two distinguished speakers will explore issues related to leadership in schools. Dr J...

Reconnecting With Newtown’s Past— Historical Society Opens Door To 1750 By Kendra Bobowick Fieldstone slabs form a stoop where Carly Cohane and Julia Preszler pull hand-knit shawls around their shoulders. The early spring air ...