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‘Safe Shelters’ At Newtown Middle School By Martha Coville Seventh graders in Don Ramsey’s technology education class have learned what it takes to design and construct a shelter. On December 11, his 16 students tu...

Community Invited To ‘Messiah’ Sing ROXBURY — The Shepaug Friends of Music will present the Third Annual Community Messiah Sing at 4 pm on Sunday December 30, at Roxbury Congregational Church. The event is under th...

Tasty Tips For Last-Minute Bakers The holiday baking frenzy is in full swing. Get out your measuring cups and a mixing bowl: with a few helpful tips and these fool-proof recipes, your baking endeavors are sure to be a delicious success. Award-winning...

Reviews Enrollment Projections— School Board Says ‘Good-Bye’ To Interim Administrators By Martha Coville Interim Superintendent Thomas Jokubaitis and Interim Newtown High School Principal Jay Smith attended their ...

Holiday Hours C.H. Booth Library will have the following schedule for the holiday week later this month. Monday, December 24, we will be open from 9:30 am until 12 noon; closed Tuesday, December 25; and open Wednesday, December 26, from 9:30 am ...

AP — EXPERTS SEE HAND OF CARAVAGGIO IN PREVIOUSLY ANONYMOUS WORK AVV 12-13 #722535 By Ariel David, Associated Press Writer. ROME (AP) — A casual glance at an auction catalog set a British art historian on the path to discov...

Newtown Youth & Family Services offices will be closed December 24 and 25   Parent Education Program (PEP) The State of Connecticut requires completion of this program as a prerequisite to granting a divorce.  Sessions of the course ...

By Tom Wyatt If there's one thing I learned since retiring my post as The Bee' s sports editor — nine years, three months, and 23 days ago — it's that we have control over only one thing in this world: our thoughts. So when I got phone messages M...

Adam Gopnik Lecture Jan. 28  In Portland PORTLAND MUSEUM WILL OFFER ADAM GOPNIK LECTURE JAN. 28 AVV 11-26 #720568 PORTLAND, MAINE — The Portland Museum of Art will present the Bernard A. Osher Lecture series with Adam Gopnik on Monday, J...

BRITISH ARTIST DAMIEN HIRST DONATES FOUR WORKS TO TATE MUSEUMS AVV 12-17 #722862 LONDON (AP) — British artist Damien Hirst has donated four of his works to the Tate collection, including a replica of his prize-winning installation of bise...