October 11, 1991 On October 5 the State Capitol's spacious lawn was thronged by thousands of people who protested against the state income tax and vented their anger toward Governor Lowell Weicke...

The Fifth Annual Newtown Arts Festival outdoor festival had many people browsing tents, sampling food, listening to music, and meeting local artisans Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18, at Fairf...

Peg Forbell had a surprise when she opened the September 16 issue of The Newtown Bee. The lovely queen of the Young People's Spring Fling, pictured in the "Way We Were" column, is her sister, the late...

Humans, fluttering creatures, and crawling insects mingled at the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary on Sunday, September 18. It was the first in a new series, called "Sundays at the Sanctuary,...

Avery Landgrebe stroked her fingers through light pink, light purple, and white tendril-like streams at the bottom of her lantern as her fellow seventh grade art enrichment students entered a Newtown ...

A new Newtown Arts Festival event on Sunday, September 25, will present performances by local dance students ages 8-13, representing three of Newtown's dance studios. The free event, called Newtown Da...

SHERMAN - Continuing their season of classic plays, The Sherman Players are currently in production with The Chalk Garden, by Enid Bagnold. This stunning looking production is being directed with the ...

The 41st Ukrainian Festival, organized by the Holy Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church of Bridgeport, was held at Castle Hill Farm on Sunday, September 18. According to a s...

Young At Heart performed its crowd-pleasing Ringing of the Bells concert at Masonicare on Thursday, September 8, at 2:30 pm.There are no fees for booking the Young At Heart Ringing of the Bells. To re...

Occupation: I am a membership manager at the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). Our members consist of 501(c)(3) nonprofit patient organizations for specific rare diseases. I work w...