Do we have America's greatest school nurse in our school system? It appears we have the chance to prove that is so. Children's Advil, Children's Robitussin, and Children's Dimetapp want to honor exemplary school nurses nationwide and find "America's Greatest School Nurse." Finalists from nationwide submissions are now are in the running to win the grand prize: an ultimate summer vacation - and Head O' Meadow school nurse Maddy Allen is representing Connecticut. Voting for America's Greatest School Nurse started Monday, and votes can be cast through Sunday, April 16, at americasgreatestschoolnurse.com.Today Show's Ultimate Family Fairy Tale Getaway Trip this past week, which means they'll have the chance to visit with great-grandma in the UK. Looks like they had the courage, heart, and brains to make it over the rainbow.newtownearthday.org/home/about/contact-us/.newtown-ct.gov/newtown-community-center-project/pages/newtown-community-center-master-plan.jserrao@fcagency.org for more information.

Congratulations, as well, to other Newtown contest winners. The Carla and Rob Hughes family, dressed up like Wizard of Oz characters, was thrilled to find they had won the

The Newtown Earth Day organization gets congratulations, as well. They are now officially a public charity with tax-exempt status. Contributions donated to Newtown Earth Day are fully tax-deductible, and retroactive to the founding of the organization. The group is also pleased that this means they are now eligible to apply for government and foundation grants, all good things for our town and the earth. Find out more at

This week I learned about a student at Head O' Meadow Elementary School who always works to help others. Fourth grader Isabelle Montoya has been nominated for the Good Egg Award for being "always willing to help without someone asking." She is known for helping her fellow students. She once helped a kindergartner on her bus. "She just goes right into the act and just helps... without looking for praise. It's just her nature," the anonymous nominator told me this week. Isabelle, you are a Good Egg!

Will you be fooling someone on Saturday? The C.H. Booth Library is not kidding around on April Fool's Day, when it hosts the 13th Annual Battle of the Books. The Jeopardy-like program testing teams' knowledge about current young adult literature is sure to draw a crowd. The public is invited to view the Battle, beginning at 10:30 am. Maybe you'll just jog over after the Fifth Annual Sandy Hook 5K at Fairfield Hills. And I'm not joking around when I tell you that there will still be time to take part in the Newtown Historical Society silhouette event at the Newtown Congregational Church on West Street. For reservations and cost information on the silhouettes, contact cglaberson@fastmail.fm.

Don't forget that this coming Monday you have a chance to express your concerns to Rep Mitch Bolinsky. Mr Bolinsky will host a town hall meeting from 6:30 to 8 pm, at C.H. Booth Library. Find out about the major issues of 2017, and bring your questions regarding state government. Rep Bolinsky will be happy to address those questions following his presentation.

I'm pretty "hoppy" to hear that the Spring Bunny will be a guest at the Parks & Rec Spring Egg Hunt, next Saturday, April 8, at 10 am. Kids ages 3 to 8 are invited to this yearly event, meeting at the bandshell at Dickinson Memorial Park on Elm Drive. Don't forget to bring a basket to collect those eggs, and get ready to run!

April 8 is also the The Newtown Spring Welcome Craft Fair in the gymnasium of the Edmond Town Hall, Virgil Signore of the Artisans Alliance tells me. The fair runs from 10 am to 4 pm, and admission is free. For more information call 203-751-6267.

The town continues to update its new website. With the community center and its design/cost on the minds of many these days, you might want to know that extensive information about the process to date can now be found at

The Family & Children Agency is seeking sponsors for its May 19 annual benefit in Norwalk, commemorating the organization's 75 years of helping families and children in Connecticut to better lives. Contact

A kiss from a sea turtle? Who would want that? Well, Connecticut Clay Artists member Karen Pinto, known for her exquisite clay sea creatures, got a brush from the lips of a sea turtle while visiting Belize - and is still walking on air, I hear.

"The fog comes on little cat feet..." I've been practicing this Carl Sandburg poem for the Newtown Cultural Arts Risk-A-Verse event on April 23, but while the organizers are still seeking residents of all ages to take part, apparently cats are not invited to purr-ticipate. If you're not a cat, or any other nonhuman species, and would like to share your favorite poem with others, go to the Risk-A-Verse Facebook page and send an e-mail. You'll get all the details about adding your voice to this afternoon of verse. What a great way to close out National Poetry Month.

Check it out. While everyone is shouting about transparency in government and what have you, there has been only a whisper about legislation approved last week at the national level that would require consumers to "opt out" of allowing internet service providers to sell customer web histories to advertisers and others. Current FCC regulations require consumers to "opt in" before this information can be share by providers, a rule that puts the consumer, not the ISP in control. I'm hoping that by the time this goes to press, the president will have put aside his pen on signing this into law...

There'll be no whispering from me, though. I'll be loudly proclaiming more news next week, so be sure to... Read me again.