Too much clutter? Donate your unwanted items to marching band's giant tag sale
The popular “100-Plus Family Tag Sale” to benefit the Newtown High School Marching Band and Color Guard is set for Saturday, Sept 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Newtown High School cafeteria. (It’s...
View ArticleArt and music offered at Richter
Are you more visually oriented or do you prefer sound? Either way, Richter Association for the Arts has something for you to enjoy in some upcoming events at Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack Road in...
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Danbury Fair Racearena fans invited to reunion
www.snyra.comCalling all race fans! Sunday, Sept. 23, the public is invited to visit the Southern New York Racing Association reunion at the Police Athletic League building, 35 Hayestown Ave., in...
View ArticleA good year for listening
The past year has been hard for me in a lot of ways _ my wife died last summer. But
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Dignity wall arrives in Danbury
Pieces of The Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall arrived by truck rolling down Main Street in Danbury Tuesday for construction in front of the War Memorial. The foundation already was put in place last week...
View ArticleGarner Poets
Poetry written by inmates at Garner Correctional Institute was read last weekend at the Newtown Arts Festival. The reading was sponsored by the Newtowner literary magazine, which regularly carries...
View ArticleCardiac tech gives update on 30-day hike
Todd Forkin, a cardiac technician at Danbury Hospital, who started a 30-day hike Saturday on the Long Trail in Vermont, sent me an email. I had a bunch of questions and being
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Albatross surprises boaters on Candlewood
This picture was sent in by Kevin Doherty of New Fairfield, who said he was trying to
View ArticleFall arrives
The summer officially ends _ and fall begins at 10:49 a.m. this morning. As always, there a mix of emotions. It’s the most glorious season around here, and it has a temperature my large fair-skinned...
View ArticleTake our gun survey
On March 3, Hearst Connecticut Newspapers surveyed 60 state representatives and senators from Southwestern Connecticut to gauge their opinions on eight specific gun control measures. The results were...
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Shanghai String Quartet will perform in Newtown Sunday
Newtown Friends of Music will present the Shanghai String Quartet at Edmond Town Hall, at 45 Main St., on Sunday, April 14, at 3 p.m. Admission is $25 for adults, and free for children with an...
View ArticleBill Frisell
I heard the guitarist Bill Frisell in Thursday evening, playing a solo concert. He’s usually called a jazz musician. But the tunes he played included “Shenandoah,’ Stephen Foster’s “Hard Time Come...
View ArticleTillie Foster farm promises fun day
Tilly Foster Day – Spring Fling! This annual event, celebrating the arrival of Spring on the Farm, marks the opening of seasonal activities and programs at Tilly Foster. Our old friends are shaking...
View ArticleYou don’t have to run to Spring Forward for Sandy Hook
I am not much of a runner, but the description of the Spring Forward for Sandy Hook event is “A Celebratory 5K Walk/Run of Strength,” and you’ll note the word ‘walk’ comes first. That I could do. And...
View ArticleBallroom dancing Wednesday at Portuguese Center
Singles, couples and beginners are welcome to attend Ballroom Dancing, starting May 1, at the Portuguese Cultural Center in Danbury. The center at 65 Sand Pit Road will offer the dancing every...
View ArticleSee ‘Exodus’ Saturday with discussion in Sherman
I worked at the UN and one job was as assistant during a General Assembly to a delegate from Malta who was in NY to study the “Palestinian Question.” Although I was studying political...
View ArticleConnecticut crime statistics, year by year
Despite some high-profile violence over the past few years, crime in Connecticut is down nearly across the board, according to the most recent FBI statistics available. The data show that about 10,100...
View ArticleWonferful jazz
If you have the free evenings, there will be a spectacular array of jazz to hear in the Danbury area in the next few days. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, Western Connecticut State...
View ArticleDanbury mayor says his Twitter was hacked
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