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Snapshot: Judi DeWolfe

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Friday, May 17, 2013

A weekly profile of a Newtown resident or businessperson.
The Way We Were

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Friday, May 17, 2013

A look back at Newtown 25, 50, 75, and 100 years ago.
The Way We Were

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Friday, May 17, 2013

A look back at Newtown 25, 50, 75, and 100 years ago.
Columbine Survivor To Speak At C.H. Booth Library

Nancy K. Crevier • Features •
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 9:21 am

Columbine High School shooting survivor Amber Wright will present a book talk on her children’s book, It Gets Better, on Thursday evening, May 23, in the C.H. Booth Library meeting room. The program will run from 6:30 to 8 pm. Ms Wright, an ...
Muddy Angels Will Shift Gears When They Arrive In Newtown Next Week

Shannon Hicks • Features •
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 9:21 am

The 2013 East Coast ride of the Muddy Angels, a long distance cycling event that honors EMTs and paramedics who have become sick, injured or were killed while performing their duties, will arrive in Newtown for a special ceremony on May 22. While the annual rides honor EMTs and paramedics who have become sick or injured while performing their duties, and memorialize those who have died in the line of duty, the Newtown stop will be a little different. On May 22, the Muddy Riders will roll into Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps headquarters to honor local EMS providers who were involved in the events of 12/14.
Danbury Community Orchestra Premieres NHS Student’s Original Composition

Nancy K. Crevier • Features •
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Nearly 18 months after he first began writing it, Newtown High School senior Alex Lampel had the pleasure of hearing his original orchestral symphony performed by a 100-piece orchestra at Western Connecticut State University’s Ives Concert Hall. Under the direction of Stephen Michael Smith, Alex’s work, Chromatic Metamorphosis, was brought to life on Sunday, May 5, as part of the orchestra’s final concert for the season. It was in December 2011, while taking an independent study with music teacher Christopher Lee, that Alex began working on Chromatic Metamorphosis, based on the twelve-12 musical chromatic scale. “I was very happy with the final product,” Alex said a few days after its public debut. “Having a piece premiered was incredible.”
Theater Review: "The Little Dog Laughed," And Nobody Napped, At The Little Theatre

Julie Stern • Features •
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Town Players of Newtown are midway through the production of Douglas Carter Beane's "The Little Dog Laughed." The production, under the sure hand of director David Bass, is a beautifully acted, thought provoking interpretation of what is actually a very serious play, by a major playwright who happens to infuse his lines with a vitriolic sense of humor.
Ballots And Baked Goods

Shannon Hicks • Features •
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Following the Connecticut State Odyssey of the Mind Tournament, held last month in Bristol, five Newtown teams are preparing to head to the World Finals in Michigan, set for May 22-25. A bake sale at Newtown Middle School today — timed to coincide with most of the hours when residents will be voting in the second round referendum — continues to raise funds for the students and chaperones going on that trip. Baked goods are being offered by Odyssey of the Mind team members (and parents) at a table set up near the entrance to the gymnasium residents are using for today's vote. Team parents are taking turns manning the sale, and fresh baked goods will continue to be delivered during the course of the sale. While many voters have stopped and purchased some of the goodies, others have opted to make a donation and forgo the treats. Either way, each dollar means the Reed School fifth grade team is a little it closer to their goal.
Children’s Authors And Illustrators To Visit Newtown, May 17-18; Free Public Programs May 18

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Monday, May 13, 2013 at 8:51 am

Children’s Book Week will be celebrated this year with two days of special events for residents of all ages. On Friday, May 17, a number of celebrated children's authors and illustrators will be visiting Newtown schools. The following day most of those authors and illustrators will still be in town, and will offer “Turning the Page, New Stories for Newtown" at Newtown Middle School. Saturday's event will offer a number of panel discussions, for those with tickets that can be obtained at the C. H. Booth Library, along with the opportunity to attend drawing sessions with illustrators, and book signings, all open to the public free of charge.
Gestures Of Kindness, Part Nine— Residents Continue To Receive Love, Provide Inspiration To Others

James Dietter • Features •
Monday, May 13, 2013

Food drives, discount admission tickets to an amusement park, pillowcases to help children of all ages find peaceful sleep again, fundraising in myriad forms, books donated to a local library in memory of those who died at Sandy Hook Elementary School… these gestures of kindness, and others, continue to be done to honor those who died and to show support for everyone in Newtown as residents continue to recover following 12/14. James Dietter continues The Newtown Bee's ongoing series with this, the ninth installation of "Gestures of Kindness."