Longtime Newtown pediatrician Dr Richard Auerbach is firmly settled into his new practice in the Village at Lexington Gardens, 32 Church Hill Road.

Dr Kristen Betts visited Maplewood at Newtown December 5 to present a talk entitled “Optimizing the Holidays: Brain Health, Memory, & Mindfulness.”

Read about Families United in Newtown (FUN) and its latest event, and plan to come out for the group's holiday party.

The Resiliency Center of Newtown, founded to provide services, programs and events to assist in the healing process for anyone in the greater Newtown community impacted by the events of 12/14, will have extended hours and special programs on December 13-14.

The Newtown Parent Connection’s (NPC) founder said the messages shared with local students at the group’s November 7 forum on the dangers of vaping was so powerful that word is spreading to other districts hoping to engage the same program.

The Resiliency Center of Newtown will offer a mind-body skills group, facilitated by Lisa Donohue-Olivieri, starting on Friday, January 10.

As influenza activity picks up this fall, the American Red Cross is urging healthy donors of all blood types to give blood or platelets to ensure a strong blood supply for patients in need.

A number of the agencies and individuals who answer the call when someone in Newtown needs help were introduced and celebrated Friday, October 25.

Maplewood Senior Living will host “A Personal Perspective with Geri and Jim Taylor,” on Wednesday, October 30. The program will be offered at noon at Maplewood at Southport, and then at 5 pm at Maplewood at Stony Hill in Bethel.