While countless Americans and supporters line up behind former Vice President Joe Biden for his political capital, Newtown’s Bridget Sclafani is hoping to align with now presidential candidate Biden over his efforts to research and discover cures for cancer.

Families United in Newtown (FUN) founder Linda Jones and her volunteer students from the Newtown High School National Honors Society have been promoting Autism Awareness Month in April.

Newtown Health District Director Donna Culbert is growing more concerned by the day as a measles outbreak continues to sicken more residents in neighboring New York.

Newtown Interfaith Council will sponsor the first “21st Century Conversations” session at Newtown Congregational Church on Tuesday, April 9. Newtown psychiatrist Dr John Woodall will facilitate the conversation.

Presented by Dr Kristen Betts, clinical professor in the School of Education at Drexel University, Maplewood at Newtown will host a free, six-week series on “Science & Art of Changing Your Brain,” once weekly, April 11-May 15. The series will offer discussions of current and emerging research about the brain, mind, and memory.

Former Newtown State Representative Christopher Lyddy has seemingly done it all for the Newtown Parent Connection (NPC) including service on its board and as its chairman, so longtime friend, mentor, and NPC founder Dorrie Carolan, along with her current board, are honoring him at the organization’s third annual Mardi Gras Gala.

Throughout Autism Awareness Month this April, Families United in Newtown (FUN) is hoping local residents will help celebrate autism awareness all month long by hanging or displaying blue lighting at their homes and businesses.

Newtown Interfaith Council has announced it will present a community gathering this weekend. All are invited to be together in the midst of grief, to find peace and support. The council is asking that all media respect the privacy of those attending.

The Town of Newtown is offering the following resources for support and assistance, following the death of a Sandy Hook resident Monday morning.

March is National Nutrition Month, and local health officials say that Newtown residents are blessed with loads of options to access good, fresh, healthy food — from its farms and markets to the wide variety of food establishments that work to source as much as possible of what they serve from local providers, 365 days a year.