Saturday, February 1, is Take Your Child To The Library Day.

People interested in learning how best to socially engage their memory-impaired loved ones attended an informational session on the topic held January 18 at Church Hill Village, a new assisted living complex at 2 The Boulevard. Tracy Brady, a certified dementia practitioner with Visiting Angels, presented the subject.

To heighten public awareness about the plight of Australian animals amid the perils of drought and wildfires in that region, and also to raise funds toward those animals’ preservation, The Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation on January 19 held a fundraising program at which both some indigenous and invasive species of that continent on display.

The Sherman Players will open their 94th season with "Three By Tenn," a trilogy of lesser known yet powerful and resonant plays by Tennessee Williams.

Luca Manfredi moved up from youth wrestling to Newtown High School this year, but his development in the sport is not only on the competition side. In addition to wrestling in varsity matches, competing in the 106-pound weight division, this grappler is a referee in the Newtown Youth Wrestling Association (NYWA).

Newtown, from a cat's point of view.

Newtown Forest Association President Aaron Coopersmith talks about his vision for 2020.