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Sen. Hwang Hosts Ms President US in Hartford: Hartford, CT - Senator Hwang welcomed over 45 middle school girls on Wednesday for a series of tours showcasing Connecticut’s legislative history including the Capitol building, the Supreme Court and History Museum. The day closed with a panel discussion and question
Singing the Blues in Newtown: Zip a Dee Doo Dah, Zip a Dee Dah.  My oh, my what a wonderful day…Mister Bluebird’s on my shoulder. It’s the truth, it’s actual,  everything is satisfactual. Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay, wonderful feeling, wonderful day (Song of the South, 1946). With patches
Two Connecticut Cities in Top 3 Safest Cities in US According to SafeWise. Newtown Ranked Number 26 Among Connecticut Towns: Connecticut has a lot to boast about when it comes to safety - we are the second safest state in the country with 14 our cities among the top 100. What’s more, two of those cities, Ridgefield and Madison are
Quinnipiac Student Follows Historic Journey of The Legendary Leatherman for Charity: A Quinnipiac grad student who hails from England and now lives in New Haven, Lee-Stuart Evans, is presently embarking on a historical journey by retracing the tracks of The Leatherman. Known as a vagabond who donned a leather suit, The Leatherman
The Best High Schools for Math Near Newtown in Celebration of Pi Day: We celebrate Pi day to bring awareness to the importance of a STEM Education. The National Science Board report shows the need to bring attention to STEM:  - Average mathematics scores for fourth, eighth, and twelfth graders declined slightly for the
Today is Pi Day! How many people in Newtown are working in the Math field?: March 14 was officially designated as Pi day In 2009, when the U.S. House of Representatives passed “H.Res.224 - Supporting the designation of Pi Day, and for other purposes.” “Whereas Pi can be approximated as 3.14, and thus March 14, 2009,
2019 Triennial Review of the Connecticut Water Quality Standards by DEEP, Kickoff Meeting Tonight: DEEP Kicks-Off a Comprehensive Review of Connecticut’s Water Quality Standards CTDEEP is seeking comments identifying any aspects of the CT Water Quality Standards which should be considered for revision. Please submit your comments in writing to DEEP.WQS@ct.gov on or before April
Celebrate National Agriculture Week in Newtown!: The week of March 10th, 2019 is National Agriculture Week to recognize the role of American agriculture in our daily lives and the efforts of those who shape the American food system. The average American farmer feeds approximately 144 people
Sen. Blumenthal Pushes for Bill to Prevent Animal Cruelty: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal recently visited West Hartford Animal Control in Connecticut to push for Prevent Animal Torture and Cruelty, or PACT, Act, a bill to prevent animal cruelty. According to the Harford Courant, Blumenthal said he and Republican Sen. Pat
Free Irish Dance Lesson in Time for St. Patrick's Day!: The Ashurst Academy of Irish Dance is hosting a free Irish dance lesson on Saturday, March 16th from 10:00am-10:45am at their Newtown Studio (3 Simm Lane 3L1, Newtown, CT).   Boys & girls ages 4 and up are welcome to take part

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