Thursday May 24 | The Newtown Bee
Worlds Apart, Newtown And Liaocheng Find Commonality
This is the second part of a two-part story on First Selectman Pat Llodra and Community Development Director Elizabeth Stocker's recent trip to China.
Newtown First Selectman Pat Llodra shows pictures of Newtown to Lin Fenghai, the mayor of Liaocheng, China, shortly after arriving in the city in mid-April. Mrs Llodra and Newtown Community Development Director Elizabeth Stocker recently traveled to China with a goal of initiating business relationships between companies here and those in the ... (more)
At 112 she can still Wang it! Chinese woman celebrates her birthday with 110 of her closest family
Carrying a bucket of water, and supporting herself on a stick, Wang Jingzhi could easily pass for a sprightly 80-year-old. But the great-great-great-great grandmother was, in fact, celebrating her 112th birthday - with a little help from her extensive family.