Saturday, July 7
Absentee voting session for the referendum on the proposed town budget for 2012-13, 9 am–noon, town clerk’s office...
Renegades Win Two, Battle Back For Tie
The Newtown Renegades 86 baseball team got off to strong start in I-84 League play with two wins and a tie this past week...
It’s Not The Money,
It’s How The Money Is Distributed
To the Editor:
My issue with this year’s proposed budgets is not the ...
Liam Loging
Loging, who will be a sixth grader this fall, participated in the Summer Baseball Academy at Newtown High in late June.
Favorite part about play...
CL&P Reports Outages In Wake
Of Conn. Storms
BERLIN (AP) — Connecticut Light & Power reported early this week that few customers were without power...
*Summer Hours: The library will be closed on Sundays through September 3.
*37th Annual Book Sale hosted by Friends of the C.H. Booth Library will be July 14â&#x...
They Did Their Very Best
To the Editor:
Abraham Lincoln said: “I do the very best I know how — the very best I can; and I mean to keep o...
 Summer Safety Series Part 2—
Latest Power Outages, Spike In Generator Installations
Prompts Safety Reminders
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By John Voket
This is the se...
Newtown Is Not Polarized
To the Editor:
It has been said that there are voters in town that always vote No to the budget but those are not the folks Pat Llodra ...
Penny,
Thank you for sharing Jack's and your life story. We were moved,Jack was an exceptional person.
Lots of love to you and your wonderful family.
Pat and Julie D'Onofrio
Thank you! BOE budget items lurk in the shadows. Many programs we fund are often dreamed up by the State and pushed down to the districts to implement.
Schools could be consolidated here as enrollment decreases. And some 'luxury' programs should be trimmed. Downsizing administrators and support staff should be considered as well. And a 'few hundred' dollars on top of inflation is a bridge too far.