Barbara Ann (Pongratz) McCloskey of Sandy Hook died peacefully with her husband by her side on June 12, 2024. She was 60.
Barbara was the loving wife of Frank M...
A recent graduate from Southern Connecticut State University and Meriden native, Giana Pedevillano is Newtown’s newest member in the line of defense against foo...
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to remove an incorrect assertion by one of the speakers at the request of a local family.
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Dozens of pe...
Collision At High School
Newtown Police report Keira Kennedy, 17, of Newtown, operating a 2013 Kia Sportage, was exiting Newtown High School at 2:36 pm May...
Wednesday, June 5: 7:02 pm, service call, Main/Church Hill, Hook & Ladder responded.
Thursday, June 6: 3:17 pm, motor vehicle accident (MVA), 134 Berksh...
Reed Intermediate School’s Reflections Committee has announced the school’s Reflections Awards winners. Reflections is a program run by the National PTA that pr...
Newtown Bridle Lands Association (NBLA) hosted a group trail ride through Tarrywile Park in Danbury on June 8. The participating riders met at Happy Trails Farm...
Newtown Bridle Lands Association (NBLA) will continue to hold a variety of events throughout the year. To join NBLA visit join nblact.org. An updated listing of...
Hawley Elementary School finished off their “Hawley Loves to Read Week” with a visit from author, artist, and educator Amy Guglielmo on Friday, May 31.
Each gra...
The 2024 St Rose Parish Carnival will be presented Tuesday through Saturday, June 18-22.
The annual event will again be presented on parish grounds, 46 Church H...
Rejecting or approving town budgets has nothing to do with 'smart' growth. These budgets are expected to grow appropriately as cost of services increases.
The status quo is clearly not appealing to voters who rejected the school budget at first and only narrowly approved the town's budget. Smart growth is the name of the game here. That would be growth that respects our past, retains and ensures our vibrancy, and simultaneously widens our tax base.
The Newtown Conservation Coalition is basically a NIMBY snake oil salesman. They jump from cause to cause with the sole goal of making sure nothing changes. It is only a matter of time before they lower their threshold, get to acres, and want an accessory building, not in "their" town. They will bust out a new poster of a bulldozer tramping over a "historic" stone wall and protest in front of any town meeting.