Standing in front of computerized drawings and architectural floor plans for the new police headquarters, Newtown Police Chief James Viadero chatted about his d...
Children have the chance to design and publish their own books thanks to the Book Builder program, now offered through the C.H. Booth Library.
Book Builder is a...
As those few remaining straggler leaves fall off the trees and the forecast of snow theoretically fast approaches, horseback riders continue their love of eques...
On a blustery, cold, wet November day, members of Newtown Underwater Search and Rescue (NUSAR) took it upon themselves to get even wetter, while training in und...
Published: Dec 01, 2019 at 09:10 AM
The National Weather Service (NWS) continues to monitor a large winter storm that is expected to reach the Northeast/southern New England states by late Sunday,...
The Newtown Marching Band & Color Guard was celebrated at the Board of Education’s meeting on November 19.
Superintendent of Schools Dr Lorrie Rodrigue introduc...
The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:
Thursd...
Sandy Hook Crash
About 4:05 pm on November 22, on eastbound Berkshire Road, near Pole Bridge Road, motorist Nazzarene Belbusti, 26, of West Haven, who was ...
Leading up to Thanksgiving, the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission (SHPMC) appeared to have a lot to be thankful for.
After months of uncertainty with the...
Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Friday In Honor Of Former US Senator Joseph LiebermanGovernor Ned Lamont is directing US and state flags in Connecticut to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset tomorrow as a mark of solemn respect for the memory and longstanding service of former US Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, who died Wednesday. HARTFORD — Governor Ned Lamont today announced that as a mark of solemn respect for the memory and longstanding service of former US Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, who died Wednesday, March 27, he is directing US and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on the day of the former senator’s funeral, which has been scheduled for Friday, March 29.Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the US flag, all other flags, including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise, should also be lowered during this same duration of time.The funeral service will be held at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford.Lieberman, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain’s running mate eight years later, died in New York City on Wednesday due to complications from a fall, according to a statement issued by his family. He was 82.Lieberman and his wife, Hadassah, have four children.
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