Throwing Cold Water
On A Winter Tradition
To the Editor:
On Sunday, the Grinch closed Hawley Pond. Just after I had stepped onto the ice to find nearly 200 peo...
Mary Grace
Gaudiano Falco
Loving And Caring
Mary Grace Gaudiano Falco, 90, of Milford, died January 26 in Connecticut Hospice, Branford. Born in Bridgepor...
Newtown’s Lack Of Coordination
Newtown’s Parks and Recreation Department watched incredulously as defeat was snatched from the jaws of v...
By Andy Hutchison
Depth — both in the number of talented swimmers and in the versitilty they possess to compete in various events — has ...
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leftover property transfers from 2-1-08
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Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee of Austin, Texas, to Mustafa Umar of Bridgeport, residentia...
By Andy Hutchison
If the season results to this point are any indication, expect the Newtown Nighthawks girls’ basketball to — at the ve...
Robert Mulcahy
Former Newtown Resident
Robert D. Mulcahy, 62, of Apex, N.C., died January 20. He was a former resident of Newtown, and had lived in Southbu...
New Home Sales
Fall By Record Amount
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Sales of new homes plunged by a record amount in 2007 while prices posted the weakest ...
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.
They have their hands in all their 'neighbors' wallets.