The Newtown High School football team’s undefeated season and state championship hopes were undone by a dominant Greenwich squad, in the Class LL playoff semifi...
Newtown’s Land Use Director, Health District Director, and Public Works Director — who also advises the local Water & Sewer Authority — are taking issue with se...
Robert Frank “Bob” Lizon, 58, of Douglas, Ga., beloved husband of Sharon Bolick Lizon, died November 24, in Palm Coast, Fla.
In addition to Sharon, his devoted ...
Once a year, the stable on the ground of St Rose of Lima parish, 46 Church Hill Road, comes alive in the tradition started by St Francis of Assisi. Shepherds, a...
Mildred “Millie” Ackerly, 77, of Brookfield, formerly of Pleasantville, N.Y., died unexpectedly November 30, at home. She was born June 16, 1941, in Ossining, N...
Margaret Mary “Peg” Barton Brokaw, 99, of Newtown, beloved wife of the late Michael Brokaw, died November 29 at Danbury Hospital. Born October 6, 1919, in Matta...
To The Editor:
In September, before the leaves make their gentle trip to our yards, committees begin planning the magic that accompanies the Tree Lighting in Ra...
The United States Office of Personnel Management at chcoc.gov announced December 2, “As the Nation mourns the loss of President George H. W. Bush, President Tru...
The Sandy Hook-based Western Connecticut Council of Governments (WestCOG) is working on an update of the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for the Housatoni...
UPDATE (Thursday, December 6, 2018): All bell ringing positions have been filled, according to Salvation Army Bell Ringing Campaign Co-Chair Anna Wiedemann....
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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