School Calendar On The Agenda
By Eliza hallabeck
With the cancellation of this week’s Board of Education meeting, board Chair William Hart said he e...
Where Did Our Connecticut Ancestors Go? West!
The Genealogy Club of Newtown will present a free talk by professional genealogist Nora Galvin on Wednesday, Novem...
Main Street Halloween Canceled
According to Borough Warden Jim Gaston on Thursday, November 3, trick or treat activities in the borough, which was being tentati...
To the Editor:
Our world today is a whirlwind of changing governments and heightened security trends. We are constantly attentive to the protection and safety o...
Silhouette Portraits And Open Hearth Cooking, Historical Society November 13 Events
In the days before photography made an image of a person relatively affordab...
In Wake Of Alfred,
Warmth Provided For Residents At NMS
By Eliza Hallabeck
After just four hours at Newtown High School on Sunday, October 30, Newtownâ€&#...
Utilities Offer Winter Shut-Off Protection Programs
BERLIN –– Connecticut Light and Power (CL&P) and Yankee Gas are reminding customers ...
CWU World Community Day Planned
The public is invited to join the local unit of Church Women United in celebrating World Community Day on Friday, November 4, at...
Annamae Joanne Beckmann
Grossman
Devoted Nurse; Cherished Wife And Mother
Annamae Joanne Beckmann Grossman, 77, of Newtown, beloved wife of Dr Robert S. G...
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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