In the hours before the deadline to pass a state budget on Monday, July 27, legislators shifted their attention briefly to quickly approve two major bills affec...
Two Coyotes Wilderness School is offering two nature-based theater camps, “Wild Theater” for ages 8 to 14, and “Magical Theater” for ages 5 to 7, later this mon...
Marlene A. DiMarco, 58, of Danbury died June 29, at Danbury Hospital.
She was the mother of William Versace of Sandy Hook, and Abbi Sinnott of Highland, N.Y.
Fu...
Rebecca Draper Townsend, beautiful, loving, and treasured youngest daughter of Dr Joan Draper and Dr Gary Townsend of Brookfield, died in a tragic accident in D...
To the Editor:
July 28, 2015 will mark the 2nd anniversary of the disappearance of my husband, Hoagy. Once again, I would like to express my most heartfelt grat...
The start of summer camp for local children in the Newtown Parks & Recreation day camps at Dickinson Memorial Park and Treadwell Park was on June 22, the day af...
Thirteen-year-old Sabrina Boccuzzi, a member of Girl Scout Troop 55005 in Newtown and a rising eighth grader at Newtown Middle School, will present three craft ...
Dozens of residents packed the Municipal Center council chambers July 6 for a Town Meeting, roundly endorsing a proposal to bond $1 million to supplement alread...
Anthony “Tony” Francis Vodola, 90, of Newtown, beloved husband of Wanda, died July 6 at Danbury Hospital, after a short illness. Born April 4, 1925, in Stamford...
Chad Joseph Bojnowski, 43, of Newtown died unexpectedly at Danbury Hospital July 1. He was born January 31, 1972, in Charleston, W.V., to Joseph Bojnowski and t...
26 years ago the Newtown education system was excellent, today it is not.
No amount of money will fix that until those responsible for the destruction leave the school system.
Is it not true, that school budgets, by LAW, cannot be reduced year to year, no matter the reason? If it was 1M at 1000 students, next year at 500 students, the budget MUST be 1M?