Enrollment Under Way At St Rose Religious Ed
St Rose Parish is urging parents of children, especially those entering first grade this fall, to register immediat...
Ordinance Considered—
Citizens And Police Working To Quell Noise Disturbance
By John Voket
(Editor
’s note: The Sandy Hook couple...
Day Camp Hazing Is A Disgrace
To the Editor:
Ritual hazing in Newtown’s Parks and Recreation Day Camp is a disgrace and not acceptable. For Camp Su...
*August will be a month of festivals for ZOX, the band that features Newtown resident Spencer Swain. The band has at least eight on its schedule already, includ...
By Kim J. Harmon
Christina Kennedy may not have realized someone was willing to recognize her for doing the things she had been doing all along, but there was.
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It has been a whirlwind championship season for Connecticut swimming, with many Newtown athletes turning in impressive performances.
Maricate Conlon (Makos) com...
Leave it to Americans to come up with a game like baseball. There is no clock, and in what is called a “perfect game” (27 straight outs ...
One of the strange things about life is that the poor, who need money the most, are the very ones who never have it.
—Finley Peter Dunn
It is better...
New Transportation Software Aims To Keep Buses Rolling Smoothly
By Larissa Lytwyn
As parents and administrators remember all too distinctly, the 2003-04 busing...
New President
At WestConn
DANBURY — James W Schmotter assumed the presidency of Western Connecticut State University on August 2 to becoming the u...
Penny,
Thank you for sharing Jack's and your life story. We were moved,Jack was an exceptional person.
Lots of love to you and your wonderful family.
Pat and Julie D'Onofrio
Thank you! BOE budget items lurk in the shadows. Many programs we fund are often dreamed up by the State and pushed down to the districts to implement.
Schools could be consolidated here as enrollment decreases. And some 'luxury' programs should be trimmed. Downsizing administrators and support staff should be considered as well. And a 'few hundred' dollars on top of inflation is a bridge too far.