New Treatments Offer Hope
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A Young Woman’s Quest For Normalcy While Living With Epilepsy
By Kendra Bobowick
From the moment s...
A Need For
New Ideas
 To the Editor:
With all the talk about trimming budgets in Newtown and its schools, now is a good time to ask ourselves:
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Master Gardener Program Deadline Extension
 The deadline for the 2007 Master Gardener Program has been extended until December 15. The course will begin in Jan...
Campus Notes
Michael J. Conroy, son of Nicky and Tom Conroy of Newtown, has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at the College o...
Pasta Dinner & Bluegrass Music At NUMC This Weekend
The next Saturday Pasta Dinner at Newtown United Methodist Church will take place this weekend.
The fourth d...
Free Blood Pressure Screening At Ashlar
The Ashlar of Newtown Nursing Department will sponsor a free blood pressure screening on Tuesday, December 19, from 10 a...
Joining Forces For A
Musical Celebration
SOUTH BRITAIN — Alamanda Women’s Choir, under Director Amy Bernon, and The Spirit Singers and A...
Freshman Net Girls
A strong freshman volleyball team offers more hope for a stronger future. The Newtown High School freshman volleyball team finished 8-2, led ...
Newtown’s
Capital Plans
To the Editor:
The Board of Education presented the school five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to the Board of Finance...
Book Discussion/Signing
Alex Aitchison will be signing copies of his new book, A Tennis Experience and All That, on Thursday, December 7, at 7:30 pm, in the dow...
We all know the powers that be float a high number at the voters. If they get that passed they are in hog heaven,they have plenty of fat in the original proposal.The voters will now be shamed into passing the revised budget. I say we vote it down again and see how creative they can get with the numbers.We all know plenty of fat is laced in the proposals.
I, too, love that flagpole. I approach it in the southbound lane, as Mr Gardner described, and it’s an inspiring way to start my day. In addition to all it stands for, it tells me something, whether it’s furling in the wind, or hanging quietly when weather is still, sometimes boldly majestic, sometimes sad or unsure. A gem like no other.
I know it generates angst with traffic; approached with the appropriate level of caution, it should not be such a problem. Can’t really blame the flagpole, it doesn’t move.
I hope it’s there long after I’m gone, and inspires others as well. Thank you Mr Gardner and all the other current, previous, and even future Keepers of the Flagpole.
$500,000 surplus? Funny how money just shows up when you squeeze. And where did this surplus come from? Our tax dollars, right? I say vote NO again and let's see how much more money they can find.
Very few Republicans in the House have any backbone. They are just glad to be there and would rather cave to Democrat wishes than play hardball to get things done.