The Newtown Police Department is seeking public comments as part of its state reaccreditation process.
A team of inspectors from the Police Officers Standards a...
Newtown Hikers is an open group welcoming anyone interested in hiking and the outdoors. There is no membership fee.
Hikes are held Saturday mornings, with the g...
Recently, an old book, The Dog Lover’s Companion to New England, surfaced in my office begging to be flipped through. This collection of dog-friendly parks, bea...
Anne Smith Nanavaty, 90, of Southbury, and formerly of Newtown, died January 7 at Danbury Hospital. Born August 25, 1924, in Port Chester, N.Y., she is now reun...
The Genealogy Club of Newtown will return to C.H. Booth Library for its first meeting of the year, scheduled for Wednesday, January 14.
Many of last year’s club...
Members of Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’ indoor track teams competed in the Elm City Coaches Invite at Hillhouse High School in New Haven on January 10...
Jean Bryan Lawrence, 97, Southbury died December 27. She was born December 1, 1917, in Fargo, N.D., and spent her childhood in Berlin, Mass.
She married Edward...
Kids from across the country will be honored by Newtown Kindness at the non-profit’s Third Annual Charlotte Bacon Act of Kindness Awards on Saturday, February 2...
Betty (Kuhne) Marklin, 77, of Sebring, Fla., and previously of Sandy Hook, died December 24 in Lake Placid, Fla., after a long illness. She was born in Waterbur...
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.