UPDATE: Newtown High's home swim meet versus New Milford has been rescheduled from today, January 12, to Thursday, January 14, at 4 pm, because of New Milford t...
In a telephone interview prior to President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union Address, Mark Barden, advocacy director and co-founder of Sandy Hook Promise...
Ron Kroha is a proud pet owner all over again.
The Newtown resident’s Springer Spaniels Hope and Rosey first made the news in 2013 when a YouTube video of their...
To the Editor:
In the Spring of 2014, I teamed up with Abbey Clements, my colleague at Sandy Hook School and formed SHS Educators 4 Gunsense. We had at that poi...
The Newtown Torpedoes, a Parks & Recreation-sponsored swim program, held its annual Swim-A-Thon at Newtown High School on January 9. Money raised goes to the Ne...
They are everywhere you look — coloring books very much unlike the ones of childhood. The coloring books that are filling bins at craft stores and tumbling from...
MONROE — Antique furniture, carpets, art work and accessories from the Gulick homestead in Sandy Hook will be sold at auction by Fairfield Auction of Monroe. T...
Gertrude Nagy, 90, an 11-year resident in Georgia, and formerly of Newtown, died December 17, after a short illness. She was the widow of the late Alexander F. ...
Kenneth Michael Adams, 83, died peacefully January 9, with his loving wife, Amelia, at his side, in the home he built in Newtown. He was born March 24, 1932, to...
Following President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union Address, Tuesday night, January 12, Connecticut leaders who have been vocal in pursuing improved gun...
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.