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Published: Apr 27, 2025 at 07:30 AM
The Newtown Interfaith Council (NIC) welcomed the new executive director at Newtown Parent Connection, Nicole Hampton, to its April 8 meeting.
After relocating the meeting to Blue Colony Diner, NIC members listened intently to Hampton as she informed...
Published: Apr 26, 2025 at 08:00 AM
The Newtown chapter of Hearts of Hope presented a Paint with a Purpose painting party at Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue’s main station in late February, and one local family recently made sure the hand painted gifts reached their destination.
The...
Published: Apr 25, 2025 at 04:00 PM
April 28, 2000
HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Debra Sennefelder.
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EDITORIAL INK DROPS — SPRING CLEANING: A lot of beautiful things get cast up out of the ground in the spring. When April showers permit, a walk along almost any road or highway wi...
Published: Apr 25, 2025 at 08:00 AM
For the fourth consecutive year, Lynn Remson won the Newtown Bee Peeps Diorama Contest Trophy. She will be keeping the trophy at her desk for another 12 months thanks to overwhelming support for her creation, Sesame Peeps, which featured Cookie Monst...
Published: Apr 25, 2025 at 07:45 AM
Newtown joined locations across the country last week in commemorating Paul Revere’s historic ride in Massachusetts, where the Boston silversmith and others warned fellow patriots of the British Army’s approach toward Lexington and Concord.
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Published: Apr 23, 2025 at 08:00 AM
Family: My partner, Jari Taskila; and my parents, and seven siblings.
Pets: I have a cat named Squirrel, but I call her Sadie Squirrel.
Where do you work and what do you do? I work at Newtown High School, where I am a computer science tea...
Published: Apr 23, 2025 at 07:00 AM
On Friday, April 11, First Selectman Jeff Capeci visited Newtown Senior Center to discuss development in town and other topics.
Capeci first discussed the proposed developments at Fairfield Hills by WinnDevelopment. A lot of seniors have been interes...
Published: Apr 23, 2025 at 07:00 AM
On Saturday, April 12, the members of Newtown Underwater Search and Rescue (NUSAR) sponsored an Open House event that featured a tour of the facilities and vehicles, a diver in a diving tank, a silent auction, NUSAR clothing, and homemade baked goods...
Updated: Apr 22, 2025 at 01:01 PM
Stephen Morris surprised Tambascio’s Italian Grill owner John Tambascio on April 16 with a painting featuring the Dodgingtown Road restaurant and its owner.
The painting, “The Dance at the Folies-Bergère,” is one of many paintings by Morris that will...
Published: Apr 19, 2025 at 08:15 AM
Women Involved in Newtown continued one of its longest held traditions last week, filling dozens of Easter baskets for children and young adults.
Members of the local organization gathered on Monday, April 7, at The Children’s Adventure Center, wher...
