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February 9, 2001 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER OF Steve Belair. * * * * * It’s not every day that Newtown gets 18 inches of snow, but the story behind this week’s snowstorm wasn’t so much the amount of snow. More than anything, it will be the timing of Mon...

For the second consecutive week I have as many readers to thank for helping me identify someone in a Way We Were photo. Nancy McCarthy and Maureen Crick Owen both reached out on Monday, when they told me the Scout in the center of a row of three Scou...

KINGSTON, R.I. — The Rhode Island aquaculture industry is more robust than ever. The value of aquaculture products was $8,795,493 in 2024 and 89 active aquaculture farms covered 392.5 acres, according to a report by the Rhode Island Coastal Resources...

Family: My brother Elijah, and my mom and dad. Do you have any nicknames? Ikey. Pets: Two cats, Nutmeg and Hobbes; and a fish, Jon. Where do you go to school? Newtown High School. I’m in tenth grade. What is your favorite subject?...

Family: My wife Kathy, we’ve been married going on 17 years; and we have four boys, George, age 5; Henry, 7; James, 11; and Charlie, 13. How did you meet your wife? We were in the same college class, but actually only formally met while I was...

Newtown Community Center sponsored a Curiosity Indoor Flea Market on Saturday, January 24. For six hours, hundreds of guests responded to the invitation to discover thousands of unique “treasures” and other curiosities for sale. Dozens of vendors pro...

February 2, 2001 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Donald Monckton. * * * * * The discovery of high levels of uranium in several Newtown wells, including the well for Middle Gate School, has prompted local officials to begin widespread testing of water supp...

NOTE (Wednesday, February 19, 2026): This week's column has been updated to reflect the correct surname of the Newtown Lions Club member who shared news about the club' upcoming events. * * * * * The folks at Newtown Community Center’s Bet...

Newtown Parent Connection is a local nonprofit organization that aims to educate, embrace, and empower families in crisis and in the prevention of substance abuse. Newtown Parent Connection was founded in 1993 by Dorrie Carolan, a Newtown resident wh...

Family: My wife Stephanie, daughters Madelyn and Sophie, and son Louie III — we call him Trey. Pets: We have two dogs, Lucy and Ethel. How did you meet your wife? We met in high school. We did a project in Health class where we had to mak...