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Behind an 80-year-old brick façade was a cavernous hall filled with banging, heavy machinery, aromas of fresh pizza, and eager conversation. Partners Mark Tambascio of My Place Restaurant on Queen Street and Dave Kingsley eyed progress on April 25 as...

After the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on 12/14, everyone in the community was left looking for ways to cope. Ben Paley, a fourth grader in the elementary school at the time, says he felt compelled take what he had gone through and use it to...

Newtown’s 57th annual Labor Day Parade marched its way through town on the morning of Monday, September 3. The 90-degree weather could not deter the dedicated community from coming out in droves to see the town’s much-anticipated event. The parade’s ...

Newtown resident Liz Luzietti brought her 3-year-old dog, Bubba, to the Farmers’ Market at Fairfield Hills on August 21 to help with his training to become a Newtown-Strong Therapy Dog. Bubba happily met with children and adults throughout the aftern...

The sixth annual Newtown Yoga Festival made its ‘sun salutations’ bright and early, opening registration at 8:30 am on Saturday, August 25, at the NYA Sports and Fitness Center, 4 Primrose Street. The day-long event, hosted by the Avielle Foundation,...

When Trout and Jennifer Gaskins bought their home in Newtown in 2007, they originally thought they would just be growing some tomatoes in the warm months to balance out Mr Gaskin’s schedule working as an artist in the wintertime. “It quickly turned i...

Labor Day Parade Grand Marshal Eunice Laverty has tapped five people to join her on the Judges Stand on Monday, September 3. Ms Laverty was named in May as the grand marshal for the 57th annual celebration of all things Newtown. This year’s parade wi...

OLD LYME — Newtown residents Louise and Arthur Zierzow discovered a piece of home on the walls of the Florence Griswold Museum earlier this month. The couple, who visit the Old Lyme museum multiple times a year, were viewing “Art and the New England ...

In celebration of National Senior Citizens Day, the C.H. Booth Library hosted a Seniors Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, August 21. Dozens of seniors came out to enjoy the sweet treats from Ferris Acres Creamery, and they socialized with one another outs...

The self-proclaimed “World’s Only Opera-Singing Magician” Patrick Bell visited the Newtown Senior Center on the afternoon of August 13. Mr Bell is currently traveling across the country on his debut national tour and performing his show “Opera Kadabr...