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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...

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...

January 26, 2001 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER OF Peggy Gross. * * * * * EDITORIAL INK DROPS — POWER TO THE FIRST SELECTMAN: First Selectman Herb Rosenthal has to be happy with the way he sees things going with the Charter Revision Commission. The charter ...

January 19, 2001 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER OF Hank Hjerpe. * * * * * Collins Enterprises, LLC of Greenwich announced earlier this month that it no longer intended to proceed with its proposal to build a high-tech park on the 185-acre Fairfield Hills pr...

January 12, 2001 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Edgar Beers. * * * * * Newtown’s first baby of the year did not quite make the New Years mark, but his laid-back personality probably would not have fit in with the hoopla of all festivities and celebration...

January 5, 2001 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER OF Marilyn Alexander. * * * * * A towering fire engulfed a hay-filled horse barn at Foxview Farm at 25 Hundred Acres Road on the afternoon and night of Saturday, December 30. It burned the structure to ground, ...

December 29, 2000 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER OF Milissa McMahon. * * * * * A Newtown resident tried and true, Sarah Farrell Mannix died Tuesday morning after a lengthy illness. She is remembered by many for being a “Newtown treasure” who leaves behind a...

December 22, 2000 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Lynn Johnson. * * * * * A utility pole that carries electrical, telephone, and cable television lines on Mt Pleasant Road near Blackman Road snapped midday Sunday, December 17, due to high winds in squalls...

December 15, 2000 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Karen Finlayson. * * * * * Newtown has reached an all-time high in terms of its growth and the proof is in the numbers. Recently released figures shed new light on how the steady stream of new residents ha...

December 8, 2000 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Christina Maturi. * * * * * The Borough Board of Burgesses is proposing a comprehensive ordinance intended to control excessive noise within the Borough generated largely by the commercial operations there....