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Published: Feb 05, 2022 at 08:00 AM
The Newtown High School girls’ and boys’ track teams are optimistic going into the South-West Conference and State Championships with many postseason qualifiers.
The postseason meets have qualifying standards that the athletes must meet in order to b...
Published: Feb 05, 2022 at 08:00 AM
Since its creation in 2018, the $10,000 Hertberg Family Foundation Scholarship has helped give local students more options when selecting which college to attend, and the deadline to apply this year is quickly approaching.
Applications are due Friday...
Published: Feb 04, 2022 at 11:00 AM
When Betty Presnell and her son Michael visited FAITH Food Pantry (FFP) last week, their donation put an ongoing bottle and can drive past another significant milestone. Volunteers at the nondenominational food pantry are hoping to see additional res...
Published: Feb 04, 2022 at 10:15 AM
Rosario John Mannuzza, Jr, 78, of Ridgefield, surrounded by family, died peacefully in his home, “The Croft,” on February 2, 2022. His 14-year battle with Parkinson’s disease was done with style, grit, and grace. He was the loving husband of Jeanette...
Updated: Feb 04, 2022 at 09:56 AM
Newtown High School’s wrestling team tangled with some of the top teams in the state to close out January and begin February, including taking on a Fairfield Warde team that was ranked third and a New Fairfield, which was eighth in the Connecticut Wr...
Published: Feb 04, 2022 at 08:00 AM
Newtown High School’s gymnastics team won a close one, edging host New Milford 136.850 to 136.300 on January 25.
Renee Chard was second in the all around with a score of 35.250; she had an 8.4 on vault, 8.8 on bars, 8.9 on the balance beam, and 9.15 ...
Updated: Feb 04, 2022 at 12:11 PM
I love winter, but I couldn’t help but smile at the news from Connecticut Beardsley Zoo this week that Beardsley Bart, a Prognosticating Prairie Dog, dug out from the weekend’s snow at sunrise on February 2 and did not see his shadow, a sign of an ea...
Published: Feb 04, 2022 at 07:45 AM
Tune in Monday, February 7, 6 to 7:30, pm to a Zoom community conversation on issues and challenges concerning race in the school and community settings.
The “Race: More Than A Conversation” event is cohosted by C.H. Booth Library and the Newtown Boa...
Published: Feb 04, 2022 at 07:30 AM
After accepting technical adjustments made to the superintendent’s proposed school district 2022-23 budget, the Board of Education unanimously approved the budget with no other changes at its February 1 meeting.
As presented by Rodrigue, the proposed...
Published: Feb 04, 2022 at 07:00 AM
At a mostly impromptu ceremony at the February 1 Police Commission meeting, 20-year Newtown Police veteran David Kullgren was sworn in as the new chief of police. Members of the department and his family were in attendance.
“This is a great occasion,...
