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The members of Newtown Underwater Search And Rescue (NUSAR) voted last week on the men and women who will serve as the organization’s officers for the next term, which begins in October. Following a vote on September 13, the following were elected: C...

Connecticut is enacting important new laws to protect pedestrians. They will help improve communication between pedestrians and drivers, and make crossing the street safer for everyone. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CT DOT) Office of ...

The Board of Selectmen has approved a policy that will encourage all plantings on town-owned property to consist of native plants. A native plant, according to the policy, “is a plant that occurs naturally in a particular region. It has not been cult...

Two feuding girls' softball leagues came before the Parks & Recreation Commission September 14 with concerned parents hoping for the instatement of a new u10 Rec team and the commission hoping to bring the two leagues together. Nearly a dozen parents...

The Board of Selectmen approved a hazard mitigation plan put forth by the Western Connecticut Council of Governments (WestCOG) at a September 9 meeting. According to Deputy Director of Planning Rob Sibley, the hazard mitigation plan is one of five pa...

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center, at 191 South Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders: Wednesday. September 8: 12:55 pm, smoke/odor investigation, Taunton Hill Road, Dodgingtown responded; 1:...

Coach Shawn Tierney’s Newtown High School boys’ golf team had its lowest score since 2015 when the Nighthawks posted a 157-269 win over Stratford in the team’s first home match, at Rock Ridge Country Club on September 8. Trevor Hislop was medalist wi...

The Newtown High School Marching Band & Guard competed in its first judged competition of the school year on September 11 at Bethel High School and earned a second-place finish. The Marching Band & Guard also performed at a home football game at Blue...

A memorial service/celebration of life to honor Marcia Hicks, who died in August 2020, is being planned. Marcia was the mother of Christy Spinelli of Middlebury and Shannon Will of Sandy Hook. She is also survived by two sons-in-law, three grandchild...

The game appeared certain to be headed for overtime. Then, as the final seconds ticked away, Izzy Butler scored to send Newtown High School’s field hockey team to a thrilling 2-1 win over visiting Trumbull in the September 11 season opener at Blue & ...