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Children hopped around the EverWonder Children's Museum grounds collecting their prizes during egg hunts the day before Easter. The Easter Bunny was on hand for photos, and baskets and bags ended up filled with colored plastic eggs during morning, af...

As the landscape in Newtown and surrounding towns continues to change, wild animals are being impacted and trying to adapt to their new environment as best they can. This can mean a variety of wildlife are venturing into areas they never have before ...

Newtown High School’s boys’ swimming and diving team placed fourth in the South-West Conference championships, held virtually in late March. The diving portion took place at New Fairfield High School on March 24, and Newtown’s swimmers raced at the B...

A pair of exhibitions currently on view is offering one of the first opportunities for the public to enjoy art locally now that COVID-19 guidelines are loosening. Face masks and social distancing are required at both locations, but the appeal of art ...

Stone Wall Damaged Some time between March 4 and March 8, an unknown vehicle drove off the southbound travel lane of Huntingtown Road and collided with a stone wall in the area of 20 Huntingtown Road. The driver and vehicle left the scene withou...

The Newtown Democratic Town Committee (DTC) hosted a webinar with Desegregate Connecticut founder and lead organizer Sara Bronin on March 23. Zoning and current legislation were the top focuses of the one-hour event. DTC Chair Eric Paradis introduced...

It may not sit well with Democratic colleagues at the statehouse, but 112th District Democratic candidate Nick Kapoor is pledging to stand against a key revenue-generating proposal referred to as the “mansion tax” if he wins the seat in a special ele...

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders: Thursday, March 25: 6:12 am, medical assist, Main Street, Hook & Ladder responded; 3:59 pm, fire...

High school indoor track teams, including Newtown’s squads, only had an opportunity to compete a few times in March once the sport’s “high risk” coronavirus protocol label was lifted, but the teams made the most of the truncated season and capped thi...

President Joseph Biden has ordered flags lowered, through Tuesday evening, to honor a US Capitol Police Officer who was killed in the line of duty yesterday afternoon. The Presidential Proclamation was issued Friday evening. “As a sign of respect for...