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Updated: Jul 30, 2021 at 07:57 AM
The Newtown Board of Finance (BOF) met in the municipal center’s council chambers on July 22 to discuss the ten-year budget forecast and related assumptions. A call-in option was provided for remote participants.
Wes Thompson, chair of the Economic D...
Published: Jul 30, 2021 at 07:00 AM
My heart is ringing with pride at the news that the July 24 bell ringers volunteering time for the Newtown chapter of the Salvation Army raised nearly $1,000 that Newtown’s Human Services Department will use for “back to school” supply purchases. Tho...
Updated: Jul 30, 2021 at 07:59 AM
July 26, 1996
The new Borough of Newtown Historic District Commission will conduct its first meeting at 8 pm Monday in the Mary Hawley Room of Edmond Town Hall to elect officers and adopt its regulations. The public is invited to attend. Five pe...
Updated: Aug 02, 2021 at 02:14 PM
Gaetan Lariviere, age 77, of Sandy Hook, passed peacefully on July 25, surrounded by his family, in a room filled with love. Gaetan was born on June 25, 1944, to Exilias and Eleonore Lariviere, in St Zacharie, Canada.
He immigrated to the United Stat...
Published: Jul 29, 2021 at 03:10 PM
To the Editor,
Volunteers for the Newtown Salvation Army Committee enjoyed a warm and pleasant day this past Saturday, July 24, ringing their bells and soliciting donations traditionally done only during the Christmas season.
Their “Red Buckets” brou...
Published: Jul 29, 2021 at 03:10 PM
To the Editor:
On behalf of the Newtown Lions Club, I would like to recognize the generosity of our 2021 “Proud Supporters” (Newtown businesses and business owners) and their important contributions to our fundraising, specifically in 2021, the Lions...
Published: Jul 29, 2021 at 03:05 PM
To the Editor,
As both residents of Newtown and directors of Newtown Parks and Recreation, we have had the privilege of witnessing countless acts of selflessness first hand. It’s incredible to see all that goes on behind the scenes on the behalf of s...
Updated: Jul 29, 2021 at 05:01 PM
Two very different news stories came out of the nation’s capital region a day apart last week that resonated with us here at your local newspaper.
Anyone who hears the news of journalists losing their lives in the line of duty might quickly dismiss t...
Published: Jul 29, 2021 at 03:00 PM
To the Editor,
Your title for last week’s Editorial Ink Drops was only half correct. “Seeding and Tending Economic Development” should have read “Seeding and Tending Newtown’s Democratic Party.”
Lately Newtown has been ripe for harvesting. A disengag...
Published: Jul 29, 2021 at 02:55 PM
Severe thunderstorms can be life-threatening, but not all severe storms are the same. Hazardous conditions range from tornadoes, large hail storms, and widespread straight-line winds called derechoes to cloud-to-ground lightning and flash flooding.
A...
