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Published: Feb 10, 2021 at 10:45 AM
Mr Albert J. Bibeau, Jr, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 3.
Albert was born on June 16, 1947, the son of the late Albert J. Bibeau, Sr, and Theresa A. (Montano) Bibeau. He attended Quinnipiac College and Southern Connecticut State Uni...
Updated: Feb 10, 2021 at 08:31 AM
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Published: Feb 10, 2021 at 08:00 AM
Occupation: My wife, Gayle, and I are the co-owners and operators of Phinney’s Local Grocer in Newtown.
Family: My parents, Kate and Lou Forgione, are longtime residents of Newtown. My brother Paul lives up in Rochester, New York, with his fi...
Published: Feb 10, 2021 at 08:00 AM
The long winter wait is over, and high school sports got back on track with Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team beating visiting Bethel 41-21 on February 8.
Newtown jumped out to a 19-5 halftime lead and cruised behind stellar defense.
“Ever...
Published: Feb 09, 2021 at 04:20 PM
1927-2021. Dates with a dash. Summarizing a life of places and names, but fails to convey the joy in life and innate kindness that was embodied by Ian Isdale of North Branford, formerly of Orange, Conn., and Ashfield, Mass.
The world lost a bit of su...
Updated: Feb 09, 2021 at 12:19 PM
Roughly a month ago, Newtown resident Brett Boles was thinking of ways to reach out to his students at William H. Hall High School in West Hartford, and as a result he now has a substantial TikTok following.
As of February 1, Boles had 22,700 followe...
Published: Feb 09, 2021 at 07:00 AM
The Board of Education hired a new director of technology at its January 21 virtual meeting.
Dennis Colclough of Oxford was unanimously supported for the position by board members following an executive session interview ahead of the virtual meeting....
Updated: Feb 08, 2021 at 04:47 PM
Newtown Public Schools are set to have a remote learning day on Tuesday, February 9, due to the expected weather.
The district made the announcement in the late afternoon of February 8.
Updated: Feb 09, 2021 at 08:22 AM
With more than half of Newtown’s residents over age 75 completing at least a first round of COVID-19 vaccinations, town officials are following the state’s lead by opening up pre-registration options for residents over age 65 through the town website...
Published: Feb 08, 2021 at 01:45 PM
Senate Republican Leader Kevin Kelly and Insurance and Real Estate Committee Senate Ranking Member Tony Hwang discussed on February 8 the Connecticut Senate Republican proposal for how to manage ever-rising health care costs. The senators called atte...
