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Updated: Sep 04, 2025 at 03:03 PM
The Legislative Council at its August 20 meeting discussed enforcement of ordinances and various aspects of refuse disposal.
Regarding refuse, while giving a committee report on the activities of the Recycling Joint Committee, Councilman Laura Miller...
Published: Aug 30, 2025 at 07:00 AM
In high school sports, a lot is often made — for good reason — of how many upperclassmen were retained. In the case of Newtown High School’s girls’ soccer team, however, just as important may be the addition of some first-year high school players.
“T...
Published: Aug 30, 2025 at 07:00 AM
Middle Gate Elementary School families prepared for the new school year by participating in the annual kindergarten bus run and student walk-through on Friday, August 22.
The bus run and walk-through are longstanding traditions throughout Newtown Pub...
Published: Aug 30, 2025 at 07:00 AM
The 4th Annual Around Town Real Estate Custom-Built Playhouse Raffle prize is on display on the front lawn at 17 Church Hill Road. Around Town team member Chris Haggerty built the playhouse, which was again done with donated materials from East Haven...
Published: Aug 30, 2025 at 07:00 AM
The community is invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony for a brand new outdoor garden classroom at Newtown Middle School (NMS) on Tuesday, September 2 at 5:45 pm. The event will be followed with a garden open house from 6-7 pm.
The outdoor garden clas...
Published: Aug 30, 2025 at 07:00 AM
Residents may have noticed a missing piece to Newtown’s famous flagpole in recent months. All pieces have been returned and the landmark has a fresh new coat of paint, all ahead of the unofficial end of summer.
On January 26, a truck operated by a Be...
Published: Aug 30, 2025 at 07:00 AM
Back to school season kicked off in a big way last week at Newtown Middle School (NMS).
NMS PTA members treated staff to a special luncheon on August 21. The school’s administrators and staff also celebrated incoming seventh graders with a student wa...
Updated: Aug 30, 2025 at 07:59 AM
Bill Guider, the public relations manager and intern coordinator for the Danbury Westerners collegiate summer baseball team, brought on Newtown’s Veronica Rodriguez Castro, Sean Kaufmann and Charlotte Miller as interns, allowing them to gain real wor...
Updated: Aug 30, 2025 at 07:51 AM
Speed and substitutions will be the name of the game for the Newtown High School boys’ soccer team. The Nighthawks have plenty of depth and Coach Ryan Lyddy plans to utilize his bench to keep legs fresh and opponents on their heels this fall.
“The te...
Published: Aug 29, 2025 at 04:00 PM
September 1, 2000
HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Lorraine VanderWende
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EDITORIAL INK DROPS —THE LABOR DAY PARADE: If a town could have a stream of consciousness, Newtown’s would look a lot like the Labor Day Parade. If you are among the thousand...
