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Published: Jan 15, 2021 at 11:55 AM
Sally Mesta Reed passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 9, after a brief illness. She was 95.
Sally was born in Pittsburgh on August 21, 1925, and grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Following her marriage to Charles Manning Reed in 1953, she live...
Updated: Jan 15, 2021 at 10:21 AM
Superintendent of Schools Dr Lorrie Rodrigue sent a letter to district parents and staff on January 14 announcing students in seventh to twelfth grade can return in full to school buildings “in a safe manner” on January 19.
The letter follows.
Dear...
Published: Jan 15, 2021 at 07:00 AM
Just a reminder, in case for some crazy reason you missed this in last week’s column: Newtown Youth and Family Services is seeking donations of new toys and books, appropriate for children up to age 14, for a special Birthday Bin. Gift cards will als...
Published: Jan 15, 2021 at 07:00 AM
Newtown will be applying for relief from costs related to Tropical Storm Isaias now that all counties in Connecticut have been approved under a federal disaster declaration announced January 13 by Governor Ned Lamont.
Rob Sibley, who is coordinating ...
Published: Jan 15, 2021 at 07:00 AM
The completion of a Hawley School HVAC renovation is turning out to be one of the most protracted and intensely vetted capital improvement plan (CIP) projects in town over the last couple of decades.
While the first phase of construction and its fina...
Published: Jan 15, 2021 at 07:00 AM
February 2, 1996
Newtown residents are braced for more snow, rain, and freezing temperatures this weekend, the memory of last week’s storm still fresh in their minds. More than 2-1/2 inches of rain fell in the Danbury area between early morning ...
Published: Jan 15, 2021 at 12:00 AM
Newtown Middle School has a new “master schedule” approved for the 2021-22 school year.
NMS Principal Thomas Einhorn presented the new master schedule with Assistant Superintendent of Schools Anne Uberti at the January 5 Board of Education virtual me...
Published: Jan 14, 2021 at 06:00 PM
Anyone who thinks Newtown’s positive COVID-19 count is proportionately lagging behind the explosion of new daily cases across the state is mistaken.
Despite countless prevention reminders and the initiation of vaccines locally among a growing number ...
Published: Jan 14, 2021 at 04:30 PM
Even as we embraced the hope the new year brings, particularly in regard to the novel coronavirus, the year began with a shocking attack by insurgents on our nation’s Capitol, January 6, as lawmakers gathered to give final certification to the Novemb...
Updated: Jan 14, 2021 at 04:07 PM
HARTFORD — Governor Ned Lamont has announced that phase 1b of Connecticut’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout will begin on Monday, January 18, and residents in the state over the age of 75 can now schedule appointments to receive the vaccine.
In addition, La...
