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Washington Avenue, from Sandy Hook Center to Pearl Street, will be closed on Monday, August 31, 2020, from 6 am to 7 pm for milling and reclaiming in preparation for paving.

Eugene D. Gasiewski, 88, of Brookfield, husband of the late Mary J. Gasiewski, died Monday, August 24, unexpectedly during a short stay at Glen Hill. Born in Southington on November 21, 1931, he was the son of the late Paul and Sophie Gawitt-Gasiewsk...

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To the Editor: It’s quite distressing that, in the year 2020, with so much depending on instant communication and electrical power, and in the middle of a pandemic, we apparently don’t have a coordinated plan between the utility companies and state a...

To the Editor: Here we go again... another summer coming to a close and again the Route 84 paving project in Newtown still has not been completed. 2019: Route 84, Exit 9-10 Eastbound: Started in May with paving the highway, tearing the highway up, in...

To the Editor: I have an exterminator that comes to my house once a month to check on rodent control equipment that they have installed. For two years, Juan always parks his truck in the back by my garage and goes around the house checking his traps ...

Susan Horn Corey was born on April 5, 1952, in Greenwich. She passed away August 24, in Danbury, at the age of 68. Sue grew up in Darien and graduated from Dairen High School in 1970. She received an associate degree in liberal arts from Branford Jun...

Newtown Parks & Recreation announces Treadwell Park pool and Eichler’s Cove beach schedule for the remainder of this summer, August 25 through September 7. The hours for Eichler’s Cove beach: 4-7 pm, Monday to Friday; 9 am-7 pm, Saturday and Sunday; ...

4/25/1942 to 7/16/2020 Michael Bernard Duffy (“Mike,” “Mick,” or “Duff”) was a hero to many. Throughout his 46 years of sobriety, he dedicated himself to helping others to find the joy and serenity he found by embracing the 12 steps. He lived by them...