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Newtown High School's boys' volleyball team, coming off a 3-0 loss at Joel Barlow of Redding on April 15, got back into the win column with its second 3-1 victory over Danbury this spring, winning on home court on April 20. The Nighthawks prevailed ...

Newtown High School's girls' golf team returned from spring break with an April 20 match as Weston visited Newtown Country Club. Weston defeated the Nighthawks 178-187. For Newtown, Riley Ragan carded a 44, Addie O'Leary 46, Ellie Garbowski 48, and M...

Trinity Episcopal Church will host a performance by On the Trail, a modern acoustic band that explores everything from bluegrass to contemporary pop, from stunning instrumentals to beautiful traditional songs, on Sunday, May 3, at 3 pm. The group was...

The Mary Hawley Public Service Award Committee is officially seeking nominations for the 2026 Mary Hawley Public Service Award, with a final submission deadline of May 1, 2026. Now in its third year, the prestigious honor recognizes Newtown’s "unsung...

To The Editor: Newtown, Connecticut will be presenting the first-ever half-marathon, which will include a kids race, a 5K and a 10K for runners. Walkers are encouraged and welcomed. The event is endorsed by First Selectman Bruce Walczak and the New...

To The Editor: Volunteerism is the act of giving one’s time and talent in service to the community. Many of you reading this have likely volunteered in some capacity, and our town is better for it. Newtown’s churches, nonprofit organizations, charit...

To The Editor: It’s that time of year again. This coming Tuesday, April 28th, Newtown residents need to play their part in town governance and vote on the proposed budget for 2026-2027. Everyone, please, get thee to thy polling place. I know it’s h...

To The Editor: I read in the Tuesday edition of a local daily paper that our state Department of Transportation collects an average of 3,000 dumpsters of trash every year that has been strewn along Connecticut's roadways. The article made no mention...

To The Editor: No one, including me, likes tax increases. America is rather unique in our negative attitudes towards taxes. In other developed democratic countries, paying taxes is viewed more as a patriotic duty and pride. Back to Newtown. The hea...

To The Editor: The EPA was established in 1970 by Richard Nixon, partly because of environmental disasters like the Cuyahoga River fire. This was followed by 54 years of continuing efforts to clean up our air and water to improve our quality of life...