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Holiday Closings & Early Deadlines For Thanksgiving

Published: Nov 22, 2024 at 07:00 AM
Operating hours for most locations will be affected by the Thanksgiving holiday. All Town of Newtown offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 28-29, in observance of the national holiday. The transfer station at 4 Ethan Allen Road will...

Fourth Grade Football Team Had Tremendous Run To Championship Round

Updated: Nov 22, 2024 at 07:42 AM
Newtown’s fourth grade football team saw its phenomenal season come to an end in the Shoreline Conference Championship game November 16 as the Nighthawks lost 13-0 to host North Haven. This was, nonetheless, a season worth bragging about as the Hawks...

Planning & Zoning Listens To Community Regarding Proposed Apartments

Updated: Nov 22, 2024 at 01:25 PM
Behind the high school’s playing field are two parcels of land that were the source of a long discussion at the last Planning & Zoning Commission meeting on Thursday, November 7. Vessel Technologies, a sustainable, smart home developer, is looking to...

Thankfulness In Newtown

Published: Nov 21, 2024 at 03:00 PM
According to Wikipedia, Thanksgiving is a “celebration [that] dates to 1863 and has been linked to the Pilgrims 1621 harvest festival since the late 19th Century. As the name implies, the theme of the holiday generally revolves around giving thanks w...

Misses Civility

Published: Nov 21, 2024 at 03:00 PM
To The Editor: I miss the days of civility, respect, and kindness. When you could ask someone not to talk about politics and they would respect your wishes. Especially a friend and his wife. Most Americans have everything they could possibly need, wa...

Local Salvation Army Needs Ringers

Published: Nov 21, 2024 at 03:00 PM
To The Editor: The local unit of the Salvation Army needs all available individuals, as well as local civic, religious, neighborhood groups, and others to join us and our current volunteers to help make this holiday season a joyous one for all in New...

Offers Clarification On Castle Hill

Published: Nov 21, 2024 at 03:00 PM
To the Editor: The Estate of Dr Thomas Draper would like to correct an erroneous assertion in the November 15 and May 9 letters from Patricia Hirsch. Dr Draper did not purchase the Castle Hill property from the Catholic Church and has never owned it ...

Flags To Be Lowered For Former Governor Rell

Updated: Nov 21, 2024 at 02:49 PM
Governor Ned Lamont has directed US and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff in honor of former Governor M. Jodi Rell, who passed away at a Florida hospital on Wednesday, November 20, following a brief illness. She was 78 years old. Flags...