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If former longtime Newtown resident Joseph Ratyna appeared on a movie poster, the snippets of reviews surrounding his image would include statements like: “A perfect gentleman,” “Patient and kind,” “Well-liked,” “Accommodating and dedicated,” and “He...

At an author program at C.H. Booth Library on Saturday, August 17, children’s author Dori Marx presented to a group of children examples of her published work, describing in detail the creative approach she uses in writing books that appeal to youths...

From the storied street corners that birthed early doo wop vocal groups of the late 1950s to the polished rock star productions of contemporary global phenoms like Pentatonix, groups relying on the world’s oldest instrument — the human voice — have a...

Summer travels have led Newtown High School social studies teacher Rachel Torres to being excited for the 2019-20 school year: She documented traveling to Lithuania and Poland while learning about the Holocaust. Ms Torres kept track of her travels th...

Kindergarten students across Newtown got a taste of school on August 23, ahead of the start of the 2019-20 school year on August 26. Newtown Public School district kindergarten students all had the opportunity to ride a bus to school on August 23 thr...

With just days before the start of the 2019-20 school year, district educators and staff were welcomed on August 21 at Newtown High School for an annual convocation. After breakfast, all attendees gathered in the school’s auditorium. Members of local...

The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) is scheduled to consider a proposed zoning regulation change that would affect the method used in calculating the maximum amount of residential space allowed in mixed-use developments in the Hawleyville Center D...

More than 45,000 Scouts and their leaders from 167 countries across the world traveled to the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia for the 24th World Scout Jamboree, from July 22 to August 2. The World Scout Jamboree is an educational event design...

Occupation: I am a homemaker, babysitter, dog-sitter, and weaver. I was a lab technician, but I stopped working in the lab after we had our two sons. They are close in age, and I helped with the kids in preschool and kindergarten. I worked for si...

The Newtown High School Marching Band & Color Guard fall season has begun. The group of 78 seventh to twelfth grade students participated in a two-week band camp that began August 12 and was scheduled to run through August 23, focusing on music, athl...