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Summertime Means Picnic Time At The Victory Garden

Published: Jul 31, 2019 at 11:57 AM
About a dozen members of the Horticulture Club of Newtown gathered for its Seventh Annual Pick & Picnic event on the evening of Friday, July 26, at the town’s Victory Garden, off Washington Square at Fairfield Hills. Members of the club, like many ot...

Newtown History Camp Under The Summer Sun

Published: Jul 31, 2019 at 11:55 AM
From baking goodies to weaving baskets, local children in this year’s Newtown Summer History Camp — hosted at the Matthew Curtiss House by the Newtown Historical Society — experienced living under a summer sun in the Colonial era from July 15 to 19. ...

Looking Forward To A Legislative Council Run

Published: Jul 31, 2019 at 10:57 AM
To the Editor: When I ran for Legislative Council two years ago, in 2017, I saw the need to advocate for our community. I remain committed to advocating for Newtown. That is why it is my pleasure to announce I have stepped up to run for Legislative C...

Darlene M. Spencer

Published: Jul 31, 2019 at 10:50 AM
Darlene M. Spencer, 60, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 26, 2019, at Yale New Haven Hospital. She was born on December 14, 1958, and was the daughter of Marie Walker and the late Clifford Walker. Darlene was born and raised in Newtown and afte...

Road Race Would Be Missed

Updated: Jul 31, 2019 at 08:18 AM
To the Editor: We were very disappointed to find out that the Newtown Road Race will not happen in 2019 and the children's runs are also not going to happen.[naviga:font face="Calibri, sans-serif"] [/naviga:font]Perhaps if many readers contact the Ne...

Bethel Man Arrested On Indecency Charge

Published: Jul 30, 2019 at 03:35 PM
Police said that during the week of July 22, they received a complaint about a man sitting in a parked sedan at the Sand Hill Plaza parking lot at 228 South Main Street who was performing a lewd act as a female shopper walked by the vehicle. Conseque...

FDA Urged To Set PFAS Safety Standards In Bottled Water

Published: Jul 30, 2019 at 02:30 PM
HARTFORD— In a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) on July 30 demanded swift action after dangerous levels of PFAS were detected in bottled water sourced from Spring Hill Dairy in Haverhill, Massach...

Michael Rizzo

Published: Jul 30, 2019 at 08:15 AM
Michael D. Rizzo, 93, of Sandy Hook, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, July 27, 2019. Michael “Mike” was born on October 12, 1925, in Manhattan, N.Y., to Arturo and Albin...

Red Cross Announces Blood Emergency; Drive Scheduled In Newtown

Updated: Jul 30, 2019 at 08:23 AM
FARMINGTON — To help address the current emergency blood shortage, all who donate blood or platelets with the American Red Cross through August 29 will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via e-mail. Currently, the Red Cross has less than a three-day s...

Helen Pack

Published: Jul 29, 2019 at 04:00 PM
Helen I. Pack (née Weigelt) died on July 27, 2019, at the Glen Hill Center in Danbury. She was the widow of Dr George T. Pack and the youngest daughter of Carl S. Weigelt and Dorothea Anna Schroeck, who arrived in Baltimore, Md., from Austria on June...