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Name: Andy Hutchison Title: Sports Editor Duties: Write about and photograph sporting events, edit submissions and prepare content for sports/horse and pet section; design and layout sports/horse section and post sports content to web; wr...

Moments after the May 21 South-West Conference tournament boys’ lacrosse semifinal game ended, Newtown Coach Scott Bulkley was anxiously awaiting his team’s Class L state playoff opener. How much? “I’d like to practice right now,” Bulkley said shortl...

Two seasons ago, Newtown High School’s baseball team got into the South-West Conference tournament as the seventh seed and went on a roll to capture the championship. Coming off a run to the title game last spring, Newtown seemed destined for a third...

To The Editor: The Friends of Newtown Park and Bark would like to thank everyone who came out to support our tenth annual Strutt Your Mutt dog walk and fair on Saturday, May 18, at Fairfield Hills. After two years of rain, incredible weather resulted...

Position: Reporter Duties: Coverage of police, court, prison, and fire news; land use regulation, development/conservation, and infrastructure topics; news photography. Fun fact: Liberal arts education including English, history, philosop...

The Newtown Senior Center celebrated Mother’s Day early with its annual lunch and bingo on the afternoon of Friday, May 10. Earlier in the day, Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire and Rescue Ladies Auxiliary members brought decorative handmade jars that were e...

A development firm is seeking Water & Sewer Authority (WSA) approval to connect a planned 29-unit condominium complex on Mt Pleasant Road to the central municipal sanitary sewer system. Michael Zemola, a senior land development manager for Toll Broth...

Dogs and cats are not the only creatures getting to call the Brian J. Silverlieb Animal Care and Control Center their current residence. Families of birds have moved to the Old Farm Road neighborhood, thanks to more than a dozen outdoor birdhouses pl...

Update: The SWC semifinal game between Newtown and Masuk will take place at Stratford's DeLuca Field on Tuesday, May 21, starting at 5 pm. Newtown High School’s softball team jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the opening inning and fended off visiting...

Just as quickly as the skies opened up and rain appeared to arrive in time to accompany visiting Pomperaug of Southbury in washing Newtown High School’s South-West Conference title hopes away, the Nighthawks seemed to find new life in the May 20 semi...