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Published: Apr 13, 2019 at 07:00 AM
BRIDGEPORT — Barnum Museum Director Kathleen Maher and her team eagerly awaited the March 29 release of Disney’s motion picture Dumbo, excited that another Hollywood blockbuster has a PT Barnum connection.
In keeping with her goal to educate the publ...
Published: Apr 13, 2019 at 07:00 AM
Local residents probably recall the story of John Heath, a Newtown resident who nine years ago was charged and then found guilty of killing his wife.
It was the April 2010 discovery of Elizabeth Heath’s skeletal remains, found in a dry well in the co...
Updated: Apr 12, 2019 at 10:29 PM
Connor Haywood hit an inside-the-park home run, and pitched the Newtown High School baseball team to a 7-1 triumph over visiting Hall of West Hartford on April 12.
Haywood pitched a complete game four-hitter with a whopping 11 strikeouts.
At the plat...
Published: Apr 12, 2019 at 10:40 AM
Vijay Nair, 69, of Newtown, passed away peacefully at his home in Newtown on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Son of Ponnamma and Sankunny Nair, he was born in Alwaye, India, on July 7, 1949. Vijay was a resident of Newtown for more than 20 years. He is survi...
Updated: Apr 12, 2019 at 10:45 AM
Members of UFCW Local 919 and UFCW Local 371 AFL-CIO went [naviga:u]on strike at the Stop & Shop in Sand Hill Plaza on Thursday, April 11[/naviga:u], after contract negotiations failed. According to stopandshop.com, “The current, three-year contracts...
Published: Apr 12, 2019 at 10:35 AM
Lucille Jean Sheehan, 85, of Derby, died peacefully in the Vitas Hospice at St Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury. Born in Bridgeport on May 16, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Louis Benjamin and Gloria Monroe Parker. Mrs Sheehan was a longtime reside...
Published: Apr 12, 2019 at 09:20 AM
To the Editor:
Did you know that pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the USA?
It is a combination of tennis, ping pong, and badminton.
There is a growing group of pickleball players in our community that are spirited and active and wel...
Updated: Apr 19, 2019 at 02:29 PM
Perched on a flowering Joe Pye Weed, a butterfly sinks its proboscis into the bloom. The photograph, courtesy of the National Wildlife Association and featured in a Newtown Protect Our Pollinators group (POP) brochure, is captioned, “Monarch butterfl...
Published: Apr 12, 2019 at 08:00 AM
Occupation: I’m the Operations Manager at the Edmond Town Hall reporting to the Board of Managers. My role includes management of the building, staff, rentals, and some of the programming activities.
Family: I have my husband, Warren Stamp, a...
Updated: Apr 18, 2019 at 05:08 PM
Following an April 10 public hearing and discussion among its members, the Borough Zoning Commission (BZC) approved multiple revisions to the borough zoning regulations.
The rule changes were approved in a three-to-one vote, with BZC Chairman Douglas...
