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Occupation: I’m retired. I worked for 42 years in what started out as Allied Container Company in Newtown, then it became Union Camp. In 1998, the plant was purchased by The Kraft Group and it became Rand Whitney. Now it’s Cascades. My position a...

Baseball fanatics Jonathon Paes and Travis Huzina of Newtown are applying their knowledge of and passion for the sport and pursuing career aspirations while helping out with the Danbury Westerners of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)...

State police said this week they have arrested a Garner Correctional Institution correction officer, charging her with making a false statement and with two counts of bringing unauthorized items into a prison, in connection with her alleged romantic ...

The Imagination Movers, a children’s rock band best-known for their Emmy Award-winning Disney Junior TV series, visited Newtown for a high-energy concert on July 20. Families with young children got some relief from the sweltering 90-degree weather o...

Following discussion at a July 18 public hearing, Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) members approved some changes to vehicle parking regulations as they specifically apply to a veterinary medicine complex now under construction at 94 South Main Stre...

Following extensive discussion at a July 18 public hearing, Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) members in a 4-to-1 vote modified an existing special zoning permit for a controversial proposal to increase the number of rental apartment buildings plann...

The first session of Newtown Continuing Education’s SMART (Summer Music and Art) Camp wrapped up on Friday, July 19. Throughout the afternoon, children and their families collected crafts the campers had made during the two weeks, including artwork, ...

Newtown Legislative Council Ordinance Committee Chairman Ryan Knapp has been barraged with questions since the full council recently voted to enact a plastic bag ban around the same time the Connecticut legislature passed a law phasing out plastic ba...

“Any baby news yet?” If ever there was a catchphrase around 5 Church Hill Road, that was it as the work week began. Alex and Scudder Baggett watched as Alex’s due date of July 22 came and went… Then finally we heard the good news on Tuesday: Publishe...

About 30 minutes into a July 23 Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) information session related to a permit renewal for a water skiing slalom course on Lake Zoar, it became clear that most attendees were enthusiastically supporting...