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Using a cleverly edited video that illustrated the hundreds of individuals who come together to create a successful Metropolitan Opera performance, keynote speaker Dr Danielle Rathey kicked off Newtown’s first Community Organization Summit at the Mun...

Some residents have their sights on spring. Protect Our Pollinators (POP) members Holly Kocet and Mary Wilson have the date of Sunday, April 7 in mind as their group hopes to lead an effort for a Pollinator Pathway in Newtown — a pesticide-free corri...

Newtown students participated in rounds of the National Geographic “GeoBee,” answering an array of geography questions at Newtown Middle School on January 17 and Reed Intermediate School on January 29. According to National Geographic’s website, nati...

After more than 15 years as owner of Creative Music Center in Monroe, Elizabeth “Liz” Reisman passed away on January 9, 2019, at the age of 55, from brain cancer. Ms Reisman had grown up with a passion for music, playing flute in her high school band...

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that — in accordance with a [naviga:u]Presidential proclamation[/naviga:u] directing flags to be lowered throughout the country in honor of former US Representative John David Dingell, Jr of Michigan, the longest-s...

Robert “Bob” Edward Biscoe, 63, of Cary, N.C., passed away January 29, 2019. He grew up in Danbury and Newtown, where he graduated from Henry Abbott Technical High School in 1973 and studied drafting. Bob then went on to graduate from Waterbury State...

To the Editor: The Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) would like to take this opportunity to express our deep gratitude and sincere thanks to Bob Mulholland for his years of service on the commission. Bob served on P&Z for 14 years, three o...

To the Editor: A local daily newspaper recently ran a “Dangerous Roads” series, which profiled several Danbury area towns. It was reported that traffic accidents in Newtown had dropped when compared with the prior year. In fact, traffic accidents hav...

The dispatchers working at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders: Thursday, January 31: 8:35 am, motor vehicle accident, near 9 Grays Plain Road, Sandy Ho...

To the Editor: We moved to Newtown in 2005. We love the community, the local business, and the wide variety of restaurants. The people are friendly, and the schools are great. Our newest favorite sweet gem is Dere Street Bakery. For me, it brings bac...