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Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’ basketball teams squared off with South-West Conference foes Notre Dame-Fairfield on January 18. The boys were home and topped the Lancers 80-48. Tucker Garrity poured in 23 points, Robert DiSibio had 17, Riley ...

Robert “Bob” Parker, of Newtown, born to Mary and Ernest on July 2, 1934, passed away at the age of 84 in the comfort of his own home on January 1, 2019. Born in South Salem, N.Y., he later moved to Connecticut, where he spent time in Ridgefield, Bet...

All town offices will be closed on Monday, January 21, in honor of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, Day. All schools, Newtown Senior Center, C.H. Booth Library, and the transfer station will also be closed in observance of the national holiday. Post office...

Newtown High School's hockey team won its third consecutive one-goal game, and played its fourth straight nail-biter with a 4-3 overtime win over visiting East Haven, at Danbury Ice Arena on January 16. David Brestovansky scored the game-winner j...

The Board of Education continued its review of the[naviga:u] superintendent’s proposed 2019-20 spending plan[/naviga:u] at its meeting on January 17, focusing on the Newtown High School, special education, pupil personnel, and health budgets. As pres...

Ahead of [naviga:u]a winter storm that is heading toward the East Coast[/naviga:u], local groups and organizations are postponing or canceling events scheduled for January 19-21, 2019. We will continue to update this list as announcements are receive...

UPDATE (Friday, January 18, 2019): This story has been updated to include the National Weather Service Winter Storm Warning issued Friday afternoon. Two graphics from the National Weather Service have also been added.  * * * * * Governor Ned Lam...

UPDATE: This story has been updated to include the names of first responders. Shortly after 7 am Friday, January 18, first responders were dispatched to the area of 84 Taunton Lake Road, after a bus driver reported what they thought was a dog on the...

It seems like more than a coincidence that the word “irreplaceable” has former Newtown Senior Services Director Marilyn Place’s last name in it. After 30 years of dedicated service to the senior community, Ms Place announced her resignation last mont...

Occupation: I was a radio announcer/program director for WINE AM/FM until the mid-1980s. During this period, I also worked as a club and mobile DJ when there were very few around. I left radio to open Newtown’s first video store, the Video Movie ...