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NYFS Receives National Accreditation

Published: Dec 28, 2018 at 07:00 AM
Newtown Youth and Family Services has achieved national accreditation through the Council on Accreditation (COA), according to the agency’s executive director Candice Bohr. Newtown Youth and Family Services (NYFS) is a nonprofit youth service bureau ...

Year In Review 2018: Learning, Loving, And Saving Animals Of Newtown

Published: Dec 28, 2018 at 07:00 AM
This year, Newtown residents proved that whether an animal comes in the fluffy, wiry, or feathered variety, it is welcome in town. Robin Olson, president of Kitten Associates in Sandy Hook, had quite a busy January despite her original plans to hold ...

Business Buzz: Danny’s Barbershop

Published: Dec 28, 2018 at 07:00 AM
Business name: Danny’s Barbershop Address: 150 South Main Street Owner: Nderim Erbeli Business background: Originally, I started back in Albania in my hometown. I always enjoyed getting my haircut and was interested in becoming a barb...

Year In Review: The Live Music That Made 2018

Updated: Dec 29, 2018 at 10:46 AM
Music fans of rock, pop, a cappella, and everything in between could find a concert to enjoy in 2018 thanks to the wide assortment of talent that visited Connecticut and New York this year. After Canadian electro-pop powerhouse Lights released her 14...

Annual NHS Art Portfolio Exhibition On View At Booth Library

Published: Dec 28, 2018 at 06:00 AM
An annual collaboration between Newtown High School and C.H. Booth Library, the 2018 NHS Art Portfolio exhibit is on view at the town library during holiday break. Five NHS students — Audrey Benson, Grace Howgego, Ellie Moxham, Katie Sailer, and Doro...

John Heffernan

Published: Dec 28, 2018 at 12:00 AM
John Heffernan, 79, of New Fairfield, died peacefully December 22, surrounded by his family. He was born February 28, 1939, in Yonkers, N.Y., and was the son of the late Dorothy and Clifford Heffernan. He was one of two children. His loyal wife of 51...

Gymnasts Strive For SWC Pinnacle As Tough Competition Awaits

Published: Dec 28, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Bonus for start value and injuries can make all the difference in gymnastics. Last year’s South-West Conference championships were very close, and it might be fair to say that had injuries not been a factor, Newtown High School’s squad would have com...

NHS Boys’ Cagers Win Tourney Opener

Updated: Dec 28, 2018 at 02:41 PM
Newtown High School’s boys’ basketball team jumped out to a sizeable early lead, withstood a second-quarter Pomperaug of Southbury run, and pulled away for an 82-56 triumph in the Staples Holiday Tournament opener in Westport on December 27. The Nigh...

Fire Reports | December 13-20, 2018

Updated: Jan 31, 2019 at 04:41 PM
The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders: Thursday, December 13: 7:44 am, public service, 3 Trades Lane, Botsford responded; 1:32 pm, bomb...

Linda Decker

Updated: Dec 31, 2018 at 02:20 PM
Linda S. Heil/Decker, 64, of Augusta, died peacefully Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at Capital City Manor in Augusta, Maine. She was born in Bridgeport, Conn., October 20, 1954, the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth-Betty (Schreiber) Heil. Mrs Decker ...