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Newtown Boy Scout Troop 270 recently conducted a food drive to benefit Hospitality Hall, a food and hygiene closet open to all residents, located in the main lobby of Newtown Congregational Church. With that momentum behind them, the Scouts will cont...

An early season winter storm brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain to Connecticut on November 15. The messy storm hung on into Friday morning, adding another layer of mixed precipitation to Newtown’s roads, which were still being cleared from the pr...

The ninth annual Hawleyville Tree Lighting is scheduled for Sunday, December 2, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. All are invited to gather at Barnabas Plaza, 23 Barnabas Road, in the Hawleyville section of town. Holiday festivities will take place, including pe...

NEW YORK CITY — The debonair duo Nathaniel “Nat” Motte and Sean Foreman of the band 3OH!3 have teamed up with the creators of Emo Nite to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their album Want with a nationwide house party tour. The jollification will m...

More than a hundred people came out in support of the Refugee Story Night at Trinity Episcopal Church on November 9. The three-part event began at 5:30 pm and included a dinner prepared by Greenleaf Catering, a screening of the film Soufra, and an ho...

The Water & Sewer Authority’s (WSA) consulting engineers have been researching the technical aspects and costs involved in increasing the capacity of the Sandy Hook sanitary sewage pumping station to meet the growing wastewater disposal requirements ...

Longtime Newtown police Patrol Officer Robert Haas has received the American Automobile Association’s (AAA) Traffic Safety Hero of The Year Award for his success and continuing efforts to educate and protect the traveling public. Ofc Haas has been a ...

In response to recent criticism leveled at the Water & Sewer Authority (WSA) over its proposed revisions to the town’s Water Pollution Control Plan, the town’s public works director is explaining why the WSA’s reasoning is sound and its proposed poll...

The New York Times called Willie Nile “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years.” Ben’s Lighthouse will host the performer for a special house concert in town on Saturday, December 1. His album Streets ...

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