Log In

Clinging to 1-0 lead, Newtown High School’s girls’ soccer team continued to pressure Cheshire’s back third before finally breaking through for a pair of goals just over a minute apart. The quick net-finders propelled the Nighthawks to a 3-0 victory o...

So much for tough out-of-conference competition slowing down the South-West Conference high school football freight train known as the Newtown Nighthawks. Host Norwich Free Academy kept things interesting for a half, but the Nighthawks went on to pil...

To the Editor: The decision of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to welcome girls into Boy Scouts is fantastic. Girls have long been part of the Venturing program, which is for young people between ages 14 and 20, and more recently, they were allowed t...

To the Editor: Michelle McCabe is not your average politician. As the Democratic candidate for Connecticut’s 28th Senate District, she has dedicated her career to public service. Born and raised in Connecticut, she is currently serving as Director of...

To the Editor: I think many people in our town are becoming exhausted by the divisiveness of the political atmosphere at the national level. Here in Newtown, we can do better. I have been so impressed with Rebekah Harriman-Stites and her ability to l...

To the Editor: I am supporting and voting for Rebekah Harriman-Stites for state legislature. As we see events unfold in Washington, it is becoming clear that this election and those that follow, especially those in every state’s legislature, are crit...

To the Editor: Please consider casting your vote for Rebekah Harriman-Stites for state representative. Through her work on the Newtown Board of Education, Rebekah has shown herself to be a skilled communicator, collaborator, and leader. Rebekah doesn...

To the Editor: We want it all from Hartford, don’t we? We ask our elected officials to create jobs, curtail spending, lower taxes, strengthen schools, support small business initiatives, and expand services. Simultaneously. Continuously. Miraculously...

To the Editor: Voters considering candidates for statewide offices need to know where prospective Connecticut legislators stand on women’s reproductive freedom. Brett Kavanaugh’s addition to the US Supreme Court will likely result in a further erosio...

Margaret C. Jones, 91, of Newtown, died peacefully October 10, surrounded by family and friends, at Newtown Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Born in Bridgeport, daughter of Salvatore “Sam” and Mary (Zambardo) Magaraci, she was the beloved wife ...