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To the Editor: In the last few minutes of the NBC Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Monday night, November 19, was a guest named Blake Mycoskie. He is the founder of Tom’s Shoes, which sends a child somewhere in the world a free pair of sneakers fo...

UPDATE (November 21, 2018): This story has been updated with additional information received after the initial web posting.  * * * * * HARTFORD — Governor Dannel Malloy announced that in anticipation of temperatures over the next couple of days...

Whether in the friendly, familiar confines of Blue & Gold Stadium or on the road, Newtown High School’s football team stands to have a tough test on Tuesday, November 27. One thing is for sure, the Nighthawks will be competing in the Class LL State P...

To the Editor: As a child, Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday. Sure, for most kids, Christmas in the ‘50s and ‘60s was special; however, the holiday season was spread out, and it seemed to focus on everyone. Thanksgiving, although a national holida...

The Reverend Leo McIlrath encouraged those who attended the Interfaith Thanksgiving Gathering on November 18 to take time to give thanks. It was a reiteration, he admitted, of things that had been said already that evening, but it was the focus of th...

Legislative Council members were among the first to see conceptual images and to hear a proposal for an ambitious project that the Sandy Hook Organization for Prosperity (SHOP) envisions for a vacant brownfields site at 7 Glen Road. Local developer a...

Alice M. (Patrol) Dunne, 91, of Uxbridge, Mass., formerly of Newtown, died November 17, at her residence with her family at her side. She was the wife of the late Maurice J. Dunne for 65 years. She was born October 13, 1927, in Derby, the daughter of...

Newtown’s newly hired purchasing agent may have only started his term of employment a few days ago, but the position along with hopes of seeing significant taxpayer savings as a result of his expertise, has been on the minds of local officials past a...

November 22, 2007 to February 25, 2016 Happy Birthday Precious Boy We miss you so much, yet you are near, and we know you are watching over us. We send you big hugs today and always. You are remembered always for your smile, your kindness...

Henry “Hank” Dembek, 75, of Newtown, died unexpectedly November 16, at his home. He was born in Bridgeport, August 13, 1943. He graduated from Harding High School in 1961. He was a devoted husband and father and was married to Colleen (Adams) Dembek ...