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Incoming Fifth Graders Unlock Locker Skills

Updated: Aug 21, 2018 at 08:38 AM
Reed Intermediate School fifth graders were invited to visit the school on August 8 and 15 to practice opening lockers. For students in Newtown Public Schools, fifth grade is the first chance to use lockers. Reed Principal Anne Uberti and Assistant P...

First Annual Auxiliary Poker Run

Updated: Aug 22, 2018 at 06:51 AM
The VFW Post 308 First Annual Auxiliary Poker Run takes place Saturday, August 25. Registration is 9:30 to 10:30 at VFW Post 308, 18 Tinkerfield Road, with “kickstands up” by 11 am. Bikers cost is $25, riders $20. First stop is Shelton American Legio...

Dermot Daly

Updated: Sep 07, 2018 at 08:51 AM
Dermot Daly, 43, of Roxbury, died August 15. Born March 12, 1975, in New York City, he grew up in Fairfield and Newtown. His beloved mother, Alice Daly; his siblings and their spouses, Paul and Maggie Daly, Brigid and Jimmy Farmer, Alice Daly, Keelin...

Newtown’s Troop 70 Celebrates 90 Years Of Scouting

Updated: Dec 20, 2018 at 05:01 PM
Newtown’s Boy Scout Troop 70 is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, and a 90th celebration took place August 12 at Cullens Youth Center, coinciding with the scout’s Court of Honor — an event held several times a year during which Scouts earn ...

Contest Winner To Be Announced During 'In The Bag' Opening Reception

Updated: Aug 28, 2018 at 01:48 PM
First Selectman Dan Rosenthal will announce the winner of a recent Reusable Bag Contest on Saturday, September 8. The Newtown Environmental Action Team (NEAT) recently coordinated with Newtown Parks & Recreation on a contest for Newtown students in g...

‘Little Free Library’ Beckons Young Readers

Updated: Aug 20, 2018 at 05:14 PM
Nestled in a shady spot between the playground and swing sets is a new addition to the adventures children will find at Dickinson Park. Due to the efforts of Fran Tyluki and Cathy Mazzariello, “Madalyn Henry’s Little Free Library,” according to the p...

Slip, Slidin’ Away: Summer Ends For Day Campers

Updated: Aug 20, 2018 at 11:59 AM
Newtown Parks & Recreation’s day camps at Dickinson Memorial Park and Treadwell Memorial Park came to a close on August 10, following two days of celebratory fun and a “great summer,” according to Parks & Recreation Assistant Director of [naviga:h3] ...

Tobacco Enforcement Finds Five Violators

Updated: Aug 21, 2018 at 08:47 AM
On August 14, town police and the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services’ tobacco enforcement unit conducted unannounced tobacco sales compliance inspections at local businesses that sell tobacco and electronic cigarettes, police sa...