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Published: Aug 26, 2018 at 07:00 AM
By Alissa Silber
James Shortt, 10, helped wash produce at his family’s organic farm, Shortt’s Farm and Garden Center, 52 Riverside Road, all while a bird friend perched contentedly on his shoulder on August 17.
The Shortt family had found the baby bi...
Published: Aug 26, 2018 at 06:00 AM
All town offices will be closed on Monday, September 3, in honor of Labor Day.
Newtown Senior Center, the schools, and C.H. Booth Library also will be closed.
The transfer station on Ethan Allen Road will be closed. (The transfer station is regularly...
Updated: Aug 28, 2018 at 10:01 AM
The new Community Center Committee will be a permanent committee in Newtown.
Its current, short-term goal is to work with Director Matthew Ariniello to create policies, organizational structure, membership, financial overviews, and fundraising option...
Published: Aug 25, 2018 at 07:02 AM
When Andrea Appelbaum came to a fork in the road after she and her husband relocated to Easton from Orlando, Florida, she had a decision to make — either find another job or pursue some type of self employment.
All it took was one visit to Queen Stre...
Updated: Aug 27, 2018 at 10:04 AM
The expression “too much of a good thing” could not be truer this summer, as seemingly constant rain showers drench Newtown and threaten to submerge local gardens.
As a result, area farmers are experiencing one of the most difficult growing seasons i...
Published: Aug 25, 2018 at 07:00 AM
The Newtown Police Department is seeking public comments about its performance as a law enforcement agency as it pursues reaccreditation by the Connecticut Police Officers Standards and Training Council (POSTC).
The department has held a Tier 1 accre...
Updated: Aug 27, 2018 at 11:46 AM
To publicly recognize and grant awards to its volunteer members whose performance has been exemplary, Hook & Ladder Company, No 1, also known as Newtown Hook & Ladder, on Sunday, August 19, held a ceremony in their honor.
Making way for the event, th...
Published: Aug 25, 2018 at 07:00 AM
Two months of Newtown Women’s Softball action, often altered because of rain and unplayable field conditions, culminated with a playoffs and a championship game — postponed a week — with the pinnacle contest never being completed because of, what els...
Published: Aug 24, 2018 at 03:00 PM
Clarification: The print edition version of this report inadvertently attributed the name Liza Mecca to content that should have been attributed to Alissa Heizler-Mendoza. The online version of the story was corrected before publication, and was ...
Updated: Aug 31, 2018 at 11:07 AM
All town offices will be closed on Monday, September 3, in honor of Labor Day.
Newtown Senior Center, the schools, and C.H. Booth Library also will be closed.
The transfer station on Ethan Allen Road will be closed. (The transfer station is regularly...
