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To the Editor: For the first time in my life, I’m putting a politician’s sign in my front yard. In a country that has become so bipartisan, it is wonderful to know that our town is represented by a man who will shake hands across the aisle to work [w...

Gerald J. Corcoran, 91, of Florida, formerly of Sandy Hook, died September 14, at The Grove Rehabilitation Center in Hernando, Fla. He was born in Flushing Queens, N.Y., April 9, 1927, the son of Patrick Corcoran and Rujena Drozed Corcoran. His wife ...

The National Weather Service in Upton, N.Y., has extended the flash flood warning for southern Fairfield County until 6 pm Tuesday, September 25. At 3:37 pm Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area, according to the National Weather ...

Newtown Parks and Recreation is returning Middle School Teen Nights to the Teen Center at 53 A Church Hill Road, beginning Friday, September 28, from 2:45 to 9:30 pm. Middle school age youth are invited to enjoy foosball, pool, basketball, and other ...

The public is invited to join the 2018 Firehouse Ride on Saturday, September 29. The ninth annual Newtown Hook & Ladder fundraising event will again be offering music, food, raffle prizes, and a meandering 50-mile motorcycle ride through neighboring ...

Newtown Police Department will be conducting open houses at both the current facility at 3 Main Street, and at the site of the proposed new police facility, 191 South Main Street. The open houses will be held at both locations, concurrently, on Satur...

Donald H. Seymour, 85, of Newtown, formerly of Ridgefield, died September 16, at the Laurel Ridge Health Care Center in Ridgefield, from complications of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. His loving wife of 43 years, Dr Iris Cook Seymour; sons, Je...

Paul C. Sclafani, Jr, 50, of Sandy Hook, died September 22, after courageously battling brain cancer for more than six years. He was born December 13, 1967, in Queens, N.Y., the son of Paul Sclafani, Sr, and Frances Perrillo. He made his home in Sand...

Frederick James “Fred” Pendergast, Sr, 84, a lifelong resident of Newtown, died peacefully September 20, three days shy of his 85th birthday. Mr Pendergast, lovingly known throughout Newtown as “G-Man,” was born September 23, 1933, to Evelyn (Bresson...

In honor of Constitution Day on September 17, Middle Gate Elementary School had its annual assembly to celebrate America and tell the history of the country’s prized Constitution. Third and fourth graders — many wearing red, white, and blue — filled ...