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July 9, 1993 Treadwell Pool Loses Its Race With The Heat. Once Treadwell pool is open - possible July 9 - the Parks and Recreation Department intends to expand the hours of operation of the town's two pools. "We hope that we can at least get a t...

Ninety-seven year old Newtown resident Dorothea LaBelle clearly recalls her desire to defeat the Germans as a young woman, and how she rushed to enlist in the United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve), better known as the WAVES, for the Women Acc...

Mariam Azeez, a youth and member of the Al Hedaya Islamic Center, has written a book with Terry Murphy and Deborah Clarke about the power of kindness and compassion called Soulful Sydney Explores Diversity.Look for an interview with the authors in ne...

Business name: Charmios Address: 32 Church Hill Road, Newtown Owners: Yvonne and Matt Schapiro Business background: With the Schapiro Family's recent move to Sandy Hook just nine months ago, they brought their paint studio and boutiqu...

Fraser Woods Montessori School held a kindergarten graduation ceremony at the school on June 7, and it held a ceremony that evening at the Newtown Meeting House for its eighth grade graduating class. For the kindergarten ceremony, parents gathered in...

Cheers from students and laughter from parents could be heard coming from behind Middle Gate Elementary School in the early evening of June 22 as the school's annual Middle Gate Madness event was underway. Different activity stations were set up, and...

Occupation: I run Performance Foot and Ankle Specialists in Newtown. I am a podiatrist and have been a doctor since 1989. I personally have an interest in sports medicine within podiatry. I've worked with the Boston Marathon since my residency an...

Roughly 40 empty boxes and bins were lined up outside Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, on the morning of Friday, July 6. The record-breaking number of boxes, according to Friends of the C.H. Booth Library Publicity Director Toni Earnshaw, rep...

While readers have heard a lot about the end of year concert and activities involving the local grassroots autism support group Families United In Newtown, or FUN, timing of the information coming from founder Linda Jones caused us to miss congratula...

Both Hawley Elementary School and Middle Gate Elementary School held assemblies on June 21 that highlighted C.H. Booth Library's Summer Reading Program for children.More information about the library's reading program is also available on its website...