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Published: Sep 01, 2018 at 07:30 AM
Kicking off the first VFW Post 308 Annual Auxiliary Poker Run, on Saturday, August 25, were men and women’s auxiliary members and supporters. Motorcycle riders and passengers gathered at the VFW at 18 Tinkerfield Road in Newtown, making their way to ...
Published: Sep 01, 2018 at 07:30 AM
Wesley Learning Center is marking its 25th anniversary this year. The Sandy Hook preschool opened at Newtown United Methodist Church for the 1993-94 school year, and Director Rahnna Peck recently reflected on the history of the school.
“I was working...
Published: Sep 01, 2018 at 07:00 AM
The sixth annual Newtown Yoga Festival made its ‘sun salutations’ bright and early, opening registration at 8:30 am on Saturday, August 25, at the NYA Sports and Fitness Center, 4 Primrose Street.
The day-long event, hosted by the Avielle Foundation,...
Published: Sep 01, 2018 at 07:00 AM
Local children and young adults had a chance to “rock” at C.H. Booth Library this summer by participating in the library’s summer reading program. Children’s Librarian Alana Bennison and Young Adult Librarian Abbey Lynch recently reflected on the sum...
Published: Sep 01, 2018 at 07:00 AM
Café Xpresso owner Marie Schlump and Catrina Morgan served up food and refreshments during the eatery’s first Pop-Up Café at the NYA Sports and Fitness Center, 4 Primrose Street, during the Newtown Yoga Festival on August 25.
According to Ms Schlump,...
Updated: Sep 04, 2018 at 05:14 PM
DUI Charge
Police report that at about 2:53 am on August 26, they spotted motorist Cyntha Gill, 33, of Beauford, S.C., asleep in the driver’s seat of a vehicle parked in front of a closed business on Tinkerfield Road, so they investigated. Polic...
Updated: Aug 31, 2018 at 04:47 PM
The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South at 3 Main Street report the following calls and the responders:
Thursday, August 23: 3:34 pm, motor vehicle accident, Hawleyville Road near Covered Bridge Road, Haw...
Updated: Aug 31, 2018 at 04:00 PM
Before the rush of Labor Day weekend, many families with young children sought out a relaxing afternoon at Dickinson Memorial Park, 50 Elm Drive, on August 31.
Annette Feinson and Liz Feinson were bookends on a blanket as sisters Olive, 3, and Autumn...
Published: Aug 31, 2018 at 03:20 PM
It is the start of a new era for Newtown High School’s boys’ soccer team.
Charley Amblo, who has extensive coaching and playing experience, takes over as head coach, and he is looking to change the culture of boys’ soccer in town. He is the third coa...
Updated: Sep 04, 2018 at 05:15 PM
September 3, 1993
A Garner Correctional Institution prisoner serving a 28-year sentence on charges of attempted murder of a police officer remained at large on the morning of September 2 after a daring jailbreak on August 30 in which he and another i...
