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At some point in a novice equestrian's education the word transition is introduced. There are upward and downward transitions. One makes the horse move faster, the other slows the horse down. Horseback riding has an upward and downward transition for...

As 2017 was coming to a close, the town received a proposal for a major mixed-use project in a heavily traveled area where its developer wants to build 224 rental apartments with a clubhouse for tenants, a shopping center, a medical/dental office bui...

The best of what came out of Newtown High School's girls' basketball team's visit to Lauralton Hall of Milford on a snowy Saturday, December 30, was not the final score - albeit an impressive one as the Nighthawks rolled 56-20. What the Night...

The Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission (SHPMC) gained momentum this year toward creating an official memorial to honor the 20 children and six educators who were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School (SHS) on 12/14. It accomplished numerous ta...

2017 was a year filled with celebrations, giving, and learning in Newtown Public Schools.Spring 2017 School Year 2017-18 School Year Gets Underway National Champions From learning through STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...

This year marked a time of surprises, hard work, and awards, as well as some bittersweet endings and new beginnings for Newtown.Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie in July.Vince Giordano - There's a Future in the Past, that they directed and pro...

Newtown's three private schools - Fraser Woods Montessori School, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, and St Rose of Lima School - each had an eventful year in 2017.Fraser Woods Montessori School Housatonic Valley Waldorf School St Rose of Lima S...

Carly Swierbut set not one but two Newtown High School records on the track at the Hillhouse Invitational track and field meet in New Haven, on December 29. Swierbut set the 300 meter dash mark in her first competition in this event, clocking in with...

There was a good amount of movement in the school district for administrators in 2017. Then-Superintendent of Schools Dr Joseph V. Erardi, Jr, shared an e-mail with the Board of Education and Newtown Public Schools district staff at the start of July...

Almost a year ago, the Board of Education was waiting on news for when the Newtown High School auditorium renovation project would begin. Since then, the project has been building to its conclusion, now expected by the time students return to school ...