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Published: Mar 26, 2018 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Below are described two bills, presently before the Connecticut Assembly, I believe are vital to support. [They are] followed by a letter to my state representative that I sent on March 24.
HB 5540 will ban bump stocks and HB 5542 will...
Published: Mar 26, 2018 at 12:00 AM
State police are investigating the March 25 untimely death of an inmate at Garner Correctional Institution, the state's high-security prison for males at 50 Nunnawauk Road.
Dead is Jallen Jones, 31, an inmate who was serving a ten-year sentence on co...
Published: Mar 26, 2018 at 12:00 AM
This story was updated at 4:30 pm on March 27 to correct the date the Foundation was established.
Five years after an outpouring of donations flowed into Newtown following the Sandy Hook tragedy, a foundation formed to handle the challenging tas...
Published: Mar 26, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Ronald John "Ron" Calderone, 66, of Newtown, died March 24 after a courageous battle with a long illness. He was at home and peacefully surrounded by his family for his last hours. He will always be known as a loving husband, father, grandfather, bro...
Published: Mar 26, 2018 at 12:00 AM
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health and well-being as we age "are determined not only by our genes and personal characteristics but also the physical and social environments in which we live our lives."Global Age-Friendly Cities:...
Published: Mar 25, 2018 at 12:00 AM
My friend wants to give her Labradoodle cannabis oil for her arthritis due to old age. She lives in Westchester County. If a New York State legislator has her way, my friend's veterinarian may be able to prescribe her dog medical marijuana soon. Just...
Published: Mar 25, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Newtown's four elementary schools participated in the American Heart Association's Jump Rope For Heart program recently. The students raised money for the program and learned about heart health through activities in the schools.
According to the Amer...
Published: Mar 24, 2018 at 12:00 AM
In 2017, Shelley Eppers was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a type of blood cancer, and has since, in her words, "directly benefited from the incredible doctors and staff at Memorial Sloan Kettering and will continue to do so throughout my cancer jo...
Published: Mar 24, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members are having the town engineering department review three sets of revised multifamily development plans submitted to the town on March 15. Those plans provide new technical information on The Riverwalk at Sa...
Published: Mar 24, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Reed Intermediate School students rehearsed on March 15 for the school's upcoming musical production of Shrek, Jr, based on the DreamWorks film.reed.newtown.schooldesk.net
Co-Directors Twyla Hafermann and Sue Vogelman shared guidance with students p...
