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Published: Nov 07, 2017 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
The GOP Tax Reform draft will:
1. Increase the federal budget deficit by $2.5 trillion over first ten years;
2. Total deficit increase will be $5.9 trillion by 2037;
3. Tax cuts for corporations: $2.6 trillion over next ten ye...
Published: Nov 07, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School's girls' volleyball team, on the heels of their run to the conference championship round, returned to action in the Class LL state tournament and, as the No. 9 seed and host team, defeated No. 24 Norwich Free Academy 3-1 (25-15, 2...
Published: Nov 07, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Michael "Mike" Gage Manning, 62, of Delray Beach, Fla., formerly of Newtown; Sheldon, Vt.; and Manomet, Mass.; died November 4 at his home. Born on April 9, 1955, in Springfield, Mass., he was the son of the late James J. and Patricia Gage Manning.
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Published: Nov 07, 2017 at 12:00 AM
The Connecticut Department of Transportation has announced that in order to facilitate the ongoing replacement of Bridge 03271 (near the intersection of Elm Drive and Route 302), Route 302 in Newtown will have alternating one-way traffic for one nigh...
Published: Nov 07, 2017 at 12:00 AM
The No. 19 Newtown High School field hockey team went on the road and blanked No. 14 Southington 4-0 in the Class L state tournament qualifying round, on November 6.
With the win, the Nighthawks earn the right to take on third-seeded Greenwich, also ...
Published: Nov 07, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Sandy Hook Elementary School students learned about the importance of voting on November 6, when each student cast a vote for the name of the school's new mascot. The event was held the day before municipal elections took place.
While the eagle is no...
Published: Nov 06, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Hook & Ladder firefighters will be assembling within the hour to lower the Main Street flag.
The call to lower flags has been issued by President Donald J. Trump, in response to the country's latest mass shooting.
According to the Associated Press, a...
Published: Nov 06, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Michael J. Edwards, 74, of Newtown, died October 24, due to complications related to vascular dementia. He was born on March 10, 1943, in Flatbush, Brooklyn, N.Y., son of Mary Ellen and Frederick Edwards.
He graduated from Lynbrook High School in 196...
Published: Nov 06, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Jacqueline "Jackie" DeMattia Batista, 42, longtime resident of New Milford, died peacefully November 2, in her home surrounded by loving family after a long and difficult battle with brain cancer. She was born November 21, 1974, in Yonkers, N.Y., dau...
Published: Nov 06, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Joseph Giacobbe, Sr, 96, of Bridgeport, beloved husband of the late Giuseppina Silano Giacobbe, died November 3 at Lord Chamberlain Health Care Center. Born in Flumeri, Province of Avellino, Italy, on April 5, 1921, he was a son of the late Angelo an...
