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To the Editor: I have had the fortune to know Will Rodgers for the last nine years, and support him, and Jeff Capeci, to serve as Newtown First Selectman and Selectman. Military leadership builds skills that only men and woman whom have served this g...

Ashley Abbatiello's smile brightened under early afternoon sun where she stood on the corner of Glen Road and Church Hill Road outside Foundry Kitchen & Tavern. A few restaurant samples for sale that day, including Ethiopian popcorn and cider, benefi...

To the Editor: Paul Lundquist has worked hard for Newtown and deserves to be reelected to the Legislative Council in November. Paul has in the past, and will continue in the future, to make education, public safety, and road maintenance, the three pr...

Spreading like wildflowers is an effort to enhance the High Meadow at Fairfield Hills.meadow seeding project done in June. On Wednesday, October 4, Conservation Commissioners, Restoration Study Group members, and master gardener volunteers from the F...

To the Editor: As I recently drove through town I was reminded of one of the many things that drew us to Newtown when we first moved here years ago. Back then, as an example of their intelligence and civic mindedness, both political parties had a han...

Among the many visitors enjoying idyllic Fairfield Hills trails and grounds is one unwelcome guest: mile-a-minute vine. Brian Connolly, PhD, while doing survey work on the Fairfield Hills meadow in August, first noted the invasive, said Mary Gaudet-W...

To the Editor: I am writing to endorse my aunt, Maureen Crick Owen, for the position of selectman in Newtown. As a lifelong resident of Newtown, Maureen has expressed a strong desire to serve her community since before I can remember. Maureen was a p...

To The Editor: It is a privilege to work closely with Jim Gaston in my role as treasurer for The Borough of Newtown. Jim serves as warden for the borough, and he consistently demonstrates the ability to manage short- and long-term issues. Additionall...

Newtown High School's girls' volleyball team defeated Stratford and Pomperaug of Southbury in a pair of home matches this past week and, in the latter, also made efforts to help defeat breast cancer. The October 16 match with Pomperaug was the team's...

To the Editor: In the nearly five years since 12/14, Newtown has proven to the world that it is a place of extraordinary compassion and surprising resilience. Our town leaders, including outgoing First Selectman Pat Llodra, deserve praise for helping...