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Published: Aug 17, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Crowds of people, necks craned upward (and hopefully wearing eye protection) will be searching the sky on Monday, August 21, not for something so mundane as bird or plane, but for a performance of nature not seen here in ...
Published: Aug 17, 2017 at 12:00 AM
August 21, 1992
After a brief standoff, Newtown Police Union Local 3153 members have decided to work the Labor Day Parade, raising parade organizers' spirits. "We're thrilled with the fact that they reconsidered and they're with us again," said ...
Published: Aug 17, 2017 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
We have lost compromising in our political system. The Founding Fathers created a system that invited opposing opinions and required compromise. A historical review of Hamilton, Franklin, Washington, and others will show you democracy ...
Published: Aug 17, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Newtown's senior population is rapidly growing, with many choosing to remain in their homes or local independent housing facilities. Without family members, nurses, or aides living with them, a number of challenges can arise for seniors, making daily...
Published: Aug 17, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Kathryn Louise Stormer, 79, of Sandy Hook, beloved wife of the late William Lewis Stormer, died peacefully August 15 at Yale-New Haven Hospital, surrounded by her family. Born in Westport on February 8, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Michael ...
Published: Aug 16, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Very often, the public's contact with police officers occurs during emergencies or urgent situations.
To provide a more relaxed setting for the public to interact with local police officers, Newtown Police Department is planning an informal event at ...
Published: Aug 16, 2017 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
A side effect of changing school start times is that it teaches students, and reminds us as parents, that community is about give and take. We have become a society that feels entitled to receive what we want, regardless of others need...
Published: Aug 16, 2017 at 12:00 AM
The Board of Education unanimously appointed Reed Intermediate School physical education teacher Aaron Blank as Newtown High School interim assistant principal, at its meeting on August 15 .An expanded story on the Board of Education's August 15 meet...
Published: Aug 16, 2017 at 12:00 AM
More than a dozen girls and boys, with help from mom and dad, baited their hooks and cast their lines during a free catch and release fishing derby at Masonicare at Newtown's Keating Pond on the morning of August 12.
Although open to outside communit...
Published: Aug 16, 2017 at 12:00 AM
On July 28, a crew of 15 volunteers from local nonprofit Ben's Lighthouse returned from a weeklong service trip to the area of Baton Rouge, La.To learn more about Ben's Lighthouse, including upcoming programming for young adults, visit benslighthouse...
