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Published: May 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Cate Gosselin was surprised in a Head O' Meadow Elementary School classroom on May 16, with students surrounding her, with the news that she had been chosen as Newtown's Paraeducator of the Year.
Superintendent of Schools Joseph V. Erardi, Jr, and ot...
Published: May 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Throughout Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend, soccer fields in town will be bustling with youth players wearing cleats and shin pads running around and having fun, all the while displaying their competitive edge. The Newtown Nighthawks Socc...
Published: May 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Tucker Garrity played the role of playmaker, recording four assists, throughout 47:55 of regulation in the May 27 Class L State Tournament qualifying round contest between Newtown High School and visiting Fairfield Warde, at Blue & Gold Stadium.
Garr...
Published: May 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Hawley Elementary School kindergartener Gracie Arbogast was first diagnosed with diabetes when she was 3½ years old, her mother Stephanie Moody explained. Since the school year began, Gracie's kindergarten class and teacher, Deborah Lubin Pond, have ...
Published: May 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Guests will not be expected to arrive bearing diamonds or pearls - the contemporary and traditional 30th anniversary gifts - but members of Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company do hope attendees arrive hungry when they visit the fire company's ...
Published: May 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
The Newtown Middle School Jazz Band earned a platinum rank after performing at the Fantastic Festivals statewide adjudication on May 19.Groovin' Hard, made popular by Buddy Rich; Song of the Rainforest, a traditional African chant; Afternoon, by Pat ...
Published: May 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Newtown police said they are seeking any witnesses to a fatal January motorcycle accident, or any people with knowledge of that accident, in their continuing probe into the incident.At about 3 pm, on Thursday, January 19, motorcyclist Michael Defusco...
Published: May 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School junior Kevin Reiss earned a top score on the American College Test (ACT), which he took in April. Kevin said he learned of his score about ten days after the test day.
"I was at school and my dad texted me," said Kevin.
Kevin had ...
Published: May 26, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Fluttering red, white, and blue flags again mark the roughly 1,300 veterans' graves throughout Newtown.
Visiting cemeteries and graveyards both large and small on May 17, volunteers, bundles of decorative flags in hand, pressed fresh flags into the s...
Published: May 26, 2017 at 12:00 AM
We hope the bright span of white that now graces the cement wall below the Church Hill Road railroad bridge isn't too inviting to shenanigans. Newtown artist Virginia Zimmerman and volunteers spent time priming the abutment last weekend, in preparati...
