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7/10/39-10/7/17 The Moment That You Left Me my heart was split in two; one side was filled with memories, the other side died with you. I often lay awake at night when the world is fast asleep, and take a walk down memory lane with tears upon my chee...

Erik Von Garrell Dreher, 34, passed away suddenly on June 23, 2024. Erik is survived by his mother, Christine Dreher; his father, Alan Dreher; his sister Alice Rochford and her husband James; his two nephews, Rex and Rocco; and his many uncles, aunts...

When Irma Del Carmen Zurita Garrido applied to an exchange program in 1970, she never knew that year was going to change her life forever. It was through coming to the United States so long ago that Zurita Garrido, born and raised in Chile, gained th...

Anthony Tarantino Jr, born March 14, 1974, in Bridgeport, passed away unexpectedly on September 18, 2025. Anthony grew up in Newtown and attended Newtown schools. He was a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. He is survived by his mother, ...

Newtown Rotary Club will install a Peace Pole at Fairfield Hills Campus’ flagpole island, near the pickleball courts, at 10 am, Saturday, October 4. Jennifer Chaudhary, the president of Newtown Rotary Club, said the pole will serve as a peace dedicat...

Newtown’s C.H. Booth Library is asking for readers’ input regarding displays and exhibits in the library. Ben Cruson, the town’s historian and the library’s archivist and curator, has created a short survey for people to provide their input. The ques...

SHERMAN — Three actors. Four monologues. Subjective truth. That is Brian Friel’s 1979 play Faith Healer in a nutshell. The master of Irish drama weaves a dark, poetic tale of faith, doubt and control as he explores a so-called faith healer’s story fr...

Middle Gate Elementary School students and staff went all out at the SOARS pep rally on Friday, September 19. The sunny warm weather made it the perfect day for everyone to come together and celebrate their school. As students in every grade went to ...

The Department of Human Services launched Newtown Easy Transit, a pilot program to provide transportation to Newtown residents, earlier this month. The program is for Newtown residents ages 60 and older, as well as disabled individuals over 18, to ge...

EAST HADDAM — In the early 1970s a group of working dancers in NYC got together and tape recorded their stories, hoping to translate those stories into workshops to help fellow dancers. A few years later those tapes were transformed into A Chorus Lin...