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Linda Carol Gover of Sandy Hook passed away peacefully on February 12 at the age of 77. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. Linda will be remembered for her warmth, generosity, and strength of spirit. Linda was bo...

Maureen Crimmins Boyle passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, in her home in Sandy Hook after an illness of several years. Maureen was the wife of Michael Boyle for 54 years. Maureen is survived by her twin daughters, Bridget August and Kathlee...

Newtown High School’s indoor track and field teams competed in the Class L State Championships at the Floyd Little Athletic Center on February 18 and came home with a record-setting performance. The boys’ squad had a pair of champions and the girls’ ...

If you attended some of Newtown High School’s boys’ basketball games this winter chances are pretty good you saw some down-to-the-wire battles. After all, 11 of 20 games were decided by six points or less, with most of those coming down to the final ...

The difference between the third- through sixth-place teams in girls’ basketball’s South-West Conference was head-to-head tiebreakers. Newtown High School was among four teams with 9-4 conference marks that settled for the fifth spot and a trip to No...

Alice E. Holmes passed away on February 2, 2025, at the age of 95 at Pomperaug Woods in Southbury, where she has resided since 2020 after moving from her home in Sandy Hook. Alice was born in Horton, Kansas, on November 25, 1929, to Rider and Alice M...

The approximately 30 attendees of a presentation at Newtown Senior Center learned recently that social isolation of older residents of most communities is a big concern. According to data shared during “Where’s Waldo: There Are No Strangers, Just Fri...

UPDATE (Tuesday, February 18, 2025): This story has been updated to include the grand prize for Winter Reading Bingo Challenge. * * * * * C.H. Booth Library staff are encouraging people ages 18 and older to join the 2025 Adult Winter Readi...

NEW FAIRFIELD — Newtown High School's wrestling team captured the South-West Conference Championship at neutral site New Fairfield High on February 17. The competition was postponed by the weekend snow, rain, and icy conditions, but very good things ...

While 835 Newtown Eversource customers were still without power as of Monday afternoon, February 17, thousands of the 12,158 Eversource customers in Newtown lost power during the span between Sunday afternoon, February 16, and now. A high wind adviso...