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Published: Jan 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 308 is accepting nominations for its Teacher of the Year award.
Teachers who promote civic responsibility, flag etiquette, and patriotism are prime candidates for the award. Members of the community are asked t...
Published: Jan 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Ashurst Academy of Irish Dance invites the public to join faculty and students for an open house at the dance studio, 3 Simm Lane (Suite 3L1), on Saturday, January 28. The event will run from 1 to 2:15 pm.Attendees will also be invited to try some Ir...
Published: Jan 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Two forms to be used by members of the public or officials who either aim to lodge an ethics complaint or request clarification about whether one may be justified are now available through the Town Clerk's Office.
On Monday, January 9, a "Complaint P...
Published: Jan 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School Principal Lorrie Rodrigue is completing an internship with Superintendent of Schools Joseph V. Erardi, Jr, this school year while working toward her superintendent's certification.A look at Ms Beck's experience is available here.
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Published: Jan 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Three poems by Newtown resident Charles Rafferty - "Unnoticed," "The Problem with Wanting Something" and "The Problem with Mercy" - have been published in the Winter 2016-17 issue of Ploughshares.Ploughshares features a collection of essays, poems, a...
Published: Jan 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Superintendent of Schools Joseph V. Erardi, Jr, welcomed district parents and community members to a community forum on Wednesday, January 25, to discuss the district's current practices around responding to mean behavior and bullying.
"What made som...
Published: Jan 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
We had a taste of winter weather the early part of this week, when a coating of sleety snow and some gusty winds created a bit of chaos for those traveling area roads. Fortunately, the Newtown area was mostly spared the gloom and doom earlier forecas...
Published: Jan 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
The Trustees of C.H. Booth Library announce that Karen Tatarka will be joining the town's library as director, effective March 1.
Ms Tatarka is currently director of Weston Public Library. She has served in that role since 2011, and has nearly 20 yea...
Published: Jan 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
UPDATED (Monday, January 30, 2017): This post has been updated to reflect changes in the timeline presentation of the new group at RCN.
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The Resiliency Center of Newtown will launch a new group next week.
The Mind-Body Medicine Skills G...
Published: Jan 27, 2017 at 12:00 AM
January 31, 1992
For decades, the collection of red barns on Great Ring Road has been among the most scenic spots in town. On January 28, though, a backhoe tore down three of those barns. And in the near future, the remaining barns will be destr...
