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Highway Department, Police Report Routine Issues With Niko... So Far

Published: Feb 09, 2017 at 12:00 AM
All of Newtown's Highway Department crews and trucks were out and working during a 9:30 am check-in from The Newtown Bee as Winter Storm Niko continued trundling northeastward up the coast on February 9.A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect across...

Newtown Issues CodeRED: 'Non-Essential Employees' Stay Home Today

Published: Feb 09, 2017 at 12:00 AM
The Town of Newtown used its CodeRED system this morning, telling town employees who do not need to be working during Winter Storm Niko to stay put. Emergency Communications Director Maureen Will recorded the message, which was distributed to all res...

Main Street Streetscape Concept Well-Received By Police Commission

Published: Feb 09, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Police Commission members, in their role as the local traffic authority, this week spoke favorably about a planning study they reviewed on measures to improve conditions for pedestrians along the section of Main Street near the historic flagpole inte...

William J. Ghent Jr

Published: Feb 09, 2017 at 12:00 AM
William J. Ghent, Jr, 86, of Sandy Hook, died February 6 after a brief illness in Danbury Hospital with his family by his side. Born on April 30, 1930, in Portland, Conn., he was the 12th child to the late Gertrude Ghent and William J. Ghent, Sr. He ...

Looking Ahead To Stay Ahead

Published: Feb 09, 2017 at 12:00 AM
A mid-December 2016 survey by InformCT of 510 state residents indicated support for regionalization of some services, with survey results indicating that animal control and educational services can also be effectively regionalized. That small survey ...

LOF Adaptive Ski Group Continues To Grow After 25 Years

Published: Feb 08, 2017 at 12:00 AM
What began with a phone call and impromptu ski lesson in 1992 has led to 25 years of service to the blind, disabled, and wounded veterans by Sandy Hook-based LOF Adaptive Skiers. "A lot has happened in 25 years and 99 percent has been good," LOF Foun...

Winter Storm Niko Closings, Cancellations And Postponements

Published: Feb 08, 2017 at 12:00 AM
A Winter Storm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) for the entire state, to be in effect from midnight Wednesday, February 8, through 6 pm Thursday, February 9.Newtown Public Schools announced late Wednesday afternoon that s...

Nighthawk Gymnasts Put Forth Solid Routines And Win A Pair Of Meets

Published: Feb 08, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School's gymnastics team had three competitions this past week, and placed first in two of them. The Nighthawks went to New Milford High School to take on the host Green Wave and Oxford on February 2 and came in third; defeated visiting ...

Alexander C. Aliapoulios

Published: Feb 08, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Alexander C. Aliapoulios, 91, of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fla., died peacefully February 6 at Maplewood in Newtown, with his loving wife of 68 years, Constance "Connie," by his side. He was born in Manchester, N.H., on October 6, 1925, and was a longti...