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For her Gold Award project, local Girl Scout Ava Lombardo hosted a self-defense and safety clinic for high school students, college students, and young adults entering the workforce on Wednesday, July 22, in Newtown High School's side gymnasium. Thir...

Maria C. DiVito, longtime resident of Sandy Hook and a former resident of Stamford, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2026. She was 93 years of age. Born in Gallinaro, Italy, she was the daughter of Luigi and Laura Casale. She emigrated to the Unit...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Carol Corsetti on August 6, 2026. Carol was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in both New York City and Croton-on-Hudson, New York. She spent the last years of her life in Newtown, wh...

Nancy S. Wyman, a prescient voice of caution about Connecticut’s unfunded pension liability as state comptroller, then the lieutenant governor who gave Democrats a crucial tie-breaking vote as the presiding officer in an evenly divided state Senate, ...

A United States Marine Corps veteran, a captain at Waterbury Fire Department, and chief at Newtown Hook & Ladder — Ray Corbo is this year’s winner of the Mary Hawley Public Service Award. Corbo joined Hook & Ladder when he was 16 years old. His first...

Eight Newtown High School (NHS) students who were recognized at the Rotary Club's Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) earlier this spring are planning to host a culture fair later this fall. The culture fair is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, O...

July was a special month for AGORA Leadership Development Program, as it completed its first study abroad trip: a ten-day educational journey through Peru that paired historic exploration with hands-on service leadership. AGORA is a Newtown-based non...

Family: My mother Lisa, my father James, and brother Connor; and my girlfriend Angie. Pet: We have two dogs, Harvey, a pitbull mix, and Sperry, a golden retriever. How long have you lived in Newtown? My whole life, so far. Where do yo...

Robert Joseph Stevens, 86, died peacefully on July 25, 2026, at home in Palm Harbor, Fla., surrounded by family. Bob was born April 5, 1940, in Portland, Maine, a son of Kenneth and Anna Stevens. He grew up in Greenfield, Mass., earned his degree fr...

While children, teens, and young adults are heading back to school to continue their education, teaching good savings habits can be incorporated all year round. In fact, American Bankers Association is placing an increased focus on helping young peop...