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On the request of Selectman Herb Rosenthal, the Board of Selectmen September 19 deliberated and agreed to add a half-million more dollars in year two of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to further fortify efforts to remediate and demolish one of th...

Fluid muscles froze to hold a pose as ballerinas paused, spun, and resumed their dance on stage at Edmond Town Hall on Sunday, September 25. Quickly they dashed off the stage as music and lighting changed and another group stepped out from the wings ...

Newtown High School parents were notified by Principal Lorrie Rodrigue by e-mail on September 27 that a drill will be conducted in the near future involving drug dog searches. The drill is typically conducted at the school annually, but a 2015-16 dri...

Occupation: I am a theater educator; I'm an actor, director, playwright, and, most importantly, educator. I have a company, InnerAct Theatre, LLC, based in Sandy Hook. I travel to schools all over Connecticut and even the tri-state area, teaching...

Students and faculty gathered outside Fraser Woods Montessori School on Wednesday, September 21, to celebrate the 2016 International Day of Peace. The gathering promoted the United Nation's worldwide celebration of Peace Day. Fraser Woods Montessori ...

October 18, 1991 Well, George Mayer has his pumpkin back. The pumpkin - a 171-pounder, according to George - was missing since the early morning of October 4 when it was swiped from a stump in his front yard. He reported the theft top the police...

On her way home for lunch from The Bee, Bridget Seaman was heading along Hanover Road on Monday when she spotted a black bear sitting on the side of the road. Naturally she slowed down. "He looked at me. I looked at him." Then he went scurrying off i...

Legislative Council Ordinance Committee Chair Ryan Knapp appeared before the Board of Finance on September 22, reaching out for ideas and input on the local senior tax relief program. The Ordinance Committee was charged with reviewing the program, wh...

Diane Ferris Taylor, 87, of Redding died of natural causes on September 10. She was a daughter of Florence and Frank Ferris. Mrs Taylor and her late husband, Melville "Mel" Taylor, raised championship Harlequin Great Danes.  She was president...

Newtown resident Shawn Kasak pays very close attention when he receives his annual property tax bills. And on a number of occasions he has taken the time to argue local valuations, particularly on his vehicles, before the local elected Board of Asses...