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Published: Oct 27, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School standout wrestler Anthony Falbo - make that national standout grappler Falbo - announced on October 27 that he will continue his career on the mats at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.
That's good news for the high school ...
Published: Oct 27, 2016 at 12:00 AM
NEW HAVEN - "Dammit...Janet...I love you!"The Rocky Horror Picture Show, those five words immediately trigger memories of midnight movies, costumed characters, tossing toast, "...a jump to the left," and a frequently used derogatory descriptor of the...
Published: Oct 27, 2016 at 12:00 AM
November 15, 1991
Tobacco use will cost the US economy $65 billion this year in health care and lost productivity, which is about 18 percent of the gross national product. It will also kill 434,000 people nationwide. If you do smoke and do not d...
Published: Oct 27, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Late Wednesday afternoon, Tigger hopped from a hopscotch board to a beanbag game, passing princesses and superheroes along the way. Olive Oyl and an Oompa Loompa shared space at an arts and crafts table with Minions and Pikachus.Ghostbusters and "Mon...
Published: Oct 27, 2016 at 12:00 AM
One of the last official appearances Economic Development Coordinator Betsy Paynter made before departing for a post with the Town of Brookfield was to provide the Legislative Council an update on Newtown's Business Incentive Plan (BIP), which provid...
Published: Oct 27, 2016 at 12:00 AM
The southeastern coast of the United States suffered a horrible loss of lives, property, and possessions the first week of this month, due to Hurricane Matthew. In Florida, storm surges of several feet washed out roads and carved new inlets as wind a...
Published: Oct 26, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School's boys' soccer team defeated visiting Bethel 4-2 in the team's Senior Night, at Blue & Gold Stadium, on October 25. The Nighthawks finish the regular season with an overall record of 8-3-4.
The Nighthawks built a 3-0 halftim...
Published: Oct 26, 2016 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Conservatorship, estates, trusts, adoptions are just some of the things that go through the Judge of Probate's office. Did you notice the only happy one was adoption? Most people don't realize what the Judge of Probate does, other than...
Published: Oct 26, 2016 at 12:00 AM
As Newtown began coming to grips with the tremendous tragedy of 12/14, two initiatives emerged - both with a goal of bringing the town together and helping residents with their individual and collective healing processes.
In the past week, each of th...
Published: Oct 26, 2016 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Nonpartisan analysis shows that unless this state reverses course soon we will continue to have deficits of almost $3 billion in the next two fiscal years, meaning another huge tax increase after the election. Mitch Bolinsky will conti...
