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For the past 54 years, Dr Robert Grossman has found himself at The Pleasance on Labor Day, joining fellow Rotary Club of Newtown members to sell hot dogs and soda to the crowds of people lining nearby streets for the town's annual parade. This year, ...

Many people fondly remember "Coach" Harold DeGroat and swimming lessons at Curtis Pond. Evelyn (Weber) Watts was the first to recognize Coach DeGroat in the August 19, 2016 presentation of The Way Were Were. Pictured in that week's feature image are ...

To the Editor: [Re: Erin Birden's letter of August 15, "Needed: Mathematically Literate Adults"] I, too, hope that our students' curiosity and drive to learn will be stimulated by the pursuit of numerical reasoning and mathematics. But, I struggle to...

Newtown Hook & Ladder volunteer firefighters plan to mark a long-awaited move from their 1929 firehouse at 45 Main Street to their new firehouse at 12 Church Hill Road with a procession of firefighters, fire vehicles, and antique fire apparatus on Fr...

September 6, 1991 Main Street was full of marchers and spectators for Monday's Labor Day Parade. The theme of the parade - Newtown, an all-American Town - this year honored the town's returning Persian War veterans. *** There is nothing like the...

The Board of Selectmen received an updated Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for municipal projects during an August 15 meeting that First Selectman Pat Llodra said makes a number of adjustments to take pressure off Newtown's debt load while still diggi...

I couldn't help but notice some happy messaging decorating Sandy Hook Elementary School ahead of tours and the start of the 2016-17 school year, like this bulletin board decorated with the words, "Let's have a colorful year!" Parents, don't forget to...

New school district staff orientation programs and seminars were held at Reed Intermediate School throughout the week of August 15, and on Friday, August 19, Jeremy Richman, PhD, and David G. Jacob, a licensed clinical social worker, presented a Ment...

To the Editor: The Claris Construction Inc Summer Jam Concert Series recently concluded its fourth season and I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of Newtown Parks & Recreation, to express our gratitude for another wonderful summer of chi...

All-Star Transportation employees assembled at the new Sandy Hook Elementary School ahead of the 2016-17 school year for the company's annual back-to-school meeting on Wednesday, August 17. All-Star Transportation Newtown Manager Alan Colangelo, Supe...