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Newtown High School lacrosse and the 15 For Life Foundation continued its collaborative effort to support the foundation's mission of opening dialogue about depression and mental health when the boys' program hosted Trumbull on May 27. This game had ...

Frances Parkin Oliver Stevens, 98, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, passed away Friday, May 30, 2025. Frances was born August 28, 1926, in Bayonne, New Jersey, daughter of George and Isabella Grace (Brown) Oliver. The family soon moved to Montclair...

Newtown Lions Club is planning a “Stuff-A-Truck” Diaper Express event to collect diapers and baby personal hygiene items on Saturday, June 14, from 9 am to 4 pm, in cooperation with Stop & Shop and the US Army 411th Civil Affairs Battalion. The colle...

To The Editor: A developer has requested a zone change from BPO (business or professional office) to M-4 (industrial commercial) for a 1.58 acre lot adjoining our property on Mt. Pleasant Road. His plan is to build a two story public self-storage fac...

To The Editor: The good news from Hartford is that the recent passage of SB9 ends the use of neonics on the state’s over 300,000 acres of lawns and turf. Such uses had previously been allowed by professional pesticide applicators. This new restrictio...

To The Editor: The Danbury Music Centre, in cooperation with the Newtown Cultural Arts Commission, presented the DMC Community Band in concert June 1 to an enthusiastic crowd at the Newtown Congregational Church. Founded in 2021 by its director, Albe...

To The Editor: NY TImes article explained how Elon Musk was on drugs the last 4 months that he was head of DOGE. Who knew? Jake Tapper's book explained how Biden's staff all hid that he was senile at the end of his term. Who Knew? We all knew somethi...

To The Editor: The Conservation Commission's first workday of the Invasive Plant Task Force was held on Sunday, June 1, at Fairfield Hills. The Commission extends our gratitude to volunteers for their efforts in ridding a section along the trail of i...

To The Editor: Well over $4 million dollars. That’s what 6 Commerce was appraised for "highest and best use." On top of that the Town would get millions in property tax over the years. Lost revenue that Newtown taxpayers will have to make up if 6 Com...

To The Editor: Summer is almost here, and with it will come deadly heat waves supercharged by the climate crisis. Yet in 27 states, it’s perfectly legal for utility companies to shut off electricity on the hottest days of summer, leaving individuals ...