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Published: Jul 26, 2016 at 12:00 AM
As part of a mission trip to Uganda, Africa, Sandy Hook resident 18-year-old Tim Vander Have sought to make a positive impact on the lives of orphaned children and widowed mothers. By the time his week-and-a-half-long visit to the war-torn country wa...
Published: Jul 26, 2016 at 12:00 AM
A development firm is proposing the construction of 12,250-square-foot retail center, which would include a Starbucks Coffee coffeehouse with a drive-through service window, at a 3.1-acre site at 73-75 Church Hill Road site, near Exit 10 of Interstat...
Published: Jul 26, 2016 at 12:00 AM
John "Jack" Petrusaitis III, 76, of Milford, beloved husband of Eleanor Williams Petrusaitis, died July 23 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mr Petrusaitis was born in Bridgeport and was the son of the late Helen (Worden) and John Petrusaitis Jr. He was a reti...
Published: Jul 26, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Lesley A. Sharpe, 75, of Newtown died on July 24 in Masonicare at Newtown, after a long illness. Mrs Sharpe was the beloved wife of Robert J. Sharpe. She was born in Bridgeport, on October 9, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Vincent ...
Published: Jul 25, 2016 at 12:00 AM
UPDATE (July 25; 4:16 pm): From the National Weather Service: "The Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fairfield, southern Middlesex, New Haven and central Westchester counties will expire at 415 PM EDT. The storms which prompted the warning have...
Published: Jul 25, 2016 at 12:00 AM
A report on district facilities and enrollment was delivered to the Board of Education at its meeting on Tuesday, July 19. No specific recommendations were shared at the meeting, and the board is expected to continue the discussion at least through S...
Published: Jul 25, 2016 at 12:00 AM
The Jr American Legion Bethel Admirals' baseball team fought back out of the 17U state tournament's loser's bracket to win three straight games - including two against the Stratford team that had put the Admirals' backs against a wall with an early-r...
Published: Jul 25, 2016 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
I recently learned that the Newtown Parks and Recreation Department charges nonresidents $150 a year to use the town's parks. Residents do not pay the fee.
Why shouldn't nonresidents help pay the costs that residents pay the bulk of wi...
Published: Jul 24, 2016 at 12:00 AM
BETHEL - Each summer since 2013, the summer theater, youth leadership and empowerment program now known as NewArts has dialed up the challenge to produce more professionally staged productions at Newtown High School.School of Rock staging August 5-7,...
Published: Jul 24, 2016 at 12:00 AM
This is the second of a two-part series that shares memories from some of those who have performed in the auditorium at Newtown High School, which is currently undergoing major renovations. The first part of this series can be read
here.
Spa...
