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"Be kind and have a little humility," is the advice Newtown Senior Center member Cecelia Finnell recalled her mother sharing with her. "It's probably what I've lived by, and I'm 88 years old," she proudly added. Ms Finnell was one of nearly 40 guests...

The Board of Education voted at its Tuesday, May 4, meeting to engage Transportation Advisory Services (TAS) to consult the district on its current transportation services. The school board's finance committee reviewed proposals before TAS's proposal...

Newtown Education Foundation (NEF) hosted a cocktail party on Tuesday, May 3, at Dere Street Restaurant, 33 Main Street, as a fundraiser and kick-off event for this new foundation.newtowneducationfoundation.org, on its Facebook page, or by e-mailing ...

Angeline Rodia Zakhar, 96, of Newtown, the beloved wife of the late Joseph Zakhar, died May 8, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Bridgeport, October 6, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Ermelinda (Calogero) and Aniello Rodia. Throughout h...

Emile Ernest Racenet, 77, of Ancram, N.Y., formerly of Bethel, died peacefully May 7. He was born December 17, 1938, on Governor's Island, N.Y., and was raised in Southbury, where he graduated from high school.www.munsonloveterefuneralhome.comOnline ...

While her school was in the midst of a New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) self-study, Newtown High School Principal Lorrie Rodrigue said on Monday, April 25, one of NHS's staff presented her with a challenge. That challenge has i...

Students in this semester's yearbook class at Newtown High School looked back Monday, April 25 at almost a school year's worth of effort and forward to the final publication of this year's book. NHS teacher Kristin Violette said students choose to si...

Hawley Elementary School fourth graders presented their Spring Concert under the guidance of music teacher Brian Kowalsky at a school assembly on Monday, May 2. The entire student body gathered in the school's gymnasium for the performance, which was...

At a meeting of the Design Selection Subcommittee of the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission (SHPMC) Tuesday afternoon, May 3, Chairman Kyle Lyddy, members Sarah Middeleer, Alan Martin, Steffan Burns, and Agni Pavlidou Kyprianou considered a sev...

James R. "Jim" Dudley, 62, died suddenly of a heart attack April 18, at his home in Newtown. He was born December 15, 1953, in Danbury, a son of Raymond and Beverly Laflam Dudley. He was raised in Newtown and graduated from Newtown High School in 197...