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Published: Jan 12, 2016 at 12:00 AM
They are everywhere you look — coloring books very much unlike the ones of childhood. The coloring books that are filling bins at craft stores and tumbling from shelves in bookstores are filled with pages of intricate, detailed drawings that demand f...
Published: Jan 11, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Henry S. Popowski, Jr, 70, of Florida, cherished father of three, beloved husband, and son of the late Henry Popowski, Sr, and Nellie Popowski, died December 31, after a long battle with cancer. Born on September 19, 1945, he grew up in Connecticut.
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Published: Jan 11, 2016 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Legend has it that Hobson was an inn keeper who would tell his guests “you can ride any horse in the stable, as long as you take the horse closest to the door.” The people of Newtown are being given a “Hobson’s Choice” when it comes to...
Published: Jan 11, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Margaret Ann “Peg” Le Blanc, 73, of Brookfield died peacefully in Newton, Mass., January 11, after a long battle with dementia. She was the widow of the late Gerard W. Le Blanc. She was born in Queens, N.Y., June 24, 1942, to Frances (McCarthy) and J...
Published: Jan 11, 2016 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Placing the Sandy Hook Memorial in the High Meadow open space at Fairfield Hills is a bad idea.
The High Meadow is an environmentally sensitive area providing food and sanctuary for important pollinators and ground-nesting birds. It is...
Published: Jan 11, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Nancy Jean Smith, 82, of Huntersville, N.C., formerly of Newtown, died January 6. She was born October 18, 1933, in Alleghany County, Penn., and was the daughter of the late Hazel and Warren Reinhart.
Her daughter Stacy Smith of Huntersville survives...
Published: Jan 11, 2016 at 12:00 AM
HARTFORD — Jason Chickos, 46, of Bridgeport, was sentenced on Monday, January 11, by US District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to two years of probation for his role in an anabolic steroids manufacturing and distribution ring, which was headed by a former...
Published: Jan 11, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Mary Ellen (Milot) Grom, 50, formerly of Waterbury, died January 5 at her home. She was born March 26, 1965, in Waterbury, daughter of Donald E. Milot and the late Carmela (Ciminera) Milot.
In addition to her father, she leaves behind her sisters, Ch...
Published: Jan 11, 2016 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
I submit this note in memory of Coach L. Brett White – an early inspiration to area wrestling programs.
Brett died during the recent holidays in North Carolina. In the mid-fifties, when the only high school-level wrestling programs in ...
Published: Jan 11, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School’s gymnastics team began the season in the Pomperaug Invitational, at Pomperaug High in Southbury, on January 9. The Nighthawks placed eighth with a team score of 119.25. Darien was first with 136.950, Daniel Hand of Madison was se...
