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Published: Dec 24, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Published: Dec 24, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Forty years ago I experienced my first Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve fox hunt. I was an impressionable teenager with a feisty pony riding with the Fairfield County Hounds, based here in Newtown. These rides left such an impression it compelled me ...
Published: Dec 24, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Middle Gate Elementary School held its annual holiday movie night on Friday, December 11, featuring a shopping “boutique” just before the movie began.
Middle Gate PTA President Debbie DeBlasi said roughly 200 people had signed up for the evening even...
Published: Dec 24, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School’s hockey team skated to a 6-0 win over host Sheehan of Wallingford, at Choate Rosemary Hall, on December 23. With the win, the Nighthawks improved to 2-0.
Scott McLean had two goals and an assist, and David Brestovansky, Devin Mar...
Published: Dec 24, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Head O’ Meadow PTA volunteers were festively attired in colorful sweaters and hair accessories as students arrived in this year’s Holiday Giving Shop on Thursday, December 10.
Holiday Giving Shop Committee Co-Chair Vicky Ricks said this year the Holi...
Published: Dec 24, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School’s gymnastics team members still have a few weeks to sharpen their skills and prepare for the start of the regular season, and the Nighthawks come into the campaign with experience, as well as depth, on their side.
The Hawks will h...
Published: Dec 24, 2015 at 12:00 AM
A rare request from local selectmen for an advisory opinion by the Board of Ethics was rejected earlier this month because of a legal loophole apparently brought to light by Town Attorney David Grogins.
Following a closed executive session December 2...
Published: Dec 24, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Head O’ Meadow fourth grade chorus members and their teacher Cynthia Holberg shared performances of two of the songs being prepared for the school’s winter concert with the Board of Education at its meeting on Tuesday, December 15.
“Their chorus is 7...
Published: Dec 24, 2015 at 12:00 AM
As plans to close the grant-funded Newtown Recovery and Resiliency Team (RRT) operation at Fairfield Hills progress, First Selectman Pat Llodra has been working to create an offset agency so those receiving support can continue to do so with little o...
Published: Dec 24, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Todd Ingersoll, president of Ingersoll Automotive, carried a number of boxes in with him to Newtown High School on Wednesday, December 9.
For the fourth year in a row, Ingersoll Automotive is giving new laptops to local schools Newtown, Bethel, Danbu...
