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Published: Nov 14, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Boy Scout Eddie Godino, a members of Newtown Troop 770 going for the rank of Eagle Scout, will be conducting a sock drive this month.
Eddie is reaching out to the public with a request for socks. All those that are collected will be donated to Cathol...
Updated: Aug 04, 2022 at 03:34 PM
“The history of the Great Danbury State Fair is so long and takes so many unexpected turns that writing about it was like tracking a lightning bug at dusk,” writes Newtown author Andrea Zimmermann in the introduction to her recently published book, T...
Published: Nov 13, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Following a report of a man threatening to "shoot anybody" who went to his Botsford home on the night of November 8, police responded to the Dusty Lane residence in number, and following a brief standoff, took the man into custody without inj...
Published: Nov 13, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
It is with great reward that I accept your overwhelming support in my reelection to the Board of Education. This next four-year opportunity will allow me to continue to make notable strides for the children in my town. I have renewed...
Published: Nov 13, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Technically, the long completed Newtown High School addition is not yet complete.
According to Public Building and Site Commission Chairman Robert Mitchell, a pesky leak that has confounded school maintenance and plant personnel, contractors, and con...
Published: Nov 13, 2015 at 12:00 AM
November 16, 1990
Winds of up to 70 miles per hour ripped through Newtown during the night of November 11, tearing the tarp from the roof of the Newtown Meeting House, and wrapping it around a transformer. Northeast Utilities reported 474 homes ...
Published: Nov 13, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
On Veterans Day, Head O Meadow School, in Newtown had a breakfast for veterans. It started with the Pledge of Allegiance. Every student knew the words, because they say it every day. You could see the smiles on everyone's face as th...
Published: Nov 13, 2015 at 12:00 AM
For the first time since the 2011 campaign, Newtown High School’s football team suffered a regular-season loss. A combination of New Fairfield’s stifling defense, windy and cold conditions, Newtown injuries, and mistakes added up to a 13-7 win for th...
Published: Nov 13, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members are continuing their long-running review of a major mixed-use complex proposed for a 42-acre site in Hawleyville, which would include a 180-unit rental apartment complex on 21 acres, a diner on four acres,...
Published: Nov 13, 2015 at 12:00 AM
After learning that hiring an investigator would cost roughly $15,000 to $20,000 to look into leaked board communications, the Board of Education decided at a special meeting on Wednesday, November 11, to look into both filing a Freedom of Informatio...
