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Thomas A. Johnson, 54, of Sandy Hook died October 19 at his home, with his wife of 26 years at his side, succumbing to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was born in Mineola, N.Y., and was the son of Jane Johnson and the late Arthur Johnson. He ...

This year’s Great Pumpkin Challenge campaign has already started collecting donations, and this week challenge creator Mackenzie Page announced the Life is Good company will match each dollar donated, up to $10,000, for the cause. The annual fundrasi...

Earl John Smith, Jr, 87, born in Hartford, February 21, 1928, to Ethel (Tormay) and Earl J. Smith, died Thursday, October 22, at Danbury Hospital. His loving wife, Vera, of 50 years; daughter Judith of Sandy Hook; son Earl, and his wife Kathleen, of ...

A collection of 31 sculptures was put on display over the weekend, taking over the front lawn of Newtown Middle School. The works represent the entries for the 2015 My Favorite Scarecrow Sculpture Contest, and represent up to 6½ weeks of work by stud...

Newtown High School's boys' soccer team's game against Joel Barlow of Redding today, October 26, has been moved to the back practice field at NHS. It was originally scheduled to take place at Blue & Gold Stadium. Game time remains the same: 3:45 pm. ...

While Newtown and the region dodged a recent threat as Hurricane Joaquin banked away instead of toward the East Coast a few weeks ago, local emergency management officials are remaining vigilant about possible future storms and other concerns that co...