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Published: Oct 23, 2015 at 12:00 AM
This year’s My Favorite Scarecrow Sculpture Contest entries are scheduled to go on display at Newtown Middle School this weekend, starting the evening of October 23, on the front lawn of the school, 11 Queen Street.
Each year NMS eighth grade student...
Published: Oct 23, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Occupation: I’m mainly a volunteer these days. I retired from executive recruiting in 2002. I helped companies find middle and senior management personnel in finance and technology.
Family: I’m married to Geoff, and we have two children. Mari...
Published: Oct 23, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
This letter is to introduce myself to those who have moved here after I had the honor of serving New-town for five terms as first selectman which ended in December of 2008 and who may not know me. Since that time, I have served two mo...
Published: Oct 23, 2015 at 12:00 AM
A sparse audience of mostly local political leaders and family members did not dissuade any of the eight residents seeking to be elected or reelected to the Board of Finance from digging into specific and detailed questions and delivering often detai...
Published: Oct 23, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Back in the late 1970s and early 80s, Newtown resident Sue Goldberg would commute over to Danbury to a job at Read’s Department Store. And while she loved the hustle and bustle of retail, working in a huge big box operation just didn’t suit her.
Arou...
Published: Oct 22, 2015 at 12:00 AM
The radio dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:
Thursday, October 15: 10:01 am, public service, 36 Main Street, Hook & Ladder responded; 1...
Published: Oct 22, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Deb Osborne, a Garden Club of Newtown member since 1999, will share a slide show presentation of the “Flora and Fauna of South Africa” at the next meeting of The Garden Club of Newtown. The program will be offered on Tuesday, October 27, at 1 pm, in ...
Published: Oct 22, 2015 at 12:00 AM
The town has a surplus of cats at its animal shelter at Fairfield Hills and is seeking homes for the animals with residents who want to acquire some feline friends.
As an incentive, the town is waiving fees that would normally be charged people who a...
Published: Oct 22, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School’s boys’ soccer team’s opponents have the challenging task of deciding who to mark closely, or when to apply a double team strategy. Goal scoring, for the Nighthawks, has come from all over the field as 13 players have found the ba...
Published: Oct 22, 2015 at 12:00 AM
DUI Incident
Police report they observed motorist Andrew Bolmer, 27, of 31 Swamp Road driving a vehicle erratically in Dodgingtown at about 10:40 pm on October 17, after which they stopped him on Hattertown Road, near Dodgingtown Road, to invest...
