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Published: Oct 20, 2015 at 12:00 AM
All the candidates on the local ballot in the 2015 local elections in Newtown have been surveyed on their priorities and views on local issues.
Click on the name to view more information about the candidate. Then selected the "Individual Responses" t...
Published: Oct 20, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Winter is coming, and many “snowbirds” who volunteer all over Newtown are heading south. Newtown Meals On Wheels is one local organization that is experiencing a fall off in the number of drivers available to deliver meals to the housebound in Newtow...
Published: Oct 19, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Published: Oct 19, 2015 at 12:00 AM
An online fundraising campaign on DonorsChoose.org, is still running to fund the purchase of Google Chromebooks for art student use at Newtown Middle School.
Art teacher Leigh Anne Coles started the campaign and announced it Thursday, October 8. The ...
Published: Oct 19, 2015 at 12:00 AM
The Legislative Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed charter changes on Wednesday, October 21. The hearing will begin at 7 pm, in the Council Chamber at Newtown Municipal Center.
At its meeting on Wednesday, October 7, the council he...
Published: Oct 19, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Published: Oct 19, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Louise I. Oliva, 88, of Danbury died October 17, after a long illness. Born in Chicago, August 27, 1927, she was the daughter of Leonard and Carmella Picerno Caputo. Her unconditional loving and devoted husband, Jack Oliva, predeceased her.
Three dau...
Published: Oct 19, 2015 at 12:00 AM
John Schalkham, 70, of Spring Hill, Fla., husband of Betsy (Chatterton) Schalkham, died at Hospice House October 14, surrounded by his family. He was born March 6, 1945, in the Bronx, N.Y., to Margaret and Henry Schalkham.
In addition to his devoted ...
Published: Oct 19, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Shirley Ann (Pulaski) Luckner, 83, of Newtown died October 16 at Danbury Hospital with her son Wayne, sister Margaret, and caregiver Pearline at her side. Mrs Luckner was the widow of Clinton T. Luckner. Born May 9, 1932, in Bridgeport, she was the d...
Published: Oct 19, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
As treasurer for the Borough of Newtown, I have had the pleasure of working with Jim Gaston for nearly three years. Jim serves as Warden for the Borough.
The word that comes to mind when describing Jim is “dedicated.” He is fully com...
