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Published: Jun 23, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Josephine Steffens Bojnowski, 98, of Newington and Newtown, died peacefully June 18. She was the beloved wife of the late Henry Bojnowski. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Pauline and Joseph Steffens, and niece to the late Mo...
Published: Jun 23, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
At the heart of Newtown’s commercial area is the Middle School, a large lot, with an existing building with a large footprint, two driveways on Queen Street and the back of the lot which abuts the Caraluzzi and Villages at Lexington Ga...
Published: Jun 23, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Robert George Goyda, 72, died peacefully in his home in Southbury June 21. He was born in Queens, N.Y., January 19, 1943, and was the son of the late Pauline (Smolinsky) Goyda and George Goyda. Mr Goyda was a fighter. He struggled against cancer for ...
Published: Jun 23, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Newtown Cultural Arts Commission announces its annual grant competition for 2015.
The commission will award up to $1,000 to a Newtown artist and up to $1,000 to a Newtown arts organization. The grant application deadline is August 7.
The application ...
Published: Jun 23, 2015 at 12:00 AM
John Louis Kopins, 80, of Sandy Hook died June 18 at Danbury Hospital, with his loving wife Yvonne at his bedside. He was born December 11, 1934, in Hague, Va., and was the son of the late Lucinda “Connie” and Howard “Doc” Kopins.
Mr Kopins was an Ea...
Published: Jun 23, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
The recommendation to close Hawley Elementary School has created great debate in Newtown for the past several weeks, but the issue at hand is much broader than the iconic schoolhouse in the center of town. Newtown has a reputation for ...
Published: Jun 23, 2015 at 12:00 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — Niagara Bottling has recalled 14 brands of bottled spring water produced at two Pennsylvania manufacturing plants after the operator of one of its contracted springs failed to reveal evidence of E. coli bacteria at the spring source.
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Published: Jun 22, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Newtown Youth & Family Services (NYFS) is bringing back Safety Town for its third summer, with the first session starting July 27.
Safety Town is a free weeklong program that is held daily for five two-hour classes. There will be two sessions: Week 1...
Published: Jun 22, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Newtown Youth & Family Services is expanding the availability of its Job Bank.
The NYFS Job Bank is now available to the entire Newtown and Sandy Hook community. The job bank consists of local young adults, ages 13-17, who have gone through the proce...
Published: Jun 22, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Residents and visitors extol the beauty and character of our downtown. Historic buildings, faithfully serving the purpose for which they were designed a century ago, are vibrant reminders of Newtown’s heritage.
Our downtown schools are...
