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Published: Jun 13, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Newtown's Relay for Life — which for the unfamiliar, is not a sporting event — is taking place today, Saturday, June 13, at Newtown High School’s Blue & Gold Stadium.
After a decade of success hosting overnight Relays that have raised more than $2.5 ...
Published: Jun 12, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
I moved with my family to Newtown in July of 2012, and enrolled both of my children in Hawley School. We found a ready home there and in our neighborhood in Sandy Hook. My older son, a fourth grader who, because of difficulties in fin...
Published: Jun 12, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Shortly after posting new information on the town’s municipal website tracking survey responses, the chairman of the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission visited with local selectmen to update the commission’s progress toward possibly establishin...
Published: Jun 12, 2015 at 12:00 AM
A school effort that began with a book has built a school in Liberia.
Reed teachers Valerie Pagano-Hepburn, Lil Martenson, Patrice DiVanno, and Karen King visited Newtown Middle School on Friday, June 5, to share the news with former Reed students, w...
Published: Jun 12, 2015 at 12:00 AM
NEW HAVEN — With the arrests of three more men on June 4, a drug trafficking ring allegedly headed by a former Newtown police sergeant has grown to 11 men, who are now under federal indictment on various drug charges.
Also, new court documents expand...
Published: Jun 12, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Hints of steam and seared steak drifted through the Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Co firehouse on Riverside Road both Friday and Saturday nights, June 5 and 6, at the 28th annual LobsterFest.
A fundraising event for the fire company, the weekend...
Published: Jun 12, 2015 at 12:00 AM
A special celebration was held in the Guidance Department at Newtown High School on Wednesday, May 27, marking the Award of Outstanding Comprehensive Developmental School Counseling Program from the Connecticut School Counselor Association (CSCA).
Be...
Published: Jun 12, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Judges were impressed with Carole Polcyn’s floral arrangement for “Joy! 50 Years of Celebrations,” saying she had a “fabulous selection of ‘backyard’ garden plants organized well to create a strong rhythm.” Ms Polcyn combined mountain laurel, Queen A...
Published: Jun 12, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Closing any school in Newtown, especially the historic Hawley Elementary School, is not a good idea. Hawley turns 100 years old in six years and was one of the six gifts given to the town of Newtown by Elizabeth Hawley. Not many towns...
Published: Jun 11, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
On June 6, Merryhill Child Care Center, Inc held a Touch-A-Truck event at the Newtown Youth Academy as part of our on-going 25th anniversary celebration. It was a great pleasure to see children and adults of all ages enjoying the spect...
