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Published: Apr 17, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Mildred Reiner, 88, of Newtown died peacefully at her home April 15.
She was born in Montgomery, Ala., a daughter of the late Lena and Max Rand.
She grew up in New York City, where she enjoyed a career that took her to the Brill Building and the musi...
Published: Apr 17, 2015 at 12:00 AM
HARTFORD (AP) — Tim McGraw is defending his decision to headline a Connecticut concert to benefit a Sandy Hook group, responding to critics who call it a gun control fundraiser.
A concert at the XFINITY Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut, on July 1...
Published: Apr 17, 2015 at 12:00 AM
With students reading to one another, Middle Gate Loves To Read Week came to a close on Friday, April 10.
The week began on Monday, April 6, with a presentation shared by third grade students in teacher Clair DeSisto’s class with the entire school, d...
Published: Apr 17, 2015 at 12:00 AM
This cat is feeling a bit thirsty, and just in time to support some of our volunteer firefighters. A wine tasting fundraiser will take place at the Newtown Country Club, April 25, from 7 to 10 pm, to benefit the Newtown Hook & Ladder Co’s new firehou...
Published: Apr 16, 2015 at 12:00 AM
EASTON — For the seventh year, Aquarion Water Company will issue free fishing permits to any unemployed person over the age of 18. Veterans and active duty service members may also receive free permits this year.
On Wednesdays, April 22 and May 6, be...
Published: Apr 16, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team won three of its first four games to begin the season.
In a rematch of last year’s South-West Conference championship game, the Nighthawks toppled visiting Brookfield 13-6 on April 9. Deegan Beauchemin and Ja...
Published: Apr 16, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School’s baseball team played three games decided by just one run in its first four of the campaign. The Nighthawks had a pair of one-run contests to begin play this spring. The Nighthawks fell 5-4 at Staples of Westport in its season op...
Published: Apr 16, 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, April 9: 1:07 pm, chimney fire, 40 Algonquin Trail, Sandy Hook and Botsford resp...
Published: Apr 16, 2015 at 12:00 AM
The Newtown Choral Society will perform “The Soul of New Orleans” as its spring concert, Sunday, April 26, at 3:30 pm, at Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street.
Two trumpets and a saxophone will accompany the choir with high school band director Kurt...
Published: Apr 16, 2015 at 12:00 AM
In the summer of 2014, Newtown Health Director Donna Culbert received a notice from the state Department of Health flagging the presence of an emerging but rare infectious disease that had been isolated in several ticks in Connecticut, that also turn...
