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Donald Robert Sturges, 65, died suddenly April 22, at his home in Olongapo, Philippines. He was the son of Jean Stempel of Lenox, Mass., and the late Robert Sturges, born April 4, 1950. He was raised in Sandy Hook and was in the opening first grade c...

Margaret Ellen Lewis Anderson, 69, of Castleton, Vt., died April 23 at her residence, after a long illness. She was born July 11, 1945, in Bridgeport, and was the daughter of the late Eleanor (Ludwig) and Herbert Lewis. (Mr Lewis was a former Sandy H...

Friends of Newtown resident and American Legion Auxiliary Third District President Alice Saxton are planning a benefit dinner to help Ms Saxton with medical expenses. Ms Saxton is recovering from esophageal cancer treatments and now needs surgery. A ...

To the Editor: I had the opportunity to read your latest Editorial Ink Drops titled [4/24/15], and while it appears to include a rebuttal of sorts to my own letter from two days ago, I do acknowledge that I failed to properly qualify those I describ...

Felice “Felix” Talamo, 61, of Newtown died April 22, after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband and best friend to Jeanne Talamo for 37 years. He was born August 6, 1953, and was the son of the late Maria and Giacomo Talam...

To the Editor: I am writing about a specific change that the Charter Revision Commission (“CRC”) is considering with regards to the Board of Education. They are proposing to drop from Section 2-30(c) of the Town Charter the following language:  “At e...

To the Editor: Yesterday, I made a very smart choice. I went to The Meeting House at 3:30 pm and became one of the audience members, listening to the Newtown Choral Society's concert, “The Soul of New Orleans.” What a fantastic, happy, joyous experie...