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Updated: May 23, 2025 at 08:17 AM
Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) Molly Bryant paid Middle Gate Elementary School a special visit and taught students about blindness and visual impairment on Friday, May 2.
While Bryant started the day by talking to fourth graders in the gymnas...
Updated: May 29, 2025 at 02:41 PM
On Friday, May 16, Middle Gate hosted a Career Day. Several parents from the community came in to demonstrate what they do for a living. Some parents brought in tools and equipment for the children to try out. Several other careers were on display at...
Updated: May 25, 2025 at 09:57 AM
Newtown High School’s baseball team defeated visiting New Fairfield 8-7 in a makeup game at Fairfield Hills on Sunday, May 18. It marked the second high-scoring victory for the Nighthawks over the Rebels this spring; the Hawks prevailed 11-7 on the r...
Published: May 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
We have been residents of Newtown since 1997 and enjoyed our life here.
Last week we celebrated my mother-in-law, Dorothy, 100th birthday. Dorothy is a resident in Maplewood Senior Living in Newtown and is extremely happy there.
At the...
Updated: Jun 06, 2025 at 01:55 PM
Three Car Collision
Newtown Police report Gerard Vielot, 39, of Bridgeport, operating a 2019 Lexus GX, was traveling southbound on South Main Street at 7:18 pm April 26. Andrew Drap, 57, of Sandy Hook, operating a 2008 Subaru Outback, was travel...
Published: May 22, 2025 at 04:30 PM
To the Editor:
Thanks to the generous support of Kevin’s Community Center, the first-ever Fairfield Hills Music Festival was held this past Saturday at Homestead Field on the Fairfield Hills campus. This incredible event would not have been possible ...
Published: May 22, 2025 at 04:29 PM
To the Editor:
The Newtown Choral Society presented their spring concert “Soar” to an enthusiastic crowd on Saturday, May 17, at The Meeting House.
Our director, Mary Andreotta, led us in a program celebrating freedom, resilience, realization and bea...
Published: May 22, 2025 at 04:27 PM
To the Editor:
Mr “I alone can fix it” had promised to end the Ukraine war on Day 1 of his new term. 123 days later it looks like our wannabe dictator is afraid to take on a real dictator. Trump could force Putin’s hand if he would pledge to continue...
Updated: Jun 03, 2025 at 04:23 PM
CORRECTION (Tuesday, June 3, 2025): Ben Cruson is the current Town Historian of Newtown. This editorial initially referred to him as former Town Historian.
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As Memorial Day approaches, this year on May 26, people are once again pla...
Updated: May 22, 2025 at 09:21 AM
The C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, offers a variety of events for patrons to explore and enjoy. Among those events are several SCORE, or the Service Corps of Retired Executives, webinars regarding marketing, referral networks, and using LinkedIn...
