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Published: Jan 05, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Robert Norman Ecsedy, 88, of Newtown died peacefully at his home January 2, surrounded by his loving family and caregivers. Born in Bridgeport, he was the son of the late Mary Bodo Ecsedy and Joseph Ecsedy.
Mr Ecsedy was a graduate of Roger Ludlow Hi...
Published: Jan 05, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
The community forums on residential housing at Fairfield Hills made it very clear that Newtown does not want apartments on the campus. The Fairfield Hills Authority has acknowledged the lack of support for residential units on the camp...
Published: Jan 05, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Rosa Maria (Curcio) Farrell, 47, of Newtown died December 31 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. She was born in New York City, March 18, 1967, to Maria and Guiseppe Curcio.
She will be missed by her large family and many friends and neighbors who kn...
Published: Jan 04, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School’s wrestling and boys’ basketball teams earned wins on Saturday, January 3. The wrestling squad won the Trumbull Duals, defeating Pomperaug of Southbury 63-9, Daniel Hand of Madison 70-5, Nanuet, N.Y., 70-3, and Trumbull 47-15 in t...
Published: Jan 03, 2015 at 12:00 AM
A new addition to Newtown’s outdoor recreation has dogs and owners filling the new Park and Bark dog park. The off-leash facility celebrated its grand opening in May. Following many months of planning and fundraising, the park on May 3 held its ribbo...
Published: Jan 03, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Sandy Hook Promise is a local organization formed after 12/14 to support mental wellness, social development and gun safety/access nonpolicy, and policy solutions that protect children and prevent gun violence. It is one of many locally based groups ...
Published: Jan 03, 2015 at 12:00 AM
The Newtown government beat was a busy one throughout 2014, with developments like the new community center competing with continued recovery and resiliency efforts as the community moved through its second year post-12/14.
It was a year that also sa...
Published: Jan 03, 2015 at 12:00 AM
The lineup of Newtown’s administrative team changed in 2014.
At the start of the year, the Board of Education was conducting a search for a new superintendent of schools. On January 10, five members of the school board were ready to head to Southingt...
Published: Jan 03, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Gone from the horizon is one of Newtown’s highly visible, but long empty relics at Fairfield Hills.
Danbury Hall, once home to psychiatric hospital staff, is gone. By late September, heavy machinery was waiting to chew and dismantled the old brick st...
Published: Jan 03, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Waterworks heralded the arrival of 2014 at C.H. Booth Library, when sprinkler pipes above the second floor froze and burst on Saturday, January 4, causing the ceiling to collapse in the director’s office and tech services area of the second floor, as...
