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Youth Football Teams Claim Titles

Published: Nov 17, 2014 at 12:00 AM
A trio of Newtown youth teams won Shoreline Youth Football Conference championships this past weekend. The fourth-grade squad earned an 18-0 win over North Branford, the sixth-graders topped Guilford 24-8, and the seventh-graders defeated Shelton 32-...

Eleanor Anderson

Published: Nov 17, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Eleanor Anderson, 96, of Woodbury, widow of the composer Leroy Anderson, died November 12, of natural causes, at her home. She was born Eleanor Jane Firke, May 21, 1918, in Champaign, Ill., the daughter of Beulah Hubbard Firke and Attorney Charles We...

Permanent Memorial Commission Continues Deliberations

Published: Nov 17, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Members of the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission (SHPMC) heard presentations from two area artists during the commission’s regular meeting on November 13, conducted at Newtown Municipal Center. The presentations were at the requests of the art...

Lorraine Dinan Casey

Published: Nov 17, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Lorraine Dinan Casey, 91, of Sandy Hook, beloved mother, cherished grandmother and great-grandmother, died November 15 at Danbury Hospital surrounded by her family, following a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Warren T. Casey. Born August ...

January Bond Refinancing Could Save Taxpayers Almost $1 Million

Published: Nov 17, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Town finance officials have announced a planned January “refunding” or refinancing of debt on a number of municipal bond offerings which they hope will generate at least $925,000 in interest savings. While those projected savings are based on interes...

Thursday's SWC Championship Football Game Moved To Pomperaug

Published: Nov 17, 2014 at 12:00 AM
The Thursday, November 20, South-West Conference championship football game, between Newtown and Brookfield high schools, will take place at Pomperaug High School in Southbury. The game was originally scheduled to be played at Bunnell High in Stratfo...

Djonne Breaks State Mark, Team 11th In Open

Published: Nov 16, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Fresh off its fifth-place Class LL state championship meet, which was chockfull of team record-setting performances, Newtown High School’s swimming and diving team made another big splash in the State Open, placing 11th among 54 teams to score points...

Gingerbread House Contest Returning For Holiday Festival

Published: Nov 15, 2014 at 12:00 AM
The 29th Newtown Holiday Festival will host a Gingerbread House Contest as one of its events on Sunday, December 7. Introduced in 2007, the competition invites families, friends, organizations and even individuals to create a candy confection to be p...