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Letter of Endorsement

Published: Oct 20, 2014 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor: Serving as your state Senator for the past 16 years has been one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve ever had. Yet there comes a time when a fresh perspective is needed, so as I move on to new opportunities, I want to state emphatic...

NMS Scarecrows Returning To Queen Street This Weekend

Published: Oct 18, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Entries in this year’s My Favorite Scarecrow Sculpture Contest began appearing on the front lawn of Newtown Middle School yesterday afternoon. Officially, however, the contest opens today, when students put more of their sculptures on view at 11 Quee...

Volunteers Sought For Handmade Blanket Event

Published: Oct 18, 2014 at 12:00 AM
TRUMBULL — The Binky Patrol of Southern Connecticut (BPSC) is planning a Binkathon, a one-afternoon event during which hundreds of binkies will be produced for future distribution. The event will take place Saturday, October 25, from noon until 4 pm,...

Second Annual Newtown Pumpkin Festival Gathers Gourds

Published: Oct 18, 2014 at 12:00 AM
The second annual Newtown Pumpkin Festival was held at Fairfield Hills on Saturday, October 11. The festival — which was a collaborative effort between A Bead of Roses, NYA Sports & Fitness Center, Newtown Kindness, The Chase Kowalski Fund, and many ...

12/14 Memorial Commission
Still In Info-Gathering Phase

Published: Oct 18, 2014 at 12:00 AM
At the Thursday, October 9, meeting of the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission, said Chairman Kyle Lyddy, the group heard from sixth grader Ben Paley and Sandy Hook School art teacher Leslie Gunn. Ms Gunn and Ben presented a plan for a small mon...

Streak Stoppers: NHS Halts Ansonia's Run At 48

Published: Oct 18, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Ansonia hadn’t lost a football game in 48 consecutive tries dating back to the start of the 2011 season opener — one shy of tying Cheshire’s state record — running all over their Naugatuck Valley League opponents and others in state playoff games, en...

No Bridge Club Next Tuesday Or Wednesday

Published: Oct 17, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Newtown Bridge Club will be closed Tuesday, October 21, and Wednesday, October 22, due to a regional bridge tournament in Danbury. The club regularly meets on Mondays at 1 pm, Tuesdays at 10 am and 7 pm, and Wednesdays at 10 am. Games are played at H...

The Way We Were

Published: Oct 17, 2014 at 12:00 AM
October 20, 1989 Picture the night of Friday, December 8. People will gather in the Ram Pasture to hear the school bands, sing Christmas carols, and watch the Christmas Tree get turned on. Around Hawley Pond will be luminarias (or candles in whi...