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Published: Oct 22, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School’s girls’ swimming and diving team concluded the regular season with a 94-81 win over visiting Masuk of Monroe on October 21. Newtown finished the campaign with 9-1 mark as the team gets ready for the South-West Conference champion...
Published: Oct 21, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Newtown Middle School students set up entries in this year’s My Favorite Scarecrow Sculpture Contest this past weekend. They are on display now through this Sunday, October 26, on the Queen Street school’s front lawn.
Each year, prior to Halloween, g...
Published: Oct 21, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Sandy Hook Organization for Prosperity (SHOP) is hoping to see plenty of young costumed residents this weekend, during The Fourth Annual Sandy Hook Village Halloween Walk.
This year’s event will be Saturday, October 25, from 11 am to 2 pm. Downtown m...
Published: Oct 21, 2014 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
I’d like to take this time to endorse our current state representative for the 106th District, Mitch Bolinsky, for another term on Election Day.
Mitch has a strong record of serving Newtown as a past member of the Board of Ethics, the ...
Published: Oct 21, 2014 at 12:00 AM
It was a full house in the Great Room of Newtown Congregational Church, Friday evening, October 17, as members and friends of the congregation gathered for food and reflections on the church’s 300th anniversary, being celebrated this year.
Photo albu...
Published: Oct 21, 2014 at 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In commemoration of the second anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, as well as the 60,000 American victims of gun violence since December 2012, The Newtown Foundation will join Faiths United to Prevent Gun Viole...
Published: Oct 21, 2014 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
I first met Mitch Bolinsky when we served together on the Legislative Council. I was immediately impressed with his integrity and commitment to serving his constituents.
During Mitch’s early days as Newtown’s State Representative, tho...
Published: Oct 21, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Claire Marie Holzner (nee Hammond), 80, a longtime resident of Newtown, died peacefully October 19 at Danbury Hospital, surrounded by her family.
She was the loving wife of Louis Holzner. They recently celebrated their 60th anniversary, with all thei...
Published: Oct 21, 2014 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Connecticut has a problem and somebody has to stand up to it.
Our state’s criminal justice system consumes well over a billion dollars a year of our tax money and, sadly, the results are not satisfactory largely due to a system of hars...
Published: Oct 21, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Eugene “Gene” John Robert LaVigne, 62, a resident since 1998 of Danbury, previously a 20-year resident of Newtown and Sandy Hook, died at his home October 17. Born in Marquette, Mich., he was a son of the late Betty Jane (Madel) and Eugene John LaVig...
