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August 4, 1989 If a new pool is built at Treadwell Park, residents will have to pay higher fees for public swimming. At a special meeting Tuesday evening, the Parks and Recreation Commission set proposed fees for use of town park pools, if the T...

Newtown Parks & Recreation’s summer camp “Fresh and Fun Cooking” ended Friday, July 18, with an End of Cooking Camp Party. Parents were invited to enjoy different food creations, including bruschetta, watermelon slushies, and other offerings made by ...

As the family and friends of Robert Hoagland this week formally marked the first anniversary of his mysterious disappearance from town, police continued to pursue leads on his possible whereabouts in a case that has puzzled both police and the people...

A wandering peacock chose a beautiful late afternoon to walk into a backyard on Shepard Hill Road Thursday, July 24. Looking outside that evening, Lex Nalley said, “I first thought it was a turkey. My cat Cinder went after it, and once it flew up and...

Laurie and Jim Borst rubbed the sleep out of their eyes and looked again last Friday morning. Sure enough, there was a black bear ambling across their Beechwood Drive yard. Laurie was able to snap a photo of the bear, which she guessed weighed about ...

Due to the likelihood of extreme heat, and no other place in the facility with air-conditioning, Republican Registrar of Voters Karin Aurelia is moving all GOP Primary voting August 12 from the Newtown Middle School gym to the Reed Intermediate Schoo...

The second session of Newtown Continuing Education’s SMART (Summer Music And Arts) Camp began on July 21, and offered a range of classes for students. The first session ran July 7-18. “I hear positive things about all the classes,” SMART head intern ...

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