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Published: Jul 30, 2014 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Thank you so much for your recent Ink Drops editorial on the Pushcart end-of-year activity at Reed. A few weeks ago, I learned through Karen King of the generosity of the West Coast couple and how their kindness inspired our Reed stud...
Published: Jul 30, 2014 at 12:00 AM
The Sound Center will host the “Wellness for Your Spirit Summer Festival and Fair” on Saturday, August 9, from 3 to 7 pm. The center is in the renovated Hawleyville Chapel, at 31 Hawleyville Road in Newtown.
This event will be the second for the crea...
Published: Jul 30, 2014 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
On Monday night, a small group of us gathered at Fairfield Hills at dusk to commemorate my husband's mysterious disappearance one year ago. We set sail 50 wondrous paper lanterns powered by candlelight, best wishes and love into the ni...
Published: Jul 30, 2014 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
We would like to thank Mike McCarthy and Ray Corbo of Newtown Hook and Ladder Company for generously donating their time to the children enrolled in the Design It, Build It, Launch It Workshop.
The children, under the guidance of Rick ...
Published: Jul 30, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Thomas M. Condon, 93, of Shelton died July 28 at Griffin Hospital in Derby. Born February 15, 1921, in South Wales, England, he was the son of Margaret and Michael Condon. He was married to Dorothy Lourigan Condon for 69 years.
In addition to his wif...
Published: Jul 30, 2014 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
As the Newtown Cultural Arts Commission, under the name of HealingNewtown, leaves the Congregational Church, we would like to thank the church and its staff for its welcoming and helpful atmosphere.
Even as the name HealingNewtown fade...
Published: Jul 30, 2014 at 12:00 AM
A teacher who helped save the lives of students at Sandy Hook Elementary School on 12/14 has a book deal.
G.P. Putnam's Sons announced Tuesday, July 29, that Choosing Hope: Moving Forward from Your Life's Darkest Hour by Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis will be...
Published: Jul 30, 2014 at 12:00 AM
The Newtown Cultural Arts Commission (NCAC) announced July 29 that the deadline for submissions for its 2014 grant has been extended to September 1.
Announced last week, the commission will be awarding two grants of up to $1,000 each. One grant w...
Updated: Dec 10, 2025 at 05:36 PM
There was a time when the center of Newtown was mostly farmland and empty lots. Trees shaded grassy plots and tourist homes populated Church Hill Road. Grocery shopping meant a trip to Danbury or Southbury. Traffic passed leisurely up Queen Street, w...
Published: Jul 29, 2014 at 12:00 AM
All that remained of the historic Fredericka House on Friday, July 25, was a pile of concrete and bent pipes heaped next to a giant industrial screener in the Newtown United Methodist Church parking lot. Darin and David Renihan of Site Services in Da...
