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Published: Feb 12, 2025 at 08:22 AM
Julia “Judy” Walther Person, cherished wife, mother, and sister, passed away peacefully on January 30, at the age of 95. She was the loving wife of Raymond Person for 61 years.
Julia was born on January 5th, 1930 in Danbury, to Ernst Walther and Hele...
Published: Feb 12, 2025 at 07:30 AM
Nicknames: I did have one a while back — Sunrise Slaughter, because of “dawn” and “killing,” so they put that together. It was kind of a funny thing.
Family: My mom is still here in town — she and my dad both went to Newtown High School; my h...
Published: Feb 12, 2025 at 07:00 AM
The Newtown chapter of Hearts of Hope (HOH-Newtown) presented a Paint with A Purpose event at Newtown Community Center on January 29. The Newtown program was the second presented in conjunction with American Legion Post 202, who presented a similar e...
Published: Feb 12, 2025 at 07:00 AM
Newtown Allies For Change recognizes community members whose actions exemplify what it means to be an ally. For February, the organization acknowledges C.H. Booth Library for its Allyship in Action.
Throughout the year, the library staff, led by Dire...
Published: Feb 12, 2025 at 07:00 AM
St Rose of Lima School sixth and seventh graders working towards community service hours helped clean up Christmas decorations from St Rose Cemetery on Sunday, February 2. Students and parents bundled up in coats and gloves to fight off the chilly we...
Updated: Feb 11, 2025 at 03:27 PM
Robert Louis Schaedler, 92, of Sandy Hook, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at his home in Church Hill Village.
Robert L. Schaedler (Bob) was born on November 13, 1932, in Queens Village, N.Y., to Emil and Florence Schaedler.
Bob...
Published: Feb 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
It is with deep and abiding sadness that we her family, share the passing of Thurley Ogden Burns (née Thurley Ann Ogden). Thurley, age 90, a 28-year resident of Newtown, became afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, and after a more than 10-year battle ...
Updated: Feb 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Newtown High School’s girls’ indoor track and field team won the South-West Conference Championship at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven on February 11. The meet, originally scheduled for February 8 at the Floyd Little Athletic Cente...
Published: Feb 11, 2025 at 07:00 AM
The Garden Club of Newtown sponsored a program on creating a “Spatial Garden Design Plan” at C.H. Booth Library on January 28.
The program drew a capacity crowd — and a standing ovation for guest speaker Brid Craddock. Extra seating had to be brought...
Published: Feb 11, 2025 at 07:00 AM
From Friday, February 28, to Monday, March 3, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, will be hosting an electronic recycling program during regular library hours.
Acceptable items include computers, iPads, tablets, routers, video game consoles, computer...
