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Tom Kretsch, a 1962 graduate of Newtown High School, is returning to his former hometown to be part of the 2024 Newtown Arts Festival. A teacher for 37 years in Norwalk Public Schools, Kretsch always had a love and appreciation of photography. He sta...

The Town Players of Newtown is planning The Bishop’s Wife: A Holiday Radio Production. Actors are being sought to bring the heartwarming story to life on stage. Auditions are planned for Sunday, October 6, at 6 pm, and Monday, October 7, at 7:30 pm, ...

Newtown High School’s girls’ soccer team picked up its first win of the season, in shutout fashion, as the Nighthawks defeated host Bunnell of Stratford 3-0 on September 12. The Nighthawks were coming off a trio of losses in closely-contested games. ...

Newtown High School’s boys’ soccer team defeated Wethersfield 3-2 at Farmington Sports Arena in the Connecticut High School Soccer Challenge on September 14. Brendan McAnaspie, Ryan Payne, and Erik Arpi all scored and Noah Kooper had an assist. The N...

Newtown’s Ethan Correia won the 5th Annual Run 4 Hunger & Health 5K at Fairfield Hills on September 14. Correia, 22, is an avid soccer player who has only been running for the past seven or eight months. He finished the course in a time of 19:03. The...

The Garden Club of Newtown will start its fall programming with the return of Neal Sanders, presenting “Gardening Is Painless and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves.” Sanders was the club’s speaker in 2023, and he had the audience in stitches with his wry ...

To the Editor: The Independent Party of CT has joined Newtown Democrats in endorsing Michelle Ku. Michelle’s long history of assisting Newtown through appointed and elected positions is impressive. Eight years on the Board of Education, four as chair...

To the Editor: I write the following in support of reelecting Congresswoman Jahana Hayes. Often our public officials go about their business without fanfare for what they accomplish for their constituents. I believe that is the case for our Congressw...

To the Editor, I submitted a letter for your August 23rd edition (“Cherish Free And Fair Elections That Are Foundation Of Democracy”), regarding widespread belief that we don’t have free and fair elections in our country. More information is coming i...

To the Editor: Tis the season for political ads and promises. Typical challenger approach: identify a problem, blame the other party, and say you will fix it if elected. No specifics or plan of how they would accomplish that. The challenger to our US...