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Published: Jan 16, 2014 at 12:00 AM
After Newtown Middle School students faced off in the school’s final round of the National Geographic Geography Bee on Thursday, January 9, student Michael Arena was named as the school’s winner.
“This is our 2014 Newtown Middle School Geography Bee,...
Published: Jan 16, 2014 at 12:00 AM
That 0-4 start is in the dust. Newtown High School’s boys’ basketball team, having won four straight games, has a clean slate now.
The Nighthawks defeated Abbott Tech of Danbury 74-54 on January 10, then fought back to top Brookfield 57-46 on January...
Published: Jan 16, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Sophie Ackert, a member of the Junior Newtown Action Alliance (Jr NAA), said this week that the group is hoping for more people to take part in its “Green Post-It Project.”
The project, she said, was begun by Jr NAA members to help people “realize th...
Published: Jan 16, 2014 at 12:00 AM
The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:
Thursday, January 9: 7:59 pm, hazardous condition, near intersection of Barnabas Road and Hawley...
Published: Jan 16, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team won two of its last three games to get into a little groove after a tough start to the season.
The Nighthawks beat Bethel 50-34 on the road on January 9 in a game that had been postponed twice because of i...
Published: Jan 16, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Shelton House
Police report an incident at Shelton House, a large vacant building at the town-owned Fairfield Hills campus, at about 2:30 pm on January 12.
Police said they received a report that some people had illegally entered Shelton House, ...
Published: Jan 16, 2014 at 12:00 AM
So far, so good for the Newtown High School wrestling team. The grapplers have won three early-season tournaments in Fairfield, Trumbull and, most recently Natick, Mass., and have had their way with four opponents in dual meets. Newtown placed fifth ...
Published: Jan 16, 2014 at 12:00 AM
The Newtown Police Department will again sponsor its Citizen Police Academy, a free educational program intended to inform residents about law enforcement issues and, more broadly, about the criminal justice system.
The annual program was not offer...
Published: Jan 16, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Two members of Newtown Christian Church became certified CPR instructors last year, and have decided to share their knowledge with the community. Following a series of three one-day events last October, November and December, another series of classe...
Published: Jan 16, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Mary Kate Halmose wants to start a lending library-type program at several town parks. For her Girl Scout Gold Award project, she pictures a weather-protected enclosure for Dickinson and Treadwell Parks, and Eichler’s Cove Marina.
Sitting before the ...
