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Ideas Abound For Permanent 12/14 Memorial

Published: Jan 10, 2014 at 12:00 AM
The permanent memorial to the lives lost April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Colorado was created with the participation of the Columbine school community and the efforts of an original group of 100 people, according to Doug Ireland, division...

The Top of the Mountain

Published: Jan 10, 2014 at 12:00 AM
I’m happy to hand out my first Good Egg Award of the year. Beginning in early December, at the Sandy Hook Tree Lighting, the Foundry Kitchen and Tavern in Sandy Hook Center began handing out customized baseball caps in return for donations to support...

Swim Team Overcomes Time Off, Cruises Past Bethel

Published: Jan 09, 2014 at 12:00 AM
There has not been much practice for the Nighthawks. Holidays and snow days resulting in canceled school have left the Newtown High School swimmers with minimal time in the water to gear up for meets. The rust didn’t show in the team’s first meet in ...

Newtown Middle School Releases First Marking Period Honor Rolls

Published: Jan 09, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Newtown Middle School recently released its honor roll for the first quarter marking period of the 2013-14 school year. The following seventh and eighth grade students earned their place on the list. Eighth Grade Honor Roll Ravi Ahuja, Diana Aki...

NYBA Invites Senior Citizens To The Game

Published: Jan 09, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Members of the Newtown Youth Basketball Association (NYBA) invite the Newtown senior citizen community to a special night at Newtown High School on Thursday, February 6. The evening will feature dinner with NYBA players at 6 pm, followed by admission...

Gymnasts Kick Off Campaign

Published: Jan 09, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School’s gymnastics squad had its first meet of the season when the Nighthawks participated in the Pomperaug Invitational in Southbury on January 4. Newtown, with a score of 128.8, placed fourth among 13 teams. Daniel Hand of Madison won...

Weathering The Winter

Published: Jan 09, 2014 at 12:00 AM
The State of Connecticut has banned flying ice this winter — and every winter from now on. The new law took effect last week just in time for the year’s first big storm. It will levy fines — up to $1,250 for drivers of commercial trucks — for failure...

Robert E. Decker

Published: Jan 09, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Robert “Bob” E. Decker, 76, of Newtown, died at Danbury Hospital January 8. He was the husband of Connie (Henderson) Decker, to whom he was married for 53 years. He was born February 28, 1937, in Jersey City, N.J., son of Marie (Leeker) and Harold De...

Robert Thomas Murray III

Published: Jan 09, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Robert “Bobby” Thomas Murray III, 45, of Newtown, died January 7 at Bethel Healthcare Center after a long and courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). He was born June 17, 1968, in Providence, R.I., to his beloved parents Isabelle MacKenzie...