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Published: Nov 26, 2013 at 12:00 AM
A group of about ten people, whose members want anonymity, have started a private fundraising drive with the goal of building a new police station for the town police department to replace the existing station at 3 Main Street.
Over the past decade, ...
Published: Nov 26, 2013 at 12:00 AM
For some, the idea of playing a game or being in a competition involves clicking a controller and moving virtual athletes around a screen. For Grandon Smith, once exclusively a video gamer, his competition of choice now is running — and he’s quickly ...
Published: Nov 26, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Although it is clear that the 20-year-old local man who shot and killed 26 people at Sandy Hook School on December 14, 2012, had “significant mental health issues” and had “an obsession with mass murders, in particular the Columbine shootings,” a mot...
Published: Nov 26, 2013 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Soon the town festivities will begin with the lighting of the town Christmas trees and luminaria to excite and inspire us for the upcoming holiday season.
What began 29 years ago in the Ram Pasture with a few hundred people is now numb...
Published: Nov 26, 2013 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
All five fire companies of Newtown, under the organizational leadership of Karin Halstead, successfully completed their annual Thanksgiving food drive. For the 13th consecutive year the drive was a huge success. In addition, St Rose...
Published: Nov 26, 2013 at 12:00 AM
The family of Jack H. Rosenthal announced Tuesday, November 26, that Mr Rosenthal, 94 years old, had died unexpectedly the previous day, November 25, at Masonicare At Newtown, where he had resided for the last two years.
Mr Rosenthal served six terms...
Published: Nov 26, 2013 at 12:00 AM
As Connecticut residents prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday the Connecticut State Police has also implemented plans to enhance public safety, enforcement and visibility on all of the highways and roads in Connecticut. Operation CARE (Combined Accid...
Published: Nov 26, 2013 at 12:00 AM
The Newtown Turkey Trot 5K is sold out, but there are still spots open for the 2.2K Fun Walk. To register for the Fun Walk or have a name added to the waitlist for the 5K, you can register at www.newtownturkeytrot.com.
The annual Newtown Turkey Trot...
Published: Nov 26, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Newtown resident Ray Sipherd, who wrote scripts for the television program Sesame Street for 17 years, was featured as the first storyteller on Saturday, November 16, in the Children’s Adventure Center’s new program known as Sandy Hook Bookworms.
Mr ...
Published: Nov 26, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Jeanne Mitchell Carroll, 88, of Bridgeport, beloved wife of John H. Carroll, died August 9 at St Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport. She was born in Bridgeport and was a lifelong area resident.
Her son Michael Pramuka of Newtown, two granddaughte...
