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Published: Jan 03, 2014 at 12:00 AM
“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” —Hal Borland
As a journalist, author, and full-time observer of rural Connecticut for several decades prior to his death in 1978...
Published: Jan 03, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Occupation: I am the owner and instructor of Yoga Dimensions in Newtown. I’ve been an instructor for over ten years, and we’ll have been at our South Main Street location for ten years in April 2014.
Family: I have two boys. Jamie is a sophom...
Published: Jan 03, 2014 at 12:00 AM
January marks the first anniversary of Work From Home Newtown-CT, and founder Greg Pategas is hoping for a large crowd for this month’s luncheon.
The group will be meeting Friday, January 31, at Sweet Mango, in Plaza South at 266 Main Street South, N...
Published: Jan 03, 2014 at 12:00 AM
As 2014 opened, members of Newtown Hook & Ladder Company were looking forward hopefully, as their plans for a new firehouse in the borough finally were starting to take shape. The project will enable the fire company to own its facility rather than t...
Published: Jan 03, 2014 at 12:00 AM
HARTFORD (AP) — Comptroller Kevin Lembo says the state of Connecticut is on track to end this fiscal year with a $273.3 million budget surplus.
In a letter to Governor Dannel P. Malloy, released on Thursday, Mr Lembo said the largest portion of the...
Published: Jan 03, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Irene Catherine (Colgan) Quinn, 94, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died peacefully December 30 in Ridgefield after a long illness. She was the devoted wife of Terrance John Quinn.
Her daughter Carol Quinn Rodriguez and son-...
Published: Jan 03, 2014 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
The Newtown High School has installed new protocols regarding students and visitors entering the building. Although some of these new procedures might be unnecessarily over cautious (drop boxes in vestibule for items to be delivered to...
Published: Jan 03, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Before Dave Mason enjoyed success as a solo artist in the 1970s and 80s, he made his mark on musical history while securing a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as co-founder of Traffic along with Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood and Chris Wood in 1967....
Published: Jan 03, 2014 at 12:00 AM
January 6, 1989
The Legislative Council voted 17-0 January 4 to approve a resolution “censoring” First Selectman Rod Mac Kenzie for violating the town charter by overspending certain line item accounts without having authorization. Mr Mac Kenzie...
Published: Jan 02, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Jefferson Airplane made an indelible mark in the musical history books for their uniquely energized take on the Blues and psychedelic rock.
Airplane co-founders Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady have long since departed the ba...