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Published: Dec 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Don’t judge the Newtown High School girls’ basketball team by the way things go in the beginning of the season. At least, that’s the message Coach Jeremy O’Connell wants to get across. His Nighthawks lost five seniors, all of whom saw substantial pla...
Published: Dec 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM
The defending South-West Conference champion Newtown High School gymnastics team is preparing for what Coach Keirsten Raccio and her competitors hope will be another successful season.
The Nighthawks lost just one senior, Leah Wallace, and not only b...
Published: Dec 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM
During Computer Science Education Week, observed December 9 to 15, Newtown High School, Newtown Middle School, and Reed Intermediate School students have been writing code.
“The movement across the nation is to get 10 million students to do an hour o...
Published: Dec 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM
William “Bill” Tita, 79, of Danbury, husband of Margaret “Peg” (Kundrat) Tita died December 9 at Danbury Hospital. He was born in Danbury, November 14, 1934, son of Anna (Katrenich) and Peter Tita.
In addition to his wife of 51 years, he is survived ...
Published: Dec 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM
The holiday season is three times as bright in Newtown as residents celebrated tree lightings in Sandy Hook, Hawleyville, and at Ram Pasture during the past week.
A quick countdown from ten zeroed in on the Sandy Hook tree on The Glen, which threw it...
Published: Dec 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School’s hockey team enters into the 2013-14 campaign facing some on- and off-ice changes. Returning skaters are hungry for success following a disappointing finish to the previous season, and given the potential for winning ways under a...
Published: Dec 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM
For five weeks, December 13 to January 18, Migrant Salon will host what gallery director Allison Hornak is calling “an ongoing, cumulative, community-based artwork.”
An installation titled “Do Hold Your Breath” will involve a camera, computer, some c...
Published: Dec 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Many faith communities in Newtown are offering services and support for residents this weekend, to mark and honor the first anniversary of 12/14.
The media is being asked to respect the privacy of those attending any of these services. Many houses of...
Published: Dec 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM
“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” — Shel Silverstein
So much that sho...
Published: Dec 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Tryouts and evaluations for the newly formed 16-year-old Newtown Babe Ruth Baseball Prep team will be held at the Sports Academy of Connecticut and New York in Danbury on Sunday, December 22, from 8 to 9 pm. Players cannot turn 17 prior to April 30, ...