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Published: Nov 11, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Apples, apples, and more apples. Victory Garden Founder Harvey Pessin dropped his tailgate to reveal a truck bed filled with bagged apples. He and other Victory Garden volunteers made a trip to Washington, Conn. Wednesday, November 6, where a private...
Published: Nov 11, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Clear skies and a cool breeze greeted the dozens of residents and students from Newtown Middle School attending the Veterans’ Day ceremony, Monday, November 11, at the VFW Post 308 property on Tinkerfield Road.
Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the...
Published: Nov 11, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Florence R. Smith, 89, of Southbury, beloved wife of the late Raymond Smith, died peacefully at Pope John Paul II Health Care Center November 10. She was born in Lynn, Mass., daughter of Pearl (Wilson) and Julian Reed.
Her son Paul Smith, and wife Na...
Published: Nov 08, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Occupation: I’m currently a material handler, operating a forklift for a company in Brookfield that handles volatile liquids. I’ve been with the US Army for nine and a half years, and am in the Army Reserve right now.
Family: I have three sib...
Published: Nov 08, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Patricia “Patty” Barkman sat at her dining room table one Friday in October, looking out a bay window at Taunton Lake. Within view was her back yard ending at a dock where lawn chairs faced the water, but what she saw were scenes from years past as s...
Published: Nov 08, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Those who have this coming Monday, November 11, off in honor of Veterans Day, are welcome to attend the Veterans Day ceremony at the VFW Post 108, on Tinkerfield Road. The ceremony begins at 11 am, and is expected to last about an hour. Newtown First...
Published: Nov 08, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Labels Plus Tags, a fashion resale outlet, opened at 10 Glen Road, Saturday, October 26. The store had a soft, one-day opening as part of the October 12 SHOP event, said owner Christine Ruzek, and she was overwhelmed by the positive response.
Labels ...
Published: Nov 08, 2013 at 12:00 AM
The 3rd Annual Kids Lend a Paw (KLAP) dog walk has been set for Saturday, November 16, at Fairfield Hills.
Reed Intermediate School sixth grader Maddie Stites began Kids Lend a Paw three years ago to raise money to support the American Society for th...
Published: Nov 08, 2013 at 12:00 AM
During his post-World War II military service, Homer Bennett sat in the precarious position of tail gunner in a fighter bomber flying from what was at the time the largest ocean-going craft on earth, the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt.
When he returned to...
Published: Nov 08, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Food items have already started piling up for the Newtown Middle School Student Council’s food drive to collect for the Women Involved in Newtown’s (WIN) yearly Thanksgiving Baskets campaign.
According to Nadia Papalia, one of the advisors for the St...
