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The Board of Selectmen learned August 19 that a large metal gate will replace the masonry barriers on Dickinson Drive that prevent vehicles from entering the former Sandy Hook School grounds. Prior to the meeting, First Selectman Pat Llodra told The ...

To the Editor: The Teen Summer Reading Challenge for grades 6–12 at C.H. Booth Library has just ended, and it was a great success. Over 70 young people participated, reading 327 books, for a total of 93,562 pages! I would like to thank the following ...

To the Editor: At Hearts of Hope, our mission is simple: creating and distributing beautiful handmade clay hearts with messages of hope to people in need. Since its inception in 2005, more than 38,000 keepsake hearts have been made and delivered to i...

Police report a vandalism spree happened during the early morning hours of Sunday, August 18, when someone intentionally damaged motor vehicles that were either parked in driveways or parked on roads near homes in Sandy Hook. Police received the firs...

Newtown native Lillian Canfield McCarthy Ermisch, 94, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Glover Canfield, died June 27, at her son’s home in Inverness, Fla. She was born in Danbury Hospital, January 9, 1919, and was the twelfth generation of Newtown-found...

Lucy Marie Bonacci, 90, died peacefully August 17, at the Bethel Health Care facility, surrounded by her loving family. Born on September 22, 1922, she was the daughter of Catherine and John Donatico of South Norwalk. She leaves behind three sons, Fr...

To the Editor:  I would like the Newtown community to know why, after 15 years, I am no longer to be found at the reference desk of the C.H. Booth Library.  On Friday, August 3, as I was preparing to head out on vacation, the director informed me tha...

William David Baldwin Ferris III, 55, of Scottsdale, Ariz., died August 16. Originally a resident of Newtown, he was born April 12, 1958, and embarked on an exciting life journey. He grew up on his family’s farm and was active in the local 4H as a yo...