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Published: Sep 17, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Everything is coming together, according to Sarah Clements, a Newtown High School student and Junior Newtown Action Alliance (Jr NAA) Chair for the Newtown PeaceJam, Transforming Tragedy event being planned for Sunday, October 6. It will be at Reed I...
Published: Sep 17, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Alan J Hammar, 75, a resident of Newtown since 1965, died suddenly, at home, September 15. He was born to Eleanor and John Hammar, January 12, 1936, in Bridgeport.
Mr Hammar graduated from the Bullard Haven Technical School in 1954. He worked in the ...
Published: Sep 17, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Robert P. Siwik, 74, of Newtown, died peacefully September 16, in his home, surrounded by family. Born April 20, 1939, in Kalamazoo, Mich., he was a son of Frieda (Misiasz) and John Siwik.
He was employed by Union Camp (Allied Container) for 35 years...
Published: Sep 17, 2013 at 12:00 AM
For those who want to live a more engaged and balanced life, there is a way of being and doing that allows one to live life more fully through the practice of mindfulness. Mindfulness is a human quality, a way of learning to pay wise attention to wha...
Published: Sep 17, 2013 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
A pretty wonderful thing happened on September 7th here in Newtown. It was one of those events that builds slowly and quietly and ends up being totally memorable. Not everyone in town knows about Cullens Youth Association, but maybe it...
Published: Sep 17, 2013 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
On Monday, the CH Booth Library Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of the recently hired director, Shawn Fields.
The Board recognized the controversy surrounding Mr Fields’s short tenure and had been working to find resolutions...
Published: Sep 17, 2013 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
The meadows near Dickinson Park along Barb’s Trail are in full late summer bloom right now, as flowering joe-pye weed, goldenrod, and ironweed grace the landscape. Thanks again to Parks and Recreation staff for delaying the mowing of t...
Published: Sep 17, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Cub Scout Pack 270 will be holding its annual Cub Scout Recruitment Night on Thursday, September 19, at 7 pm, in the Middle Gate School cafeteria, 12 Cold Spring Road.
All boys in grades 1-4 and their families are invited to attend, and learn more ab...
Published: Sep 16, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Kerry Ann Kellerman, 34, of Hawley, Penn., died at home, September 11. The daughter of Kathleen and Richard Kellerman, she was born February 14, 1979, in Danbury, and spent her childhood in Newtown.
In addition to her parents, her two brothers Scott ...
Published: Sep 16, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Absentee ballots are now available for the Saturday, October 5, referendum, which will be held from 6 am to 8 pm at the Newtown Middle School gymnasium. The purpose of the vote is to register public consensus on the town accepting state financial ass...
