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Published: Jun 19, 2013 at 12:00 AM
The Board of Education unanimously approved its 2013-14 budget Tuesday, June 18, with adjustments recommended by Acting Superintendent of Schools John Reed to allow the implementation of full-day kindergarten.
During its June 6 meeting, the school bo...
Published: Jun 19, 2013 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
This has been an extremely difficult year for everyone in town, especially our children. It's hard to put into words my appreciation for the staff at our schools. You performed your jobs under the most stressful conditions while pro...
Published: Jun 19, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Following a lengthy legal battle, the town has provided copies of death certificates for the 28 people who died during the violent incidents of last December 14 in Sandy Hook.
On June 18, applicants representing news organizations including The Hartf...
Published: Jun 19, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Newtown Historical Society will host an open house at its headquarters, The Matthew Curtiss House, on Sunday June 23.
The house/museum, a fine example of Connecticut saltbox architecture, was constructed circa 1750 and purchased by Matthew Curtiss Jr...
Published: Jun 19, 2013 at 12:00 AM
St Rose of Lima Parish will host its annual carnival on the parish grounds beginning Tuesday evening, June 25, and continuing nightly through Saturday, June 29. The carnival will operate from 6 to 10:30 each night. Ride bracelets will be available fo...
Published: Jun 19, 2013 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Quick shout out to Oscar Berendsohn, your request to change the wording of the constitution is called an amendment. Amending the Constitution has been done many times, it starts with a proposal and subsequent two-thirds majority vote i...
Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 12:00 AM
First Selectman Pat Llodra has announced that Newtown Cultural Arts Commission has received a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support HealingNewtown. Mrs Llodra made one of the first announcements about the grant on Fr...
Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Pauline “Babe” Williams, 94, a resident of Newtown and formerly of Bridgeport, died peacefully, June 6. She was born November 28, 1918, on Thanksgiving Day, in Scranton, Penn., a daughter of Pauline (Schmidt) and Edward Nicholas.
Mrs Williams was a m...
Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 12:00 AM
General Electric has provided a fourth loaned executive to the town, this time to provide added support to the school district and Board of Education. Joni Capoccitti, who has been with GE for 35 years, will serve as a project manager for the distric...
Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Thanks to the Newtown community for coming out on Saturday June 15th in support of the Newtown Parks and Recreation’s 39th annual Rooster Run/Walk 5K. We had 464 finishers, a Rooster Run record! It was the closest finish ever with Ke...
