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David Stanley Flood, 74, of Seymour, the beloved husband to Judith Delaney Flood, died May 26, at the Hospital of St Raphael, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Derby, December 20, 1938, son of Stanley and Sophie Sherwinsky Flood. His lo...

The Connecticut Spokebenders, a wheelchair basketball team that is part of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association, is set to visit Newtown High School on Friday, May 31, at 7 pm, to hold a basketball game. The event will be open to the public...

To the Editor: In a comment posted in response to Eric Poupon’s recent letter [“Target Shooting Needs To Be About Safety,” Letter Hive, May 21, 2013], the writer urged Newtowners who find living amid backyard target ranges objectionable to “Get your ...

A memorial service for Ruth Lynn (Callahan) Gustavson, who died November 13, 2012, at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, of a brain hemorrhage, will be said at 11 am, Saturday, June 1, at the St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, Newto...

James W. Thompson, 52, of Danbury, died May 24. He was born in Queens, N.Y., June 13, 1960, son of Jane E. (DuFlon) and William H. Thompson. His brother and sister-in-law, Edward and Laura Thompson of Sandy Hook; sister and brother-in-law, Diane and ...

Richard Joseph O’Keefe, 74, of Newtown died May 15. He was the husband of Marie (Heymans) O’Keefe. He was born January 15, 1939, in Hornchurch, England, to Hannah (Hinchin) and Richard O’Keefe. He moved to Canada at the age of 18 before moving to the...

Newtown Action Alliance, a local grassroots organization committed to reducing gun violence, is sponsoring an all-day event in Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 13, to demand that Congress vote on and pass comprehensive background checks. The events w...

To the Editor: It is with the heaviest of hearts that we, as a community, are beginning to move forward following the events of 12/14/12.  Newtown has forever been changed, especially in our close-knit community where six degrees of separation isn't ...

To the Editor: The Board of Education would like to invite Newtown residents to join us in supporting the budget in the coming referendum by voting Yes. The district will face many known and unknown challenges in the coming year as a result of Decemb...