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Published: May 23, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Scott B. Smith, 41, of Danbury, died May 21. He was born in Danbury, November 6, 1971, and was the son of Bonnie (Mayberry) Smith of Southbury and the late Kenneth B. Smith, Jr.
Mr Smith grew up in Newtown and was a graduate of Newtown High School, C...
Published: May 23, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Davon L. Lasane, 21, of Danbury, died May 18, at Danbury Hospital, from injuries he received in an automobile accident.
Davon is survived by his mother, Melanie Mead-Magwood of Port St Lucie, Fla.; his sisters Amanda Rowan of Sandy Hook, and Charisse...
Published: May 23, 2013 at 12:00 AM
HARTFORD (AP) — The moment Alissa Parker learned of a shooting at her daughter’s school, she suddenly regretted not pointing out what she had seen as security gaps at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Mrs Parker, whose 6-year-old daughter Emilie was amon...
Published: May 23, 2013 at 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Connecticut’s US Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal along with Newtown’s Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty have introduced new federal legislation that would authorize federal funds to assist with the construction of a new San...
Published: May 23, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School’s girls’ tennis team had a nice South-West Conference team championship encore, as the Nighthawks swept through the competition, capturing all seven championships in the individual tournament which culminated with finals matches a...
Published: May 23, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Roughly 450 students, including dates, attended this year’s Newtown High School senior prom, held at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury on Friday, May 17.
Before students headed to Danbury for the main event, photos were snapped around town by paren...
Published: May 23, 2013 at 12:00 AM
SOUTHBURY — The Leaps of Faith Disabled Skiers will take to the land for an inaugural Lake-to-Lake Charity Bicycle Ride and Poker Run on Sunday, May 26, rain or shine.
“We have been thinking of different ways to raise funds,” said Leaps of Faith Pres...
Published: May 23, 2013 at 12:00 AM
The Newtown VFW Post 308 and Auxiliaries will be participating in the National Scout of the Year Program, as announced by Post Commander James Rebman.
The Newtown VFW Post will be doing outreach with candidates for the award to help in preparation f...
Published: May 23, 2013 at 12:00 AM
In the course of the contentious debate leading up to the state’s enactment of tough new gun laws earlier this year, gun advocates argued that gun violence is a mental health problem, not a gun control problem. State lawmakers, with the support and e...
Published: May 23, 2013 at 12:00 AM
(This story is a sidebar to James Dietter’s feature about local model rocket enthusiasts, Newtown Residents Find Their Hobby Is More Than Rocket Science — It’s A Blast!)
Like any specialized discipline, model rocketry has developed its own lexicon. S...
