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Gerard William Le Blanc, 70, of Brookfield, died peacefully at home, May 6, after a brief illness. He was born in Queens, N.Y., the son of Joseph and Margaret O’Rourke Le Blanc. He was a devoted husband for 50 years to his wife, Margaret Kavanagh Le ...

To the Editor: Sandy Hook School is a part of our history, a part of our lives. My own family roamed those halls for 14 years. Whether we decide to massively renovate it, or tear it down, I have a request. Can we set aside a day when we can have one ...

John Thomas Downey, 83, of Trumbull, died May 6, at Middlesex Hospital. He was born and raised in Stratford, son of the late Frederick and Jeannette (Clark) Downey. His loving daughters Elizabeth Ryan and her husband, Fred, of Newtown and Susan McElr...

Grace Skubly, 97, of Newtown, died May 3, at Masonicare at Newtown. She was born in Bridgeport, November 25, 1915, a daughter of the late Michael and Gisella (Lengyel) Skubly. Ms Skubly and her mother moved to Newtown in 1971. Ms Skubly completed her...

To the Editor: Recently, a friend sent a Facebook link from the Washington Examiner entitled: “Obama Should Blame Tea Party, Not NRA, For Gun Control Defeat.” He asked for my opinion.  I thought about it for a while before I responded because I wante...

The board of directors of the Newtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation announced Monday that it has asked the Foundation’s Distribution Committee to postpone the public hearings that were scheduled to take place in Newtown on May 7 and 8. The board ma...

Donald A. Wagner, 76, of Sandy Hook, and formerly of Milford and Monroe, died May 3, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Derby, December 15, 1936, he was the son of the late Alfred and Elizabeth Thornhill Wagner. He was the beloved husband for n...