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Land Use Official Explains The Value Of Open Space To The Council By Kendra Bobowick Picture a winter scene: it is six degrees out, and you don’t hear a sound because snow is falling. Maybe you eventually hear a frigid stream trickling i...

Man is still a savage to the extent that he has little respect for anything that cannot hurt him.                 —Edgar Watson Howe Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose y...

To the Editor: As the former first selectman of Newtown (November 2007–November 2009), I very enthusiastically endorse my good friend and colleague Mitch Bolinsky in his campaign to be our Republication state representative for Newtownâ&#...

Continuing Ed OSHA Construction Course Newtown Continuing Education is scheduled to hold a ten-hour, four-night, Construction Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) course, starting October 16. The course, according to Continuing Educa...

*A reminder this week that Ives Concert Park has an early Halloween event planned for Saturday night. Area residents can start celebrating the season early at the “First Apocalyptic Rocktober Zombiefest,” an event featuring fe...

SCAN Planning Fall Art Show & Sale The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown 2012 Fall Art Show and Sale will be held at Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, Friday through Sunday, October 19–21. The public is invited to visit the show, f...

A Nomination Declined (The following letter to Kevin Cragin, chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners, has been received for publication.) Dear Chairman, In much as I appreciate the nomination to the BOFC [Board of Fire Commissioners] as a po...

Council Adjust Wording Of Charter Ballot Question By Kendra Bobowick Newtown’s Legislative Council reacted Wednesday evening, October 3, to changes to the charter revision ballot question requested by the secretary of the stateâ€&#...

Swimmers Rebound From Nail-Biting Loss To Beat New Milford Newtown High School’s girls’ swimming and diving team overcame a tough-to-swallow defeat to knock off New Milford, 97-81 at home on Tuesday. The Nighthawks earned firs...

Life Line Stroke Screening Available October 16 Residents living in and around the Newtown community can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture. Edmond Town Hall will host Life Line Screening on Tuesday, October 16, in t...