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LUNCH MENU WEEK OF OCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 2   reed intermediate school   MONDAY, OCTOBER 29 Chicken stir fry with vegetables, fried rice, crunchy Asian topping, zucchini, milk   TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3...

Aquifer Protection— P&Z Hearing Continues On Proposed Parking Lot By Andrew Gorosko The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) is scheduled to resume a public hearing Thursday, November 1, on a proposal to construct a 139-space parking lot...

Powers Reels In Youth Bass Fishing Title Newtown’s Shane Powers, 12, has been competing in The Bass Federation (TBF) Youth Bass Fishing Series this year and has recently completed his season. He finished first in the 11-14 year old d...

To the Editor: As a newcomer to Newtown, I was excited and inspired when Lisa Romano knocked on my door in June to introduce herself as a state representative candidate. I was so impressed by her credentials and her caring demeanor that I have volunt...

Two Volunteers Who Went Beyond The Call To the Editor: The Board of Selectmen wishes to express our thanks and sincere appreciation to two outstanding community volunteers for loyal service over decades of time: Bill Lavery and Kevin Cragin. Over th...

Blumenthal Demands Data About VA Contract With Compounding Pharmacy HARTFORD — On October 19 in a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Under Secretary for Health Robert Petzel, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) called on the V...

Newtown Specialist Staffing New Dive Medicine Practice By John Voket RIDGEFIELD — Newtown resident David Charash, DO, medical director of wound care and hyperbaric medicine at Danbury Hospital, recently began seeing patients at Connecticu...

What makes a teacher great? Bridget McCleary: Being fun. Brayden Bisson: They are nice. Peter Dala: They help. Matthew Pontore: When they play with the students. Aidan Sordi: They teach me math. Katie Fiorini: They read.

Bill Pendergast was the one person who was able to tell us that last week’s challenge (inset) is a decorative American flag that can be found on the front porch of the red house in Huntingtown Road, just south of the intersection with Mea...

To the Editor: President Obama stood before the American people four years ago with plenty of hope, change and lofty promises. Four years later, middle class incomes have gone down significantly while gas prices have doubled and food prices are soari...