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Albert Anderson Albert Anderson, 84, of Clearwater, Fla., died August 29. He was born in Bridgeport and was a longtime teacher in Newtown. Mr Anderson received his Jurisdoctor from the University of Connecticut, and practiced law in Connecticut. Aft...

Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one.                               —Neil Gaiman I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.       Â...

To the Editor: For some time now, Mitch Bolinsky has been knocking on doors and meeting more citizens. As someone who has known him for four or five years, I am pleased to support Mitch as our next state representative for Newtown’s 106th...

One Child’s Need Sparks Discussion Of Teaching Gifted Students By Eliza Hallabeck When the Board of Education failed to pass a motion at its meeting on September 4 that would have increased a part-time position in the school district to a...

Annual Town Health Fair Set For September 29 At NMS September 29 is the 19th annual Health and Public Safety Fair, sponsored by the Newtown Prevention Council. Fair organizers Mae Schmidle, Della Schmid, Donna Culbert, and Judy Blanchard are excited ...

NHS Teacher Tallcouch To Take Over As Basketball Coach At High School By Andy Hutchison Tim Tallcouch has taught at Newtown High School for the past decade, and now he will be coaching there, too. The chemistry teacher will look for some chemistry o...

Youth XC Teams Run In Wilton Invitational The Newtown Hawks youth cross country teams competed in the Wilton Invitational at Allens Meadows Park on Saturday. The boys’ and girls’ teams finished second in the 1.5 mile meet. The...

A Look Back On An Eye-Opening Summer Excursion By Eliza Hallabeck  Without Reed Intermediate School students and the Newtown Rotary Club, Reed teacher Karen King says the official opening of a new eye care center in Liberia this summer would not hav...

Consumer Agency Issues Cease And Desist Order To UST-US Telecom HARTFORD — The Department of Consumer Protection announced that it has issued a cease and desist order, including an order of restitution, to a company that sent bogus invoi...