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Gary and Peggy Fillion would have been perfectly happy to get two big sunflowers on each of the two stalks that sprouted up this summer by their home, but they are all smiles that the two plants have produced seven big blossoms. I don’t d...

61st Bridgewater Country Fair Opens August 17 BRIDGEWATER — The 61st Bridgewater Country Fair will return to the Route 133 fairgrounds (100 Main Street South) Friday through Sunday, August 17-19. Gates will be open from 4 to 11 pm on Fri...

Intersection Accident At about 9:11 am on August 4, motorist Peter McLachlan, 74, of 3 Schoolhouse Hill Road was driving a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria sedan northward on South Main Street and was approaching that road’s intersection wit...

Rower Senf Wins Medals As Part Of Youth National Team After being selected to train for three weeks in June with the National Team coach in Pittsburgh, Newtown’s Michael Senf was chosen to represent the United States as part of the Youth ...

Congregation Preparing To Celebrate Its Fifth Anniversary By Nancy K. Crevier It has been five years since Pastor Tim Kuhn and his wife, Cindi, left the comfort of a salaried position as associate pastor under Pastor Paul Auckland in Sellersville, Pe...

Occupation: I’m a Danbury Hospital doula. That’s a woman who knows birth, and who assists a birthing mother to make the memory of that birth the best it can possibly be. I’m with the mother through her labor an...

Summer Camps Begin To Wind Down As School Year Approaches By Anna Hodge The beginning of August marked not only the final stretch of summer, but also the halfway point of summer camps for Newtown students. Between the Newtown Parks & Recreation and ...

John Joseph Sweeney John Joseph Sweeney, 89, beloved husband of Jean Byrnes Sweeney and devoted father and grandfather, died August 5, at Hancock Hall in Danbury. Born in Lakeville, Conn., July 1, 1923, he was a son of Michael and Ann O’N...

To the Editor: I am voting for Carey Schierloh next Tuesday, August 14, in the primaries. Mrs Schierloh was often my bus driver when I attended Newtown schools. Watching her interact with the students on the bus and the parents at the bus stops showe...