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Abigail Harty Harty, who will be a fourth grader, participated in the Murphy Basketball Camp at Newtown Youth Academy this summer. Favorite part: “Just spending time with my friends and learning how to play.” Toughest ...

Newtown Storm Battle In 84 League Playoffs The Newtown Storm 11B travel baseball team played some exciting baseball in the Route 84 League playoffs, recently. The Storm came back from a 6-5 sixth-inning deficit to defeat New Milford 9-6 in the fir...

Campers Create Lego Carnival Creations Students huddled around Lego kits on Monday, August 6, in the Parks & Recreation Department’s Junior Robotics Camp, overseen by instructor Grace Zapor. Over the course of the program, Ms Zapor said s...

Friday, August 10 Special screening of The Greening of Whitney Brown, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, free (donations welcome for the Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard), screening of 2011 feature starring ...

Caitlin Weber (pictured) graduated from Albany Medical College on May 24, earning a Doctor of Medicine degree in family medicine, with a distinction in bioethics. Dr Weber graduated from Newtown High School in 2004. She began her medical residenc...

NHS Fall Tryouts Are August 25 Newtown High School fall sports tryouts will be held on Saturday, August 25. All students who are trying out for a sports team at Newtown High School must bring the following items on the first day of practice: *Physica...

A Great Library To the Editor: In contemplating moving out of Newtown, I have totaled up all the things I will miss. Most of the things I really like participating in such as the Congregational Church, the Lions Club, FISH, and the historical society...

Gun Ordinance Draws Fire By John Voket A crowd of citizens numbering nearly 60 by some estimations turned out August 2, forcing the Legislative Council’s Ordinance Committee to request a quick switch of meeting rooms with the Planning & Z...

Education Is A Key Weapon In Tick-Borne Disease Effort To the Editor: Our selectmen have reviewed in detail the extensive report presented by the Tick-Borne Disease Action Committee last fall, and have determined to proceed as follows. First, the se...

Summer Safety Part 4— Protect Young Athletes From Dehydration Dangers In Youth Sports DERBY — With many young school athletes working hard this month to prepare for fall sports, Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley is encouragin...