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*Summer Hours: The library will be closed on Sundays through September 3. *37th Annual Book Sale hosted by Friends of the C.H. Booth Library will be July 14–18 at Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane. For a full listing of hours and da...

They Did Their Very Best To the Editor: Abraham Lincoln said: “I do the very best I know how — the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.” The same can most certainly be said for our owner-o...

  Summer Safety Series Part 2— Latest Power Outages, Spike In Generator Installations Prompts Safety Reminders   By John Voket This is the second part in an ongoing series on summertime safety featuring input from local officials. ...

Newtown Is Not Polarized To the Editor: It has been said that there are voters in town that always vote No to the budget but those are not the folks Pat Llodra is speaking about as being “polarized” in her recent video appeara...

Summer Camps Offer Smiles Across Newtown A number of children climbed ladders, slipped down slides, and passed balls at Treadwell Park on Monday, July 2, as part of the Parks and Recreation Department’s summer day camp programs offered a...

Kyle Packer, a 2011 Newtown High School graduate and the son of Eileen and Howard Packer of Newtown, has received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Kyle was nominated by Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congressman C...

Thursday, June 28: 7:06 am, motor vehicle accident, near 62 Church Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 8:44 am, investigation, 3 Trades Lane, Hook & Ladder responded; 11:33 am, vehicle fire, I-84, Hawleyville responded; 5:37 pm, medical assist, S...

Sandy Hook Woman Part Of A Catalyst For Change By Nancy K. Crevier Sandy Hook resident Tatiana Cook wants her three children to understand that there are people out there “who need help, and that giving back is important.” An...

John E. Wrabel III John E. Wrabel III, 92, died peacefully in the Fairfield home that he built more than 60 years ago and in which he raised his family with his beloved wife, the late Dorothe Wrabel. He will be missed by his sisters, Lillian Morris...

Another Great Parish Carnival At St Rose To the Editor: On behalf of Saint Rose Parish, I want to thank everyone who supported and attended our Annual Parish Carnival. We were truly blessed with great weather, incredible parish volunteers, and a de...