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*** Opponents of the proposed jail site in Newtown will have no say in the state’s choice of one of six regional sits — and all the facts about need and impact have not lessened residents’ anger about that. â€...

Lions Honor NHS Students The Newtown Lions Club recently gave out its Trull Leo of the Year Award and the William A. Honan Award to three outstanding students at Newtown High School. The Trull Leo of the Year Award recognizes a Leo Club member who ha...

A Sad Day To the Editor: The last day of school and the beginning of summer are usually uplifting events, but this year there was great sadness as it also marked the last days of our owner-operators buses on our roads. I found myself heartbroken when...

Patricia Ellen Schultz Patricia Ellen Schultz, 63, of Bumpass, Va., and formerly of Sandy Hook, died June 29, at her home. She was the wife of Richard Schultz. She was born in Danbury, September 11, 1948, a daughter Helen (Ballwig) of and Edward Hall...

Look At The Big Picture To the Editor: We are at an intense time in the history of our nation. At the national level, the Supreme Court just upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Comically, some people are now threatening to move to...

Don’t Know What To Say To the Editor: It’s all been said, and by now we should have reached a zero increase budget, passed it, and been moving on. But we haven’t. Your town government is like a broken record, putti...

Bamboo: Pest Or Effective Screen? NEW HAVEN (AP) — Researchers are taking a new look at bamboo to figure out if it’s a pest that should be banned from Connecticut. The New Haven Register reports experts are gathering data...

‘Smart Bomb’ Drug Attacks Breast Cancer CHICAGO (AP) — Doctors have successfully dropped the first “smart bomb” on breast cancer, using a drug to deliver a toxic payload to tumor cells while...

Putting Lipstick On A Pig  To the Editor: I will be voting No again next Thursday. The education budget request as currently presented reflects the full-day kindergarten (FDK) initiative and that’s a good thing for Newtown. Yet, without...

NYFS 2012 Award Recipients Newtown Youth & Family Services (NYFS) held its annual awards and recognition ceremony at C.H. Booth Library on June 25. During the ceremony, multiple awards and acknowledgements were given out. The H.D. Bassett Award was g...