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At this time of year, as athletes in many sports are getting ready for a new season, Dr Elkowitz advises three simple measures to reduce the risk of damage to the hands: strengthen, stretch, and protect. Strengthening exercises that protect the hand...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY June 30, Leah Faith Mangino, Age 1 July 2, Abigail B. McManus, Age 7 July 3, Ryan Kovach, Age 10 Deadline for the July 13 issue is Tuesday, July 10, at 4 pm. To include your name in The Birthday Cake, send your name,...

Anatomy Of A Budget Process – By The Numbers By John Voket For the fifth time this year, taxpayers are called to Newtown Middle School to endorse or reject the latest spending plan. That proposal requests $106,246,838, representing an ove...

One Big Win For One-Eyed Cats The Newtown One-Eyed Cats won the 10 year old District 5 baseball championship at Liberty Field on June 29. Newtown won all three games of the five-team tournament, defeating Southbury 3-2, Oxford 11-1, and then Southbur...

State Comptroller Sees $192 Million Deficit HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut’s comptroller says that because of the weak economy, Connecticut likely ended the budget year on Saturday, June 30, with a $192.3 million deficit. Comptr...

Food Festival Slated In Washington WASHINGTON — On Saturday, August 4, from 10 am to 4 pm, St John’s Episcopal Church in Washington will hosts its Third Annual Summer Food Festival at St John’s Episcopal Church. Bo...

Martha Benvenuto Martha (Leo) Benvenuto, 89, of Sandy Hook, died June 30. She was born March 19, 1923, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the daughter of Rosa Tota and Vito Leo. Survivors include her children, Rose Marie Sondergeld of Norman, Okla., and Thomas Ben...

Richard J. Dexter, Sr Richard J. Dexter, Sr, 77, of Newtown, died peacefully June 29, at his home. He was the husband of Nancy (Stearns) Dexter. Mr Dexter was born in Manhattan, January 18, 1935, a son of the late Mary Smith. After serving in the A...

Newtown Bridge Club Results The Newtown Bridge Club plays ACBL-sanctioned duplicate bridge games at the Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Department, 34 Hawleyville Road, at 10 am and 7 pm, Tuesdays, and 10 am, Wednesdays. Newcomers are welcome. For more in...

Hot Stuff ... Inferno Wins 12 Year Old Division Of Jimmy Fund Baseball Tournament The Newtown Inferno baseball team won the 12 year old 46/60 division in the Jimmy Fund Tournament held recently in Bethel. Newtown won all three of its games, outscorin...