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Inferno Ripken Team Wins State Title The Newtown Inferno Cal Ripken 12 year old 46/60 team won the Connecticut State tournament held last week in South Meriden. The Inferno, 23-1 this season, won five straight games out of the loser’s bra...

Occupation: I’m a lawyer, but I’m retired now. I did a lot of litigation. My practice started in Bridgeport, and then I had an office in Stamford. For 27 years, I worked as a cowboy in Arizona, between trials. That was my ...

Melissa Aluise & Bryan Fogelstrom Patricia and Bruce Fogelstrom of Newtown announce the engagement of their son, Bryan Scott Fogelstrom of Newtown, to Melissa Jodi Aluise of New Fairfield, daughter of Cathy and Curtis Taylor of New Fairfield. A ...

Doggone Etiquette — Swimmingly! By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog: You are a lucky dog if you get to swim when the days are long and warm. Of course, there are a lot of rules and regulations when it comes to water safety. If they h...

 Newtown Support Groups Friday, July 20       AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion.   Saturday, July 21   Daily Reflections meeting, St Rose School (Monsignor Conroy...

Mary Ellen Bulan Mary Ellen Bulan, 101, died peacefully at her home, July 14, to be with her loving husband of 62 years, Stanley, who predeceased her on April 20, 2012. She was born March 20, 1911, in New York City to Irish immigrants Mary (Walsh) an...

1 on 1 Tournament SEC:  Jake Gonski Big 12:  Zac Droukas Big East:  Harry Lucas ACC:  Alex Gerbo 3 on 3 Tournament SEC:  Cameron Petroli, John Moxham, Margaret Brown Big 12:  TJ O’Connell, Dillon Robinson, Abbey Harty Big ...

Town Hosts Cal Ripken New England Regional Final The Newtown Thunder 12U baseball team has some big plans this coming weekend. The team, which plays on Cal Ripken Baseball’s bigger field with 50 foot pitching mounds and 70 foot base paths...

Health Exchange Panel Struggles To Balance Need Vs Cost By Keith M. Phaneuf ©The Connecticut Mirror The panel working to create the state’s first health exchange received a crucial recommendation July 11: Don’t make the insu...

Queen Street Crash Police report a two-vehicle collision about 5:54 pm on July 12 in front of Newtown Middle School at 11 Queen Street. Police report the accident involved motorist Susan Ehrens, 41, of 23 Flat Swamp Road, who was driving a 2005 ...