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Doggone Etiquette — Dog Bites By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog: How good (or bad) are you at using your teeth? There are certain times when you are punished for snapping or grabbing at something and then there are times when you ...

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center report the following fire calls and the responders: Thursday, June 14: 7:20 am, motor vehicle accident, intersection of Main Street and South Main Street, Hook & Ladder responded; 3:1...

A System Driven By Performance Or Complaints? To the Editor: The school administration once again proves that they are out of touch with reality. When Coach John Quinn’s contract wasn’t renewed because of complaints from pare...

Leveling a field behind the back parking lot of Newtown High School will provide a prime site on which to build tennis courts in the future and will give the town approximately 31,000 yards of gravel for use on town roads. The school’s or...

Brookfield Craft Center Announces Summer Gallery Series BROOKFIELD — Brookfield Craft Center will present a series of exhibitions this summer featuring the work of local craft artists in a variety of media. To further highlight the variet...

A Book To Hunger For By Nancy K. Crevier “What’s startling this year,” said Newtown Friends of the Library publicist Toni Earnshaw about the upcoming book sale, “is the unusual range of offerings, from ...

Summer Programs Provide Opportunities For Students By Sarah Scinto Newtown students looking to fill their summer months can start by signing up for a diverse array of camps and programs offered by Newtown Continuing Education, C.H. Booth Library, an...

Firefighters Hit The Quarter-Century Mark With Another Successful LobsterFest By Shannon Hicks Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue hosted its milestone 25th annual LobsterFest June 8–9. Despite a few showers late Friday evening and overca...

Nourishments— Picking My Battle, And Eating It, Too By Nancy K. Crevier I have declared war on garlic mustard this summer. The invasive European weed, first identified in Long Island nearly 150 years ago, has become out of control in Conn...