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Sandy Hook School Marathon Mondays Group Completes Last Mile With a couple cheers from the sidelines of parents, students in Sandy Hook School’s Marathon Mondays group ran the final mile of their “marathon” on Mond...

School Board Discusses Budget Options By Eliza Hallabeck With the end of the fiscal year approaching and another failed referendum announced roughly an hour before, the Board of Education discussed options it could face to reduce spending in its 2012...

Mary Gaydosik Dayton Mary Gaydosik Dayton, 98, of Botsford, died June 5, at the Masonicare of Newtown, where she was a resident for the past few years. She was born July 3, 1913, in New York, to Mary and Anton Gaydosik. She and her husband lived in ...

Fundraiser Scheduled To Support Middle Gate Literacy Efforts By Eliza Hallabeck With two children attending Middle Gate Elementary School, resident Chris Sferruzzo says his attention was first drawn to one of the school’s needs last year....

Joseph Curtis Joseph “Dom” Curtis, of Fairfield, died May 29, at Maplewood of Newtown, with his family by his side. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, to Annette and Joseph Curtis. Mr Curtis came from Ireland with his father and...

Young Inmate Development Program Underway At Garner By Andrew Gorosko A specialized program is underway at Garner Correctional Institution in which young prisoner participants who have been identified as gang members are receiving schooling intended ...

Fore! — Newtown Country Club Results Results of the Newtown Country Club Member-Member Tournament from this past weekend are as follows: Sixth flight, Dario Solano and Jerry Appelblatt defeated fifth flight, Brian Woodhouse and Hamid Tor...

Best Buddies Club Holds ‘Friendship Comfortable’ Prom By Eliza Hallabeck Everything seemed to shine blue and gold on Friday, June 1, when Newtown High School’s Best Buddies club hosted its first prom. Club advisor...

Hospice Breakfast Nourishes Bodies And Souls By Nancy K. Crevier “People ask, ‘How do you do this?’ And I tell them, being a Hospice volunteer is not about sadness, not at all,” said Gail Honychurch, sp...

Collecting Flags For Retirement, Flag Day Ceremony BETHEL — Cub Scouts in Bethel Pack 54 and Pack 156 are collecting flags ready for retirement, to be used in a formal flag ceremony on Sunday, June 16. Old or tattered American flags can...