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Council Is Not Representing The Community To the Editor: The total amount of BOF/LC reductions to the BOE budget in the last 13 years is $13 million (with $10 million reduced in the last seven years). The average BOE budget increase in the last four...

NICE Educational Forum To Be Presented The Newtown International Center for Education (NICE) will present an educational forum to the public, Wednesday, May 30, in the Newtown High School Cafetorium, at 7 pm. Program director Jason Hiruo and Newtown...

Reed Prepares Fourth Graders For Summer Reading And Fifth Grade By Eliza Hallabeck When the Head O’ Meadow fourth grade students entered Reed Intermediate School’s library/media center, faces stared up, and mouths hung open, s...

Flanders Nature Center Presenting A 50th Celebratory Art Exhibition WOODBURY — Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust will kick off its 50th anniversary celebration with an exhibit of artwork that has been created by 12 artists whose work wa...

Newtowner Joins CERC Board ROCKY HILL — The Connecticut Economic Resource Center, Inc (CERC), the state’s leading nonprofit economic development firm, recently announced the election of David Connors, director of supply operat...

Field Notes— Climbing Trees: A Place In Between By Curtiss Clark You could make an educated guess that it is the end of May by watching my dog, Boon. He is a skilled napper, adept at finding the perfect spot for snoozing after a few mome...

Fraser Woods Montessori School’s History In Newtown Fraser Woods Montessori School marked a milestone this year, when “Montessori” was returned to the school’s name through a vote of the schoolâ€&#...

Mt Pleasant Hospital Receives Accreditation Dr Rock Vali of Mt Pleasant Hospital for Animals announced on May 17 that the hospital has received accreditation following a comprehensive evaluation by the American Animal Hospital Association. The evalu...

Kenneth Smith Kenneth “Eric” Smith, 54, of Danbury, beloved husband of Kathleen H. Smith, died at Danbury Hospital, May 16. He was born in New Orleans, La., son of Elizabeth (Fields) Smith of Santa Fe, N.M., and the late Kenne...

Boys’ Tennis Team Reaches Final, Falls To Weston By Andy Hutchison TRUMBULL — Only one team defeated Newtown during the regular season: longtime rival Weston. The Trojans beat Newtown again in South-West Conference championshi...