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NICE Programs Planned AT NHS An additional movie to finalize the Newtown International Center for Education (NICE) Japanese Film Festival has been set for Wednesday, May 23, with a showing of Ponyo. The screening is one of two upcoming programs being...

What is your favorite book, and why? Catherine Murray: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, because it tells about the kid’s life and its fun to see what the kid is doing. Olivia Bonacci: Sleeping Beauty, because I like reading and I read that book all ...

Masonicare To Host Veterans Picnic May 23 With Memorial Day approaching, Masonicare at Newtown invites area veterans and their families to its Toddy Hill Road campus on Wednesday, May 23. The rain-or-shine program will begin at noon with a picnic-bar...

Foley May Run Again For Governor HARTFORD (AP) — Republican Tom Foley says he’ll be inclined to run a second time for governor if Connecticut is not faring well when he makes his decision. And he said May 6 that under the lead...

Cave Comics Hosts Free Comic Book Day By Eliza Hallabeck By early afternoon on Saturday, May 5, Cave Comics owner Pat Calanan estimated more than 5,300 people had visited his Church Hill Road store for Free Comic Book Day, and the day was far from ov...

Special Public Defender Named For Heath Attorney Francis L. O’Reilly, of the law firm of O’Reilly & Shaw, LLC, of Fairfield, has been named as the special public defender for John Heath of Bridgewater in Mr Heath’s...

Open Space Preservation— Borough Zoners Propose Cluster Housing Rules By Andrew Gorosko The Borough Zoning Commission (BZC) has slated a public hearing for Wednesday, May 16, on a set of proposed land use rules, known as the Residential ...

Ten elected officials leaned into microphones at an unusual budget forum Monday night to get the message out: the $106.8 million budget proposal on the May 15 referendum ballot may be Newtown’s last best chance to pass a budget that does ...

Relay For Life Seeking Volunteers, Promoting Fundraisers The 2012 Newtown Relay For Life is just three weeks away. Scheduled for the overnight of June 1 at the Newtown Youth Academy at Fairfield Hills, relay organizers and teams are ramping up activi...

NBLA Trail Clearing, Ride The Newtown Bridle Lands Association will hold a Trail Clearing at 10 am on Saturday, May 12. Call Stephanie Lennon 203-426-6139 for details Free to all NBLA members, the Show and Go ride is scheduled for 10 am on May 20 at ...