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Safe Boating Course, May 5 Due to the success of a recent fundraiser, the Leaps of Faith Disabled Skiers volunteers will again host a safe boating course at Newtown High School on May 5. Participants can receive a certificate of completion that is re...

Local Pet Store Owner Featured Speaker BANTAM — Susan Begasse-Marucci, owner of Pet Aesthetics in Southbury, along with her mastiff dog Mac, will be the featured speaker in an “Ask the Expert” session from 11 am t...

Sand Hill Plaza Police report that sometime between 1:20 and 2:30 pm on April 11, an unknown motorist, who likely was driving some type of gray vehicle, struck an unoccupied, parked vehicle in the parking lot at Sand Hill Plaza, a shopping cente...

Hawk Laxmen Follow Up Close Wins With Easy Victory By Andy Hutchison Sure, it must feel good to win by a dozen goals, as Newtown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team has done twice already this campaign. But there’s s...

LUNCH MENU WEEK OF APRIL 23 – 27     reed intermediate school   MONDAY, APRIL 23 French toast sticks, syrup, sausage or scrambled eggs, sweet potato fries, apple, milk   TUESDAY, APRIL 24 ...

Triple Crown Riding Series The Fairfield County Hounds will sponsor its annual spring Triple Crown Riding Series, beginning Saturday, May 5, with a Kentucky Derby Hunt Country Trail Ride in Bridgewater. This is the first year that the Series will be ...

Sealed Tickets In Connecticut To Be Available Commercially HARTFORD — The Department of Consumer Protection’s Gaming Division, in compliance with Connecticut General Statutes Sec 7-169h, is phasing out its business of selling ...

Doing What’s Right For Children To the Editor: I have always believed in full-day kindergarten, but learning that every Newtown school principal is supportive, and yet it still might not pass the vote, has motivated me to action. My argum...

Let’s not quibble over boring details and cut to the larger issue. We all want clean air, land, and water. I have hunted, fished, and camped outdoors all my life and traveled to most of the national parks throughout the country. I used to...