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Newtown Youth Wrestlers Shine In Vermont Members of the Newtown Youth Wrestling Association (NYWA) recently traveled to Bennington, VT to compete in the Bennington Youth Northeast Wrestling Challenge held at Mt Anthony Union High School. The long rid...

Queen Street Speed Tables Set For Traffic Experiment By Andrew Gorosko Some people may like them. Some people may hate them. Time will tell, town officials say. The “them” to which they refer are two temporary “sp...

Thomas C. Waller, Jr Loving Son, Father,  And Grandfather Thomas C. Waller, Jr, 74, of Oxford died April 13, at St Vincent’s Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Bridgeport, July 17, 1937, he was a son of A...

Newtown Girl Puts A Face On Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis By Nancy K. Crevier Twelve-year-old Sara Matté of Newtown has a special invitation for friends, neighbors, and residents of Newtown and surrounding towns: join her in the 2012 Danbury Arthrit...

NHS PBIS Yard Signs For Graduates Available Newtown High School’s Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) team is selling personalized yard signs to congratulate individual members of the Class of 2012. The yard signs are 18 inc...

Be A Responsible Dog Owner To the Editor: When I was contemplating getting a dog, one of the cons would be cleaning up the yard. One of the pros was going for walks and getting exercise. I decided the pros outweighed the cons and got a dog. The dog a...

Nature Walks Returning In May Members of The Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown are preparing the 5th Annual Natural Walks, which will return to Orchard Hill Nature Center on Sunday, May 6. From 2 to 4 pm the public is invited to meander along the...

Art Exhibits ___________________ Avanc é Esth étiques Day Spa, Sand Hill Plaza, 228 Main St South/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-270-8911. Through May 31: “Art About Town: Avancé Esthétiques 2012,” works by members of The...

Unanswered Questions On School Staffing Inefficiencies To the Editor:  I must respectfully disagree with Ronald J. Bienkowski’s letter last week titled “Multiple-Year Comparisons of School Costs Are Unfair.” I am ...

TITANIC 12,450 ft BELOW Ballard Balances Excitement, Reverence During Centennial Exhibit Opening By John Voket MYSTIC — It was as though Oceanographer Robert Ballard flipped a switch. At one point during a crowded press conference for ...