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Business Database Demonstration At Library Business people, job hunters, and town employees are invited to attend a free demonstration of AtoZdatabases, a premier reference and marketing database. The program will be in the meeting room of C.H. Boot...

Newtown Native Performing In Met Opera National Council Auditions By Nancy K. Crevier Newtown residents Martha Friar and Jeff Wilkins attended the semifinals for the New York City Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Sunday, March 11, expec...

Little House That Roared, 2012 Edition— Tom Chapin Is Looking Forward To Returning To Newtown By Janis Gibson “I’ve been in many different performing situations in my career,” said Grammy Award-wi...

Sixth Grade Girls Make It Two Straight For the second straight year, the Newtown sixth grade girls’ basketball team won the Fairfield County Basketball League championship, defeating Darien 21-16 in the title game on Saturday. On their w...

Newtown Youth Wrestling Association Grapplers Excel in State Meets The Newtown Youth Wrestling Association (NYWA) recently participated in the state qualifiers at the Danbury PAL building to determine who would move on to the State of Connecticutâ&#x...

Gang Member Custody Program Planned For Garner  By Andrew Gorosko The state Department of Correction (DOC) plans to operate a specialized program at Garner Correctional Institution on Nunnawauk Road where young prisoners affiliated with gangs would ...

 NHS To Stage ‘Sweeney Todd’ This Weekend The Newtown High School’s Drama Club is set to take the stage this weekend, Thursday through Sunday, March 15 through 18, with this year’s musical production o...

Friday, March 16 Knights of Columbus Fish Fry, 5–8 pm, St Rose of Lima Gathering Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, $8 adults, $5 children, $25 family/max, fresh fried dinners (mac and cheese available), also coleslaw, french fries, drinks, ...

Newtown Plaza Invites All To 1st Annual Block Party Plaza South in Newtown will host its first annual block party Saturday, March 31, from 11 am to 4 pm. Union Savings Bank, 274 South Main Street, will serve as the block party starting point, provid...

Quilt Created By Middle Gate Third Graders In 2002 To Be Auctioned For A Scholarship By Eliza Hallabeck It started with Middle Gate students reading Patricia Polacco’s The Keeping Quilt, in 2002. After reading the book, students particip...