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LUNCH MENU WEEK Of MARCH 19 – 23, 2012     Newtown Elementary SCHOOLS   MONDAY, MARCH 19 Corn dog, baked beans, apple, fruit & veggie selection, milk   TUESDAY, MARCH 20 Frito Lay scoops, ...

An Enjoyable Evening To the Editor: Kudos to the students and faculty of Fraser Woods Montessori School for an absolutely delightful school production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night ’s Dream on March 8. The student acto...

Clear The Clutter! To the Editor: Newtown Woman’s Club GFWC, Inc, is once again holding their “Clear The Clutter — A Tailgate Tag Sale” on Saturday, May 5, at Newtown Middle School.  Thirty dollars wi...

Miracles Every Day In School To the Editor: I have been teaching secondary English for 37 years. You should ask yourself why. Why would someone do that? Because at 5 am in the morning, I still want to get up and do what I do. Because I get to share t...

LUNCH MENU WEEK OF MARCH 19 – 23     NEWTOWN HIGH school   MONDAY, MARCH 19 Chicken enchiladas, fiesta rice, salsa, Southwest black beans, Mexican corn, milk   TUESDAY, MARCH 20 Beef/tur...

Obama And Religion To the Editor: If you are feeling that President Obama is trying to dismiss the importance of Christian and Jewish faith in America, you will find the following facts support that view. David Barton, noted Conservative historian, h...

The Queen Street Commission? To the Editor: I think that the Newtown Police Commission should be called “The Queen Street Traffic Commission.” That is the primary concern of this commission for several years now. Enough.  The...

Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.      —Lewis Grizzard It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.   ...

Girls Capture Division Title Newtown’s fifth grade girls’ basketball team claimed the A Division title in the Fairfield County Basketball League playoffs this past week. Newtown defeated Norwalk 29-8 in the title game at a pa...

Norman D. McConnell Newtown High School Biology Teacher Norman D. McConnell, 62, of Shelton, died March 10, with his entire loving family by his side. He was born in Philadelphia September 1, 1949, the son of Margaret S. (Mingle) and Norman W. M...