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Newtown Team Recognized For Problem Solving Skills NORTH HAVEN — The Future Problem Solving Program of Connecticut, Inc hosted its 29th annual conference for Connecticut’s top student problem solvers at North Haven High School...

No More Excuses In Afghanistan To the Editor: It was reported that night raids, conducted by foreign troops, have been a constant source of tension between the Afghan government and US military. [Afghan] President Karzai stated that they are provoca...

Marie DeSimone Riccio Cherished Her Family Marie DeSimone Riccio of Trumbull, beloved wife of Joseph J. Riccio, died April 4, at St Vincent Medical Center. Born in Mount Kisco, N.Y., on Groundhog Day, February 2, she was a daughter of the late P...

School Board Hears From All-Star Representatives By Eliza Hallabeck Board of Education members heard a preliminary report from representatives of All-Star Transportation, Inc, of Torrington during its Tuesday, April 10, meeting. “We are ...

Scott Getzinger ‘ There will never be another you. ’ Scott Getzinger, 46, of Newtown, beloved husband, father, son, and brother, died suddenly in a car accident on April 7. He was born December 20, 1965, in Ham...

Fletcher Hopes Opener Is An Indication Of Things To Come By Andy Hutchison If the way the season started is any indication of what’s ahead, watch out for the Newtown High School girls’ lacrosse team to keep getting better and ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY April 15, Victoria Gioiele, Age 8 April 21, Kelsey Brennan, Age 5 Deadline for the April 20 issue is Tuesday, April 17, at 4 pm. To include your name in The Birthday Cake, send your name, address, phone number, age, and b...

Nourishments— Vidalia Onions: Nothing To Cry About By Nancy K. Crevier In the 2011 movie The Help, the main character, Skeeter, takes on a journalistic job of writing a homemaker’s help column, about which she knows...

Town Sued Over Bus Contract By John Voket A lawsuit filed April 9 against the Town of Newtown, the Newtown School District, the Board of Education, and All-Star Transportation by owner-operator and school bus company owner Tom Adams contends that for...

Big Plans Have Big Consequences While we do not yet feel the full sun of an economic recovery, there is a sense that the great recession is well into its final thaw. The first tentative stirrings of economic activity have reawakened investors and ent...