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 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...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY March 16, Jack McDermott, Age 11 March 18, Ally McCarthy, Age 8 March 21, Kevin Brennan, Age 7         Deadline for the March 23 issue is Tuesday, March 20, at 4 pm. To include your name in Th...

Nighthawk Lacrosse Teams Hold Mattress Sale Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’ lacrosse teams will hold a Mattress Sale Fundraiser on Saturday, March 17. Floor models will be displayed from 10 am to 5 pm at New...

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...