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Two Warrants Police report they arrested a local man on two warrants at about 9:49 am on January 31 at a business at 153 Sugar Street. Police said they charged John Sikorski, 40, of 12 Park Lane in connection with two separate incidents that occ...

School Board Approves Budget Proposal By Eliza Hallabeck Following multiple board meetings, the Board of Education reviewed and approved its 2012-13 budget January 31 with a 3.07 percent increase over the last year’s spending package. Th...

They Also Rang To the Editor: Last week Marie Sturdevant was kind enough to send a letter to the editor thanking our bell ringers for their help for the Salvation Army. Inadvertently, two ringers were left out: Joe Borst, who has volunteered for many...

Save Two Essential Positions To the Editor: It is critical that they keep Jane Matson’s current position intact as music teacher at Newtown High School. She has done amazing things with the music students. Such as plays, helping students ...

Factory Orders Expanding WASHINGTON (AP) — US factories grew in January at the fastest pace in seven months, boosted by a rise in new orders. And builders ended a poor year for construction by spending more on homes and projects for the f...

NYFS Slates New Events For Teens Once A Month By Eliza Hallabeck Newtown Youth & Family Services (NYFS) Community Coordinator Kaitlyn Johnson announced this week that the nonprofit agency is preparing to offer events for teens, from middle school age...

Adopt From The Animal Center The following cats and dogs are available for adoption through The Animal Center: LESLIE is a 1 year old cat looking for her forever home. Before coming to The Animal Center, Leslie was living in a hole of an abandone...

Weller Foundation Scholarship Available WOODBURY — The Weller Foundation, Inc (formerly the Vitramon Foundation, Inc) has announced that full-time senior students from Newtown, Joel Barlow, Masuk, Shelton, and Trumbull schools may now su...

65th Wedding Anniversary Josephine and Michael Lucas celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with family on January 29, 2012. Josephine and Michael were married January 25, 1947, at St Rose Church by Father Conroy. They have lived in Sandy Hook in ...

What book do you think would make a good movie? Alexandra Kulick: My kids and I are reading Dr Seuss’s Oh, The Places You’ll Go. I think with all of the technology we have today, it would be a fun movie. Mary Wein...