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Flagpole Radio Café, Saturday At Edmond Town Hall Newtown Cultural Arts Commission (NCAC) will welcome dynamic harp sensation Deborah Henson-Conant as the guest artist for The Flagpole Radio Café on Saturday, February 4. The show begins at 7 pm in...

*** The Newtown Board of Education and the Federation of Teachers recently reopened negotiations on the three-year contract signed last year, and quickly reached agreement on the changes to be made in the existing contract. As a result, Newtown will ...

Private Sector Unions Add Members As Jobs Return WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Union membership grew slightly last year, giving labor leaders hope that a period of steep declines has finally bottomed out. The number of unionized workers increa...

The best guarantee for justice in public dealings is the participation in their own government of the people most likely to suffer from injustice.             —John Morley Charity is commendable; everyone should be charitable....

Late-Night Snack Put Couple On Track To Burgerittoville   A cheeseburger on a tortilla, topped with crumbled bacon, romaine lettuce, diced tomato, and tomato mayo was a late night snack that launched a new business for Amy and Joseph A. Rebecc...

A Couple Of Suggestions On The Euthanasia Policy (The following letter to the members of the Board of Selectmen has been received for publication.) Dear Pat, Will and Jim: I have read the proposed euthanasia policy, and it is standard and well ...

James C. Gies Longtime Resident Was Active In Community James C. Gies, 79, of Newtown, died January 31, at his home, from pancreatic cancer. He was born in Bridgeport, May 14, 1932, a son of Emma (Collins) and Arthur J. Gies. Mr Gies was the hus...

LUNCH MENU WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6 – 10     reed intermediate school   MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 French toast sticks, syrup, sausage or scrambled eggs, baked sweet potato tots, apple, milk   TUESDAY, F...

In Memoriam Frederick “Dave ” Crouch February 18, 1912 to     January 29, 2011 “Let not your heart be troubled: Ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are...

State Jobless Rate Dips Below National Average WETHERSFIELD (AP) — The state Department of Labor says Connecticut’s unemployment rate dipped to 8.2 percent in December, the lowest figure since May 2009. The agency released th...