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What Happened To Our ‘No-Kill’ Shelter? To the Editor: I thought we fought for a new pound and donated all our hard-earned money and time to have a no-kill shelter. Could someone please explain just who voted to change this? ...

Emily Sicard and Trevor Nickerson Emily Elizabeth Sicard and former Newtown resident Trevor Dana Nickerson will be married in Holland, Mich., in August 2012. Emily is the daughter of Kathy and Walt Sicard of South Haven, Mich. She is a 2006 gra...

Prevention Council Hears About The Safe School Climate Act By Eliza Hallabeck The Newtown Prevention Council heard a presentation by Sandy Hook School Assistant Principal Anthony Salvatore during its meeting on Thursday, January 19, regarding the sta...

Currently On View *Nancy and Jim Larin have collected sculpture by Rhys Caparn, a Newtown Notable, and it is now on display near the circulation desk. Ms Caparn was a sculptor of great renown in the 20th Century, and the exhibit includes biograp...

The fog came on little cat feet (as American poet Carl Sandberg once wrote) this Monday, and stayed for a good part of the day, hovering over winter’s first significant snowfall that arrived Saturday. With temperatures rising progressivel...

Do You Have A Life Story? This story is the first of an occasional series of stories about events that leave an impact on people for a lifetime — a life story. If you have a life story you would to share, or know someone who does, please ...

State Receives $5.2 Million For Enrolling Eligible Children In Health Coverage WASHINGTON, D.C. — Connecticut officials recently learned the state will receive $5,209,262 for ensuring more children have health coverage. The performance b...

Anne Lister McVicar A Generous And Loving Heart Anne Lister McVicar, 90, of Newtown, died January 18, with family by her side. The only daughter of Jean Hallett Lister and Francis Edward Lister, she was born and raised in Bronxville, N.Y. She at...

John Dennis Cologna Former General Electric Executive John Dennis Cologna, 78, of Trumbull, beloved husband of the late Betty Jane Baker Cologna, died suddenly, January 24. A native of Chicago, he was the son of Sophie and Dennis Hoelbrandt Colo...

Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multipurpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. The Senior Center is under the auspices of the Commission on Aging. The center is run by Senior Services Director Marilyn Place. For infor...