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Student Police Academy To Start At NHS Police said this week they will soon start their annual Student Police Academy for some students at Newtown High School. The academy is an informational program intended to provide participants with an overview ...

PEZ Pops Open Its New Connecticut Visitors Center By John Voket ORANGE — Tucked away like the sweet confections hidden within the multitude of bright plastic character dispensers made world famous by PEZ, the company’s Con...

Newtown Support Groups Friday, January 27       AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion. Saturday, January 28    Daily Reflections meeting, St Rose School (Monsignor Conr...

Hawk Grapplers Topple Weston Newtown High School’s wrestling team topped host Weston 53-23 on January 18. Individual results are as follows: 120- Shawn McGrath (N) win by forfeit (FFT). 126- Nick Crudo (N) pin Zach Byer (W) 1:27 132- Mat...

CL&P, Yankee Gas Warn Customers About Credit Card Scam BERLIN — Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) and Yankee Gas are asking customers to be wary of a scam that has involved customers of utilities in other parts of the country. The scam in...

Hazel Bouchard Proprietor Of Hazel ’s Liquor Store Hazel Bouchard, 78, of Sandy Hook, died January 20, at Danbury Hospital. Born December 31, 1933, in Eagle Lake, Maine, she was the daughter of Homer and Izenne Smart Bouchar...

Mary Rose   Tremblay [naviga:h2] Accomplished Artist, [naviga:h2] Loving Friend [/naviga:h2][/naviga:h2] Mary Rose Tremblay, 89, of Newtown, died peacefully at her home, January 21, after a short illness. She was born October 22, 1922, in the...

Doggone Etiquette — Introductions By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog: Here’s an etiquette question for you. When you’re with your VIPerson and meet someone you’ve never seen before, whatâ€&#x...

Caylee Shea Brackett Danielle and Curt Brackett of Sandy Hook, along with their son Casey, welcome a baby girl, Caylee Shea Brackett, born January 16, at Bridgeport Hospital. Caylee weighed in at 6 pounds, 10 ounces. Maternal grandfather is Robe...

*** Members of the Charter Revision Committee have reached a consensus that the town should eliminate the three-member Board of Selectmen, and strengthen the position of the town’s full-time elected chief executive officer. Commission mem...