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Prisoner Arrested On Serious Assault Charge At Garner State police said they received a report about 12:27 am on January 9 concerning an inmate-vs-inmate assault that had occurred at Garner Correctional Institution, the state’s high-secur...

Council Hears About Lawmakers’ Hopes For ‘Short Session’ By John Voket Newtown’s three current representatives in Hartford, as well as another who will likely begin serving the town after a redistrictin...

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...

Edward Hilario Area Resident For Over 50 Years Edward Hilario, 83, of Danbury, died January 5, at Danbury Hospital. He was born April 13, 1928, in New Rochelle, N.Y., the son of Germana (Moura) and Abilio Hilario. He was the husband of Mar...

Nourishments— No Kidding: ‘An Adult’ll Eat The Middle Of An Oreo…’ By Nancy K. Crevier I am a strong proponent of homemade cookies. There is always something about a cookie purchased from the sup...

Doggone Etiquette— Safe & Sound By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog: How safe do you feel? How safe are you really? You don’t know? Oh, then you must be relying 100 percent on your VIPeople to make sure you are protected ...

LUNCH MENU WEEK Of JANUARY 16 – 20     Newtown Elementary SCHOOLS   MONDAY, JANUARY 16 NO SCHOOL   TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 French toast sticks, cheesy scrambled eggs, hash brown potato patty,...

Fire Destroys SUV At Queen Street Residence By Andrew Gorosko An older SUV that was being readied for a possible sale accidentally caught fire at a Queen Street residence on the morning of Friday, January 6, and was destroyed by the blaze, officials...

Girls   8 & Unders 100-Yard Medley Relay: First, (Emmi Desousa, Shayna Millard, Rylee Harrell, Gabriela Porto), 1:43.97. Second, (Sarah Bertsche, Margaret O’Sullivan, Yvonne Wei, Alexa Unger), 2:11.72. 25 Freestyle: Fourt...