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Genealogy Talk: Researching Maiden Names On Wednesday, December 14, the Genealogy Club of Newtown will host a presentation by Ray Maki titled “Searching for Maiden Names.” The program will start at 7 pm in the community room o...

Town Policy On Fairfield Hills Development Review Process Considered    By Andrew Gorosko Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members are considering a proposed town policy for reviewing development proposals for Fairfield Hills. George Benson, t...

Medicare Awards Grants To Expand State Senior Medicare Patrol WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced recently the award of $9 million from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to h...

Slattery Helps Montclair State To Final Four Newtown’s Matt Slattery, a sophomore defender, helped the Montclair State University soccer team of Montclair, N.J. reach the NCAA Division III semifinals in San Antonio, Texas this past week....

State Backlogged On Home Care Inspections NEW LONDON (AP) — Connecticut health officials say the state is behind in inspections of home health care agencies. The Day of New London reports that as reliance on home care grows, inspecti...

State Tech School Task Force Seeks Public Comments HARTFORD (AP) – A task force studying the future of Connecticut’s 16 state-run technical high schools is asking for the public’s opinions. The General Assembly cre...

Women’s Networking, Holiday Social The Working Women’s Forum invites women wanting to grow professionally and personally though education, networking, and sharing of ideas. Each year the Working Women’s Forum Decem...

Opera And Lobster: A ‘Pay It Forward’ Event The Blue Dog Lobster Roll Co. of Ridgefield is sponsoring its first “pay it forward” charity fundraising event. The purpose of the event is to raise money for...

Occupation: I am a journalist. I am the editor of Breaking Views for Reuters News Agency, a column published in The New York Times and in papers all over the world. Family:  My wife Hannah and I have two children. Sam is an eighth grader at ...

I was exhausted but exhilarated after trotting from one end of town to the other this past weekend, not wanting to miss a moment of the 26th Annual Holiday Festival to Benefit Newtown Youth & Family Services, presented by Newtown Savings Bank, and al...