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Congratulations to Pat Barkman, who was the one reader able to tell us that last week’s challenge (inset) can be found on Sawmill Road. Pat will receive a Bee’s Buck for her effort, and everyone gets to look for a new location...

FAITH Food Pantry Thanks All To the Editor: The firefighters of Newtown, under the organizational leadership of Karen Halstead, successfully completed their annual Thanksgiving food drive. For the 11th consecutive year the drive was a huge success. ...

Single Stream Recycling Slowly Catching On By Nancy K. Crevier Recycling is truly a case of “the more, the merrier,” and since July 1 when Newtown started single stream curbside recycling, enabling residents to easily recycle ...

Scholarships Available The Newtown High School Career Center publicizes all scholarships of which it is notified. A few of the scholarships , typically national ones, request that money be enclosed with the application. The Career Center believes tha...

Eleanor Anna Shufelt Ciaccia Loving Mother And Grandmother Eleanor Anna Shufelt Ciaccia, 75, of Brookfield, died November 23. She was born in Wallingford, Vt., November 11, 1936, to Anna and Harris Shufelt. Survivors include a daughter, We...

Newly Elected Officials Sworn In At Brief Sunday Ceremony By John Voket More than two dozen newly elected or reelected government officials were sworn in to office Sunday, November 27, in a brief ceremony in Newtown Municipal Center council chambers....

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South report the following fire calls and the responders: Wednesday, November 23: 7:22 am, furnace problem, 50 Obtuse Road, Hawleyville, Sandy Hook, and Hook & Ladder res...

Earl Lawrence, Jr US Army Veteran Earl Lawrence, Jr, 83, of Newtown, died peacefully November 28, in Danbury Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Rose M. Lawrence. Mr Lawrence was born December 19, 1927, in Monkton, Vt., so...

Alex Kelly Kelly is a senior hockey player at Newtown High School. Favorite part about playing: “The speed of the game.” Toughest aspect: The team’s “circle, chop, cut” skating drill...