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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...

Children’s Author Visits Newtown Children’s author Stephen Swinburne traveled to Newtown this week from his Vermont home to speak to students at both Hawley Elementary School and Head O’ Meadow School on Monday, No...

‘Know Error’ DNA Test Can Ensure Accuracy Of Breast Biopsies BRIDGEPORT — Breast surgeons at Bridgeport Hospital’s Norma F. Pfriem Cancer Institute are the first in the area to use the know error® syst...

‘Art About Town,’ A Benefit Exhibition The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, in conjunction with Avancé Esthétiques European Skin Care & Day Spa, are planning a special art show and benefit. The exhibition will be present...

Mavs Basketball Highlights Fourth and third grade Mavs basketball highlights from games at Newtown Youth Academy this past weekend are as follows: Grade four: Mavs Blue 24, New Fairfield 14: Joey Rios, Nick Kalra, and Liam Murphy led the offense ...

For the 26th year, an early December holiday festival will be presented so that all of Newtown and residents from surrounding towns can gather to continue celebrating the holiday season. The 2011 Holiday Festival event will take place Sunday, Decemb...

I’ve always wondered the fate of the NMS scarecrows, once the contest is over and they disappear from the school’s front lawn. My friend Lilith was quick to point out one of this year’s entries, over the weekend, w...

Garden Club Greens Sale Returning December 3 The Garden Club of Newtown will hold its annual Christmas Greens Sale on Saturday, December 3, from 9 am to 1 pm, at Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street (at the flagpole). Club members plan all year for ...

Continuing Education Courses Still Open For Registration Newtown Continuing Education announced this week that registration for two upcoming courses is still open. Introduction to PowerPoint, will teach coursegoers how to use Microsoft’s...

Teacher Tenure Vs Education To the Editor: I am pleased to see that the Connecticut Association of School Superintendents (CAPSS) agrees with my position that tenure for teachers must be eliminated if we are to have quality of education in our high ...