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Numerous Volunteers Sought For Open Seats First Selectman Pat Llodra is seeking Newtown residents interested in serving on various town boards and commissions as appointees. Anyone qualified and/or seeking to participate as a volunteer for the town g...

At a time when opportunism is everything, when hope seems lost, when everything boils down to a cynical business deal, we must find the courage to dream. To reclaim romance. The romance of believing in justice, in freedom, and in dignity. For everybo...

Wilcox, VosWinkel Sign To Play In College Newtown High School baseball player Kyle Wilcox and lacrosse player Kaitlyn VosWinkel signed National Letters of Intent to play their sports in college this past week. Wilcox signed to play at Bryant Univers...

Sharing Art And Beauty To the Editor: My wife Jane and I would like to thank the residents of Newtown for making the Open Studio Art Show & Sale (recently held at my home studio on Taunton Lake) such a resounding success. We loved visiting with ever...

‘Unity & Diversity’ Programs Preview What do you know about your neighbors’ faith community? Do have an appreciation for their beliefs, liturgies, sacramental rites, music, history or their interest in community a...

For police reports NHS Incident Police report that school officials called for aid from the police department’s school resource officer about 12:45 pm on November 10, after a student had been using profanities and acting violently to...

Emergency Officials Seeing Storm Cleanup Injuries, Hope To Prevent More By John Voket With a forecast promising a beautiful fall weekend, it is a sure bet that “weekend warriors,” many armed with dangerous power equipment, wil...

Food Pantries Bounce Back Following Storm By Nancy K. Crevier The FAITH Food Pantry in St John’s Episcopal Church, Sandy Hook Center, may have lost all of the meats and refrigerated items during Storm Alfred, October 29 to 30, but the coo...

Paying Tribute To the Editor: On Friday, November 11, Newtown High School paid tribute to area veterans with a wonderful luncheon followed by the best rendition of the Star Spangled Banner performed by the Chamber Choir I have ever heard. It was ve...

Local Scientist, Volunteers Help Ensure Deep Brook Waters Run Cold By John Voket One breezy Saturday morning about three weeks ago Newtown scientist Ann Astarita directed a posse of volunteers from the Candlewood Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited tru...