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Newtown OxyContin Bust Localizes ‘Epidemic’ Of Painkiller Use By John Voket Two days before police busted an alleged illegal OxyContin distribution network in Newtown, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlan...

Pine Street, Sandy Hook Juan Rodriquez purchased a home at 11 Pine Street from Fannie Mae. Deanna Cocivi of Prudential Connecticut Realty was the selling agent and Nicholas Mastrangelo of Weichert Realtors was the listing agent. Attorney Francis...

Officials Offer Post-Election Thoughts— Anatomy Of A Five-Percent Budget Cut By John Voket Was it an achievable goal — doable with fresh thinking and leadership ready to act against traditional practices; or a provocative slog...

Losing The Academic Race To the Editor: In 1995, the Educational Testing Service “re-centered” SAT scores to mask declining scores. As a result, 800 verbal scores could still be attained, albeit with a greater number of incorr...

It Really Is Nicer To the Editor: For those still wondering if it really is “Nicer in Newtown,” our collective reaction to the unprecedented October snowstorm should dispel any doubts. Everyone pulling together, offering to he...

Chorus Of Complaints Grows Amid CL&P’s Incremental Progress By John Voket Shortly after more than 100 support vehicles — bucket trucks, flatbeds loaded with generators, even huge commercial military dump trucks — ...

GOP Finance Candidates Tout Newcomer, Cite Accomplishments By John Voket Republican members of Newtown’s Board of Finance issued a position statement this week on behalf of the three members seeking a return to the board — Joe...

Our Choice For First Selectman When a town faces a crisis, as Newtown did this week, many people rise to the occasion, do remarkable things, and demonstrate competence and abilities perfectly suited to the task at hand. When one of those people is in...

To the Editor: I would like to thank James Gaston, Sr, for heading the Democratic slate for next Tuesday’s election. I could not be more pleased that he is willing to serve on our Board of Selectmen. He is very fortunate to have such an o...

Young People Are Learning Old Patterns Of Drug Abuse The National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) 2010 monitoring study of high school and youth trends — an overview of trends in drug use among teenagers in grades 8–12 â€...