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Occupation: I am the minister of visitation and spiritual growth at Newtown United Methodist Church. It’s a part-time position that I’m enjoying. I retired in June from Great Hill United Methodist Church in Seymour, where ...

Dorothy Krnyaich Thomas Celebrated Life Dorothy Krnyaich Thomas, 89, wife of Wallace C. Thomas of Newtown, died October 30, in Danbury Hospital. Born July 22, 1922, in Akron, Ohio, she was the oldest child of Austin and Anna Uzelac Krnyaich. A c...

Llodra, Rodgers, Fellow Republicans Review Core Objectives, Future Goals By John Voket The local Republican Town Committee, and the party’s top-of-ticket incumbents, First Selectman Pat Llodra and Selectman Will Rodgers, released a pre-e...

Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be. —Sydney J. Harris A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won’t cross the str...

No Blackout Of Suggestions After Storms By Keith M. Phaneuf ©The Connecticut Mirror The one-two weather punch that produced more than 1.5 million power outages across Connecticut in just over two months also has generated a bumper crop of ideas. Le...

Football Team Blanks Brookfield, Prepares For Bethel Newtown High School’s football team blanked host Brookfield 41-0 on October 28 to improve to 6-1 this fall. The Nighthawks got three touchdowns from Lou Fenaroli and the defense shut do...

NBLA Hunter Pace Rescheduled For Sunday, November 6 The Newtown Bridle Lands Association’s 33rd Annual Frost on the Pumpkin Hunter Pace, originally scheduled for October 30, has been postponed until Sunday, November 6. “Due t...

No Power? Grab A Book And A Flashlight By Nancy K. Crevier If there was one positive aspect to the unexpected snowstorm and power outage, said C.H. Booth Librarians, it was that it allowed for more time for reading, if only by flashlight. â€&#x...

The Currency For Success To the Editor: As a town resident and a candidate for the Board of Finance, I would like to share some observations relative to the difficulties we are experiencing as a result of the recent snow storm. I believe that our tow...

According to Newtown Middle School art teacher Claudia Mitchell, once school resumes ballots for the contest will be counted and the winners will be announced at the school. “It will all fall into place when school resumes, and parents wi...