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School Bus Contract Finalized By Eliza Hallabeck Following an executive session, the Board of Education voted 5 to 1 Tuesday, October 4, to approve the final contract between the school district and All-Star Transportation Inc, of Torrington. School ...

Three Newtown Restaurants Allegedly Sold Liquor To Minors HARTFORD — According to the Department of Consumer Protection Liquor Control Division, a team of Newtown police and teen volunteers trained to identify businesses that would sell l...

Address The Issues To the Editor: As a former educator, the mother of a teacher, and a longtime Newtown resident, I am, generally, a big supporter of education. With that in mind, I would like to address some items contained in John Voketâ€&#x99...

Rotary Inducts Two New Members Rotary Club past president Carrie Swan and Rotary past district governor Julianne Reppenhagen recently presided over the induction of the two newest members of the Newtown Rotary Club, Ken Harper and Peter Maher. Ken Ha...

IPN Announces Council Candidate Switch By John Voket The Independent Party of Newtown (IPN) recently endorsed Jasper Ress for Legislative Council to replace candidate Roger Letso. Mr Ress is a recent graduate of Roger Williams College majoring in pol...

Sandy Hook Firefighters Host Open House By Shannon Hicks Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue hosted an open house on Sunday, October 2, that invited the community to meet members of the company, tour its main station on Riverside Road, check out its a...

Invasives Presentation Available Available to various groups in town is a PowerPoint presentation about invasive plants, developed by members of the Conservation Commission. Members “would be happy to present this talk to groups who may b...

Helen Elizabeth Shadle At Peace With The Lord Helen Elizabeth Shadle, 98, died September 27, at Bridgeport Hospital. Two children, Sandra Marsilius, and her husband Newman, of Newtown and Jack Shadle, and his wife Margo, of Louisville, Ky.; a s...

Occupation: I retired from Boehringer-Ingelheim sales and marketing in 2006. Before that, I was with Duracell in sales and marketing. I was in private banking for a while, too. Family: My husband, Stan, and I have been married for 48 years. W...

Antiques Shows __________________________ Saturdays (through fall): Woodbury Flea Market, 44 Sherman Rd (Rte 64 near Rte 6), Woodbury, opens 7:30 am, free adm & parking, up to 42 vendors w/ emphasis on early items & antiques, also plants & flower...