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Youth Cross Country Results In the first Western Connecticut Conference meet of the season, held this past week, the Newtown Hawks girls’ and boys’ cross country teams both earned first place. The girls were led by first-place...

The Board of Education Needs To Listen To the Editor: So, JanRon got a raise. Nice. Tumbling test scores, questionable paperwork, and putting 30-plus Newtowners out of business. Not just out of a job, out of business. In an economy where most people...

Medicare Enrollment Period Rapidly Approaching With this year’s Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) — October 15 to December 7 — rapidly approaching, senior citizens will once again have to go through the proc...

The Gunnery To Begin Yearly Speaker Series Washington — On Thursday, October 6, at 7 pm, in the lower Memorial Gym at The Gunnery, Dr Richard A. Gosser will initiate The Gunnery’s 2011-2012 Speaker Series with a lecture on hi...

Lions Club: ‘The Great Pumpkin Race Getting Ready To Roll’ What can you do with pumpkins? There is always carving them or making a nice pumpkin pie (or ice cream, if you’re really ambitious) from them. Newtown resi...

Grateful For One Man’s Kindness To the Editor: I’m writing this letter to thank Mark Edwards of Mark Edwards Roofing and Siding LLC for replacing the roof on my brothers’ home in Newtown. I read Mr Edwards letter i...

NHS Honor Society Inductees Recognized By Eliza Hallabeck The Newtown Chapter of the National Honor Society held its annual Induction Ceremonies event at Newtown High School on Monday, September 27. The society adds deserving students to its ranks e...

Saturday, October 1 Just 4 Kids Tag Sale, 8 am–1 pm, Hawley School, 29 Church Hill Road, gently used children’s fall and winter clothing, also furniture, games, toys, books and more, presented by and fundraiser for Newtow...

What makes you happy? Lilah Hage: My mommy, because I just like my mommy. Colin Dirga: My mommy does, because she does. Hudson Wheat: The sun. Maya Chaudhary: Mommy and toys. Finnegan Clancy: Snacks and reading. Erin Barrett: Mom and dad, because I...

The Public Has A Right To Know To the Editor: It’s a privilege to have served on the Board of Finance for the past ten years. After my announcement of a self-imposed ten-year term limit, I was approached to run for a position of second/th...