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Grateful For A Remarkable Life To the Editor: Enough time has passed that we now are able to write this letter to all our friends and the Town of Newtown. On June 27, 2011, our son Nicholas Summo passed away peacefully in our arms at the age of 24. W...

Travel Showcase For Senior Citizens SOUTHBURY — Pomperaug Woods will host its Third Annual Travel Showcase with Isings Travel on Thursday, September 15, at 10 am, in Wilson Hall auditorium, 80 Heritage Road. Jeanne Van Hooten, the owner ...

Governor’s Office To Lyddy: Horse Guard To Stay In Newtown By John Voket The news Newtown has been waiting for came late Friday afternoon August 19 in a hastily typed e-mail from Representative Chris Lyddy’s cellphone: â&#x80...

Local Eatery Scores Big: Newtown Deli & Catering Presents The Sideline Caf é At The NYA The ceramic roosters and wicker baskets that perch atop the drink coolers inside, and the faux gas lights surrounded by day lilies and cat mint...

Saturday, August 27 Fundraiser Car Wash, 10 am–2 pm, Berkshire Motors, 25 Berkshire Road, donations accepted in exchange for car washes by members of Newtown High School Varsity Cheer team, funds will be used to help defray costs dur...

In addition to providing the usual showcase for the community groups which make Newtown such a special place, the 25th Annual Labor Day Parade will double as the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Dodgingtown Volunteer Fire Company No 1, foun...

Newtown Police Department Gains Reaccreditation By Andrew Gorosko For the third time, the Newtown Police Department has received professional accreditation from the state’s Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POSTC) for volunta...

Charles R. Morrissey WWII US Army Veteran Charles R. Morrissey, 89, of Ocala, Fla., died August 18. His loving wife of 65 years, Marie Dustin Morrissey; his sister Josephine Ekelund of Newtown; three children; nine grandchildren; and six great...

Angelo Cappelli Dearly Beloved Husband, Father, And Grandfather Angelo Cappelli, 74, died peacefully August 24, after his courageous battle with cancer, with his loving family by his side, in Newtown. He was the son of Filippo and Giovanna Pocci...

Virginia Earthquake Rattles Newtown By Andrew Gorosko Depending on where you were in Newtown just before 2 pm on Tuesday, you either felt the earth suddenly vibrating or did not sense anything out of the ordinary. What some people felt, at any rate,...