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Published: Jan 11, 2024 at 04:27 PM
In the “just on the horizon” category, First Selectman Jeff Capeci reported to the Legislative Council on January 3 that the town would soon be hearing back about historic credits it applied for to help develop two buildings on the Fairfield Hills ca...
Published: Jan 11, 2024 at 03:05 PM
To the Editor:
Pickleball is a sport with similarities to badminton, tennis and ping-pong. You use a paddle, hit a wiffle ball across a smaller net than a tennis net.
Pickleball is fun — it started only in 1964 and is the fastest growing sport in the...
Published: Jan 11, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Newtown Scout Troop 270’s Christmas Tree Recycling Program is a fundraising campaign that collects trees from local residents and drops them off for use by Candlewood Valley Trout Unlimited (CVTU).
The campaign allows the scouts to raise funds they c...
Updated: Jan 11, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Town of Newtown offices and agencies, including C.H. Booth Library and Newtown Senior Center, will be closed on Monday, January 15, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day, a federal holiday.
There is no USPS delivery and post office counters will...
Updated: Jan 11, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Two large storm systems failed to live up to their forecasted hype as a snowstorm blew through town on the weekend of January 6 and 7, only for most of the snow to be melted by a rainstorm that dumped heavy rains on the area late January 9 and early ...
Updated: Jan 11, 2024 at 12:10 PM
To the Editor:
The poem “Mirror Images” by Lauren Clifford was a personal challenge for her that turned out exceptionally well.
Agriculturally, historically and geographically reflecting the Town’s identities, it was an all encompassing written image...
Updated: Jan 10, 2024 at 09:46 AM
Deanna McKeever, 85, of Newtown, passed away unexpectedly on January 3, 2024 in her home.
Deanna was born on June 2, 1938, in Bangor, Me., and spent her early years in Fairfield. Later she moved to Newtown, where she was a permanent resident for more...
Published: Jan 10, 2024 at 06:00 AM
July 14, 1993 to January 17, 1996
On clear and silent nights,
when we are gazing at the stars,
one always shines the brightest
and we know that one is ours.
For it’s our very own twinkling star who lives in heaven’s care
and whose precious littl...
Updated: Jan 10, 2024 at 08:44 AM
Town of Newtown officials including First Selectman Jeffrey Capeci and the Office of Emergency Services have issued a reminder to Newtown residents to vigilant about adverse weather preparedness ahead of severe weather expected Tuesday night into Wed...
Updated: Jan 09, 2024 at 09:40 AM
Publisher of The Taunton Press
1931-2024
Paul F. Roman, 92, died at his home in Newtown on January 5, surrounded by his loving family.
Paul was born in Aix-en-Provence, France, the middle child of the late Emile Roman and Dorothy Bridge Rom...
