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Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company (SHVFR) conducted its annual meeting on June 1. During the Monday evening meeting, officer elections were conducted and Shannon Will was named the 2026 Outstanding Member of the Year. Will has been a member ...

I hope Hannah Cruz knows how proud of her Newtown is. Hannah didn’t pick up the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical during the awards ceremony last Sunday night — but we did get to see her in the fabulous ope...

UPDATE (11:10 am): This story has been updated to indicate C.H. Booth Library will be closed June 19. * * * * * Due to a change in the schedule of our printer, many local subscribers will not receive the June 19, 2026 print edition of The N...

Newtown native Eric Burbank and the University of Tampa men's lacrosse team won the NCAA Division II National Championship, beating two-time defending champ Adelphi University 12-11 in overtime at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va. on May 24. Burb...

For Tyler Rosvally, casting a line and reeling in a striper is only part of the experience of fishing. The Newtown High School senior this spring started sharing his passion with children who not only can use fishing pointers — such as technique and ...

Newtown High School's girls' lacrosse team, the No 6 seed, was beaten 19-11 by No 3 and host Guilford in the Class L State Tournament quarterfinals on June 5. The Nighthawks got three goals each from Peyton Merrifield and Sara Ruddy, two goals and fo...

Newtown Babe Ruth Baseball held its championships at Glander Field Complex on June 2. There were some competitive games with clutch hits and plays on the bases throughout the evening as champs were crown in the 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12 divisions.

Special Olympics CT had its opening ceremony on Friday, June 5. Keeping the tradition, law enforcement across the state ran the torch through the state to Southern Connecticut State University. The torch came from Bethel just before 12:30 pm and Beth...

Jr Newtown Action Alliance (Jr NAA) hosted a roundtable discussion on gun violence prevention with Governor Ned Lamont and Senator Richard Blumenthal on Friday, June 5. Around two dozen people gathered in C.H. Booth Library's meeting room for the stu...

Though normally towns are not allowed to use money from the state's Educational Cost Share to offset taxes, a supplemental bump granted by the state in May carried an extra provision that allowed towns to do just that. On June 3, the Legislative Coun...