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To The Editor: The Newtown Senior Center and Newtown Parks & Recreation extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped make Newtown's 250th (Semiquincentennial) Celebration at Dickinson Park such a wonderful success. Our sincere appreciation go...

To The Editor: On Tuesday, June 9, Newtown Bridge Club held its tenth annual fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Association at Edmond Town Hall. Twenty tables of bridge players joined us for both the morning and afternoon games. In addition to the in-pe...

To the Editor, On behalf of everyone at House Of Harrison, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our incredible community for making our recent fundraiser such a tremendous success. What began as a dream to provide a vehicle that will h...

To The Editor, I am writing to request that the organizers of the Labor Day Parade and the participants who march abstain from using any mylar balloons in their displays. I also ask that no vendors of these balloons be invited to sell at the parade....

The Newtown Charter Revision Commission invites all residents to share their ideas, suggestions, and perspectives for consideration in the current charter revision process. Community input plays a vital role in shaping how local government functions,...

Who is in your family? My husband, John. We also have four adult children and six grandchildren: Johnny, his wife Kate, and son Cai; Jared, his wife Samantha, and children Maddox, Mason, & Mila; Allison, her husband Anthony, and children Adalyn a...

Newtown will host the 10U Cal Ripken Baseball State Tournament at the Glander Field Complex in Fairfield Hills beginning Friday, July 3 and running throughout the next week. Games will run all day Saturday and Sunday, and 5:30 pm each night during th...

Organizers behind the long-awaited extension of the Housatonic Rail Trail have announced the community fundraising campaign has officially reached its goal, securing the final funding needed to complete the first phase of Newtown’s rail trail extensi...

We know that plants must be pollinated in order to reproduce. However, the method of pollen distribution varies depending on the plant. Each spring, we get a good idea of one method of pollen transfer when everything outdoors is covered in green powd...

Friends of Newtown Seniors (FONS) celebrated a big milestone on Thursday, June 11, when the non-profit organization held its third annual membership dinner at Newtown Community Center. The inclement weather did not stop dozens of Newtown residents ag...