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HAPPY BIRTHDAY July 13, Lance Keayes, Age 7 July 14, Logan Almeida, Age 1 July 14, Adam Zibluk, Age 8 July 15, Ashley Hubner, Age 6 Deadline for the July 22 issue is Tuesday, July 19, at 4 pm. To include your name in The Birt...

Networking Group Celebrates July 28 Flagpole Networkers BNI is celebrating its third year anniversary with an evening gathering July 28 from 6 to 8:30 pm. Local business professionals are invited to network with other local business people at the New...

Carolyn Joan O’Mara Cherished Wife And Mother Carolyn Joan (Spellacy) O’Mara, 78, of Sandy Hook, died July 10, at St Vincent.s Medical Center. She was born in Hartford, and was a longtime Monroe resident before moving to ...

—Photo illustration by Curtiss Clark

Vanya Donaher Donaher is a sixth-grader who competes in the Newtown Hawks Intermediate/ Middle school track program. He high jumps, and runs the 800 meter and 4x400 relay events. Favorite event: “The 800 because it’s a spr...

Caring For Animals To the Editor: The Animal Center would like to thank  Dr J. Chris Mixon at Newtown Veterinary Center for generously donating his time and services on Wednesday afternoons to do examinations, vaccinations, and spay/neuter surgeries...

Red Cross Appeals For Blood Donations FARMINGTON (AP) — American Red Cross officials in Connecticut are urging more blood donors to step forward because of a blood shortage that is affecting hospitals in the state and across the country. ...

LaVina Merrill Formerly Of Newtown LaVina “Viney” Merrill, 70, died June 26. Born in Friend, Neb., she moved to Marion County, Fla., in 1989 from Newtown, where she worked as an inspector of tank engines. She is survived...

Surgery Without Incisions Available At Griffin Hospital DERBY — Tens of millions of Americans suffer with daily heartburn or other symptoms of reflux such as regurgitation, chronic cough, hoarseness, and dental erosions. Until recently th...

Annual Horse Show The Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard will hold its Annual Horse Show on Sunday, July 24. All are welcome to this annual event which features horses and riders from all over the region. Come compete, enjoy the ground...