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Wurtz, Wlasuk Rise To Top, Earn Athlete Of Year Honors By Andy Hutchison There’s something to be said for winning a championship. Then there’s winning multiple titles. Even more impressive is capturing three or more championsh...

Adopt A Cat Or Dog The Animal Center has the following cats and dog available for adoption: OSCAR is a gray and white Manx mix with a stump of a tail and a huge purr. He loves to play and cuddle. He enjoys putting his face really close to yours w...

Helping Kids Stay In Touch With Nature To the Editor, It was a treat last week to read about Emily Korth, champion rock climber at Clemson University. Thank you for highlighting young athletes who are achieving in nontraditional sports. Rock climbi...

Victory Garden Offers First Yield For Food Pantry By Kendra Bobowick “Now, my dears, ” said old Mrs Rabbit one morning, “you may go into the fields or down the lane, but don ’t go into Mr ...

NMS Eighth Grade Moves Up And On By Eliza Hallabeck Family and friends gathered at Western Connecticut State University’s O’Neill Center on Thursday, June 24, to witness this year’s Newtown Middle School eighth gra...

A New Angel To the Editor: A new angel is a resident of Heaven and his name is Nicholas Summo. Always a smile on his face, the apple of his grandmothers’ eyes, he lit up the town with his demeanor. His parents were the most devoted parent...

Congratulations to Monica Toll, who was our one reader able to tell us that last week’s challenge (inset) —  a stone pillar with mailbox and newspaper box built right into it — can be found on Old Hawleyville Road...

Breakfast Benefits Hospice To the Editor: Wow — what a morning the Newtown Chapter of Regional Hospice had on June 15! The generosity of everyone who attended and/or donated items for this event is truly overwhelming. This was the largest...

Fraser-Woods School Eighth Grade Graduates Celebrate Their Commencement Fraser-Woods School’s eighth grade graduation ceremony was held at the Newtown Meeting House on Tuesday, June 14. Fraser-Woods is a toddler through eighth grade Mont...

Local EDC, Supports New Projects, Plans ‘Taste Of Newtown’ Newtown’s Economic Development Commission reported this week that its members have been busy in recent months, committing time, effort, and resources to se...