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Malloy’s Approval Rating Remains Low By Susan Haigh Associated Press HARTFORD — A new statewide poll released Wednesday shows Democratic Governor Dannel P. Malloy continues to suffer from low public approval ratings, with the ...

Doggone Etiquette — The New Dog By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog:                            No matter what your age, or your breed (or mix of breeds), or where you came from, you are now in your very ow...

Severe Thunderstorm Causes Extensive Damage, Power Outages By Andrew Gorosko Local officials described the severe thunderstorm that hit town late on the afternoon of Thursday, June 9, as the most damaging warm-weather storm to strike Newtown since a...

Weevils vs Mile-A-Minute BERLIN (AP) — Connecticut Light & Power is getting help from an insect to fight the Mile-A-Minute vine, which causes about 500 electrical outages each year. The utility, based in Berlin, has released 1,000 weevil...

Smokebomb Mondays To Play Arts & Ideas Festival June 25 By John Voket A group of Newtown High School sophomores isn’t blowing smoke when they say their horn-driven ska and alternative rock band will be playing on the same stage as intern...

School Board Delays Decisions On Budget And Calendars By Eliza Hallabeck With information pending, the Board of Education postponed decisions on both the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school calendars and on its 2011-12 budget during its meeting on Tuesday, Ju...

HRH Walk Of Reflection Sat. Morning Sticks & Stones Farm, at 201 Huntingtown Road, will host the 2nd Annual HRH (Honor, Remember, Heal) Walk on Saturday, June 18. Parents, siblings, and other family members and friends who have lost a child to addict...

Connecticut Launches Summer Tourism Campaign By Stephen Singer Associated Press HARTFORD — Governor Dannel P. Malloy kicked off a $2.6 million summer tourism campaign Monday, announcing a public-private partnership that will target high-...

Sixteen Cents A Day To the Editor:  Sixteen cents a day. That’s how much more it will cost the average homeowner in Newtown to keep the owner-operators in their school buses after their contract expires next year. Yes, 16 cents a day. Si...

Occupation: I am the sole proprietor of Ultra Maroon Designs, based out of my Sandy Hook home This is my 25th year. I do print and web design, and copy writing for all kinds of businesses. I’m a little shop that does a little for ever...