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‘FireGel’ Presents Severe Burn Hazard, Pulled From Shelves HARTFORD — The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection is alerting consumers to the voluntary recall of FireGel, labeled as a “Safe Poura...

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.  —Russell Baker The summer night is like a perfection of thought.  —Wallace Stevens Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day lis...

Gian Gaspare Trotta ‘ Positive Thoughts Create A Superabundance Of Grace ’ Gian Gaspare Trotta, 49, of Newtown, died June 12. He was born June 16, 1961, in Oceanside, N.Y., the son of Lia (Frongia) and Lambert...

Adopt From Kitten Associates Kitten Associates has the following vetted and microchipped cats available for adoption: POLLY PICKLEPUSS was rescued, along with her family, before her time was up at a kill shelter. Then Polly got very sick and almo...

Cool Drinks And Cool Stories Margaret Brown, C.H. Booth young adult librarian, invites all Newtown students entering grades 6-12 in the fall to the kickoff for the Teen Summer Reading Challenge. The special event will run from 3 to 5 pm on Monday, Ju...

Police Policy On Social Media/Networking Approved By Andrew Gorosko Police Commission members have approved a policy on the proper use of social media on the Internet by police officers and police department employees. Commission members approved th...

Five Charges Police said that while on radar speed patrol about 4:50 pm on June 15, they stopped motorist Juan Santiago, 48, of Monroe near 42 High Bridge Road to investigate. That investigation resulted in police charging Santiago with possessi...

Library To Screen Film Exploring ‘Nature Deficit Disorder’ Cub Scout Troop 170 and C.H. Booth Library have joined together to offer a free screening of the film Mother Nature ’s Child on Monday, June 20, at 7 pm...

Cheerleading, Conditioning, And Skill Camp The Newtown Cheerleading, Conditioning, And Skill Camp will be held July 11-25 and July 18-22 at Newtown Youth Academy. The camp, for girls ages 8-18, will be held from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm each day. The cam...

Lake Zoar Span— Glen Road Bridge Project Likely To Start In 2014 By Andrew Gorosko The state Department of Transportation’s (DOT) $6 million project to structurally improve the Glen Road bridge that spans the Lake Zoar sectio...