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Why Does A Turtle Cross The Road? The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), as part of its Year of the Turtle awareness campaign with Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC), reminds residents to be on the lookout fo...

Jack F. Obre [naviga:h2 style="text-indent:0in;line-height:14.0pt"] Cherished Husband, Father, And Grandfather [/naviga:h2] Jack F. Obre, 77, of Newtown, loving husband of Mary (Doherty) Obre, died May 13, at Pope John II Healthcare Center, Danb...

School Board Recognizes Top NHS Students By Eliza Hallabeck Newtown High School’s top students were recognized on Tuesday, May 17, at the Board of Education’s meeting. Newtown High School Principal Charles Dumais introduced D...

Litchfield Hall Construction Debris To Be Reused For Other Town Projects By John Voket Crushed up building materials from the Litchfield Hall demolition site at Fairfield Hills will eventually be used as backfill for three different town constructio...

Comedy Show By Youth Group On A Mission The youth group of Grace Christian Fellowship is offering two nights of comedy, presented as both an enjoyable evening out as well as a fundraiser for the group’s summer trip. Performances are sche...

Newtown Named A Top Community For Music Education Newtown was one of 179 communities in the country named for commitment and support of music education in schools by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation. The announcement fo...

Malloy: Overhaul UConn Bioscience FARMINGTON (AP) — Governor Dannel P. Malloy is proposing an $864 million plan that he says will transform the aging University of Connecticut Health Center into a cutting-edge hub of bioscience education,...

Greenwoods Grille And Ale House: A Place For Friends And Family Chef Matthew Stein and his wife Susan hope that they have created a “Cheers”-style gathering place in Bethel, in the one year that they have owned and operated G...

Reed Student Takes The Gold In Greek Mythology Exam Capri Agresta, a sixth grade student at Reed Intermediate School, was awarded a gold medal for a perfect score on a Greek Mythology Exam in which she recently participated. The national exam is adm...

‘Les Miserables’ Reunion Performance Will Benefit Local Magazine By Nancy K. Crevier RIDGEFIELD — Georgia Monaghan, editor of The Newtowner magazine, was “surprised and delighted” to receiv...