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Comments Sought On NPD A team from the state government’s Police Officers Standards and Training Council (POSTC) on May 25 is scheduled to examine the Newtown Police Department’s policies and procedures as they relate to the s...

Jack L. Burgess, Sr Services Scheduled Jack L. Burgess Sr, 83, beloved husband of Jean Kelly Burgess, died March 12. Friends and family are invited to attend graveside services, Saturday, April 30, at 11 am, at Newtown Village Cemetery. Local...

Newtown Students Featured In UConn Publication By Eliza Hallabeck When Reed Intermediate School sixth grader Teresa Forlenzo first learned about the chance to submit work to the Connecticut Student Writers statewide magazine from her teacher Jona...

Porco’s Karate Participates In Region 9 Championships Porco’s Karate Academy recently participated in the 13th Annual Region 9 Championships. Hosted by the entire Region (which consists of Tang Soo Do studios all over New Engl...

Merryhill Gets Special Attention From Wilton Landscaper Laurelrock Landscaping of Wilton worked on the gazebo and garden behind Merryhill Child Care Center on Wednesday, April 20, to give the area some much-needed attention. The volunteer time was s...

Newtown High Track Teams Win Meets Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’ outdoor track and field teams both competed in four-team meets this week. The boys came out on top against all three opponents at Blue and G...

Saturday, April 30 41st Annual SCAN Spring Juried Art Show opens, 9:30 am-5 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, traditional and contemporary works in oil, pastel, watercolors, acrylics, mixed media, graphics and sculpture by regional artists...

Join The Clean Energy Program To the Editor: As a member of Newtown’s Sustainable Energy Commission, I would like to take this opportunity to share some information regarding our Clean Energy Community sign up campaign, “Striv...

Maria Susan Manion Maria Susan (Lariccia) Manion, 89, of Bethel, died April 24, at Bethel Health Care, after a short illness. She was the widow of Gerald H. Manion, Sr. She was born in Danbury, January 14, 1922, daughter of Felice and Maria (Magliaro...

Budget Fails By 266 Votes The first-round 2011–12 budget referendum was rejected by taxpayers on Tuesday by a 7.75 percent margin, or 266 votes. According to the final count issued by poll moderators, 1,850 voters rejected the proposal ...