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Fairfield County Is Biggest Winner Under Malloy Town Aid Plan By Keith M. Phaneuf ©The Connecticut Mirror Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s municipal aid plan has hit a snag after an analysis showed 15 percent of all communities —...

Fast Pitch Softball The Connecticut Eliminators fast pitch softball team has have two positions available for the 2011 season. This is a tournament team playing PONY and USSSA. Players born in 2000 and 2001 are eligible. Please contact Dan Kennedy fo...

Wlasuk Wins New England Title, Pettinelli And Feinstein Have Personal Best Times By Anna Hodge John Wlasuk won the New England shot put title, and Newtown High teammates Lauren Pettinelli and Jake Feinstein set personal bests in their events at the ...

Little Lesson Number 13: How To Create A Scrapbook Page By Nancy K. Crevier Life is a series of tasks. Some are easier to perform than others. Some are downright tricky. Some tasks we have mastered, while others remain, for one reason or another,...

Birds Of Prey Will Be Featured At Earth Day April 30 By Kendra Bobowick Bird of Prey: carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals. Birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing, using keen senses, especially vision. Their talons and beaks...

Special Groups Unite For Film, FUN By John Voket Two grassroots groups in town that have sprung up to help support local special needs students and their families are joining forces March 23, providing parents and caregivers a chance to see a film, w...

It’s A Dog’s Life— Tips on Training By Mary Jane Anderson Q. A friend told me to leave my puppy in a crate when I am out of the house. This seems too restrictive. Do you think it ’s a good idea? ...

Tressa Scott Scott is a midfielder on the Newtown High lacrosse team, and also plays soccer and basketball for the Nighthawks. Favorite part about playing sports: “I like the atmosphere of a team and they’re really fun peo...

James J. Mascia, Jr Devoted Husband And Father James J. Mascia, Jr, 64, of Fairfield, the beloved husband of Vanisse J. Mascia for over 41 years, died suddenly, March 7, in St Vincent’s Medical Center. He was born in Norwalk t...

Relay For Life Moves (About 1,000 Feet) Toward A Promising 2011 Event By Shannon Hicks Newtown’s Relay For Life is on the move. Not only did the 2011 event celebrate its formal kickoff with a meeting at Newtown Middle School on March 3 â...