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Let Parents Have A Say To the Editor: I just read online that the Board of Education voted to turn down the proposal for full-day kindergarten. What happened to the days where the taxpayers decided what they wanted in their own budget? I have a child...

A Challenge To Cut Costs To the Editor: During the last several weeks of budget deliberations we keep hearing about a “status quo budget” with little room for change. While households have had to rein in spending, it seems tha...

Snow Storms Have Stopped, But Structure Collapses Continue By Andrew Gorosko, Shannon Hicks & Kendra Bobowick Fire Marshal William Halstead said this week that at least a dozen reports of collapsed buildings have come in since January 19 when three ...

Concordia Choir Pre-Tour Feb. 20 Concert Planned The renowned Concordia College-New York Tour Choir will be embarking on its spring tour from February 24 until March 4. The choir will be visiting Newtown before that, however, offering a free concert ...

2.99 Percent Increase— School Board Approves 2011-12 Budget By Eliza Hallabeck After four budget meetings and one public hearing, the Board of Education adopted its 2011-12 budget Tuesday, February 8, for a total of $69,201,017, a 2.99 pe...

Selectmen Hear Cost-Saving Options Of Regionalized Emergency Dispatching By John Voket Newtown’s Emergency Communications Director Maureen Will unveiled a report to the Board of Selectmen February 7 that recommended the town enter into a ...

Gov Malloy And Labor’s Day Of Reckoning When Governor Dannel P. Malloy delivers his first budget to the Legislature next week, lawmakers, lobbyists, and labor unions will be poring over the numbers to calculate where they need to position...

Head O’ Meadow Copper Tree Installed By Eliza Hallabeck The copper tree Head O’ Meadow school students, teachers, and staff worked together to create last week was installed in the school over the past weekend. The art instal...

*Upcoming dates for THE ADULTS include February 11 at Greenwood’s in Bethel; February 17 at The One-Eyed Pig’s open mic night; February 25 at Proud Mary’s in Newtown; March 3, back at The One Eyed Pig’s...

Newtown Softball Winter And Spring Signups Registration for Newtown Softball’s spring recreational in-house season is available online at www.newtownsoftball.org. The fee for the spring season is $125 with a late fee of $20 after March 1....