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Doggone Etiquette — Watchdogs & Food By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog:            I’m sure you don’t ever get into any trouble, but what do you do with yourself when you’re left home...

Brookfield Meadows, Brookfield Christina and Jorge Lubguban sold their home at 10 Brookfield Meadows in Brookfield to Carol Murtha. Jeanne Abric of William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance was the listing agent. Cathy Westervett of McCa...

Newtown Scout Earns Eagle Rank By Restoring Fire Hydrants By Dani Villa Fire hydrants are generally an underappreciated part of society; without a second thought, we drive by, walk past, and, generally, ignore them. But Newtown resident and Sea Scou...

Governor Calls For  Water Conservation HARTFORD — Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell is asking residents and businesses to limit their water use as groundwater and stream levels continue to decrease during the prolonged hot and dry weathe...

EDC Volunteers Sought The first selectman’s office is seeking any interested volunteers to fill a vacancy on the Economic Development Commission. The candidate, however, must be either a Democrat or unaffiliated voter.  The board normal...

Newtown High Fall Sports Tryouts Newtown High School fall sports tryouts will be held in late August and early September as listed below. All students trying out for a sports team at Newtown High School must bring the following items on the first da...

Trucking Museum To Close The Golden Age of Trucking Museum, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, will be holding a closing sale from 8 am until 2 pm, Friday and Saturday, September 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25. All contents must be sold. Items will inclu...

End-Of-Season Hours For Swim Facilities Newtown Parks and Recreation announces that beginning Monday, August 23, the pool at Treadwell Park will be closing at 7:30 pm. Eichler’s Cove will be closing at 7 pm, beginning August 23. Both swim...

How We Vote On Budgets Newtown began the process of revising its charter this week when the Legislative Council appointed a seven-member Charter Revision Commission on Wednesday and drafted a charge for the new panel to examine and, perhaps, revise t...

Altercation Police report receiving a call about 12:08 am August 19 alerting them that an assault was in progress at a Great Quarter Road residence, so they went there to investigate. After they determined what had happened and learned who was i...