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Tom Bittman Complaint Dismissed— Ethics Members Charged With ‘Protecting’ Council Official By John Voket Following the unanimous dismissal of an ethics charge against a Legislative Council member, the complainant T...

August 16, 1985 Deputy Fire Marshal Jim Gies and others on August 9 rescued O&G Industries worker Henry M. Osowiecki from a construction platform at the Church Hill Road bridge over I-84. Mr Osowiecki received minor injuries when a tr...

Take Responsibility For Your Dog To the Editor: Many people do not take responsibility for their dogs.  Responsibilities include taking your dog for walks every day, picking up after him, feeding him regularly, and respecting him. Some owners do no...

Newtown Travel Team Third In I-84 League The Newtown Warriors, a 12-year-old C division travel team, finished in third place in the Interstate 84 Summer Baseball League. Newtown competed against B-teams from towns along the I-84 corridor as well as ...

Angela Marie Smolley Longtime Kimberly Clark Employee Angela Marie Smolley, 72, of Newtown, died peacefully in her home, August 6. Born in Danbury, November 3, 1937, she was the daughter of Mary Dimauro Molinaro and Michael Molinaro, Sr. Mrs Sm...

Antiques Shows _________________________ Saturdays: Woodbury Flea Market, 44 Sherman Rd (Rte 64 near Rte 6), Woodbury, opens 7:30 am, free adm & parking, up to 42 vendors w/ emphasis on early items & antiques, also plants & flowers; 203-263-6214...

More Than $522,000 Awarded To Boost State’s Health Care Workforce Training WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced August 5 that $159.1 million will be granted to health...

Sandy Hook Center Redevelopment Gains P&Z Approval By Andrew Gorosko A local business owner’s plans to redevelop of a section of Sandy Hook Center with several commercial buildings, including a branch office of Newtown Savings Bank and a...

William A. Wirtes [naviga:h2 style="text-indent:0in;line-height:14.0pt"] US Army Korean War Veteran [/naviga:h2] William A. Wirtes, 80, of Northport, Fla., died July 28, at a Hospice facility there. He was born in Danbury, July 30, 1929, to Lena...

Swimming And Soccer Success At Games Mandy Mele, of Newtown, won a bronze medal in the Nutmeg State Games in New Britain for the 100-yard freestyle swimming event in the 13-14-year-old age group three days after her 13th birthday, in the first weeken...