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Peafowl On The Prowl In Sandy Hook By Shannon Hicks Linda Rogers heard some unusual noises while trying to get to sleep last Sunday night. “Before going to sleep and again during the night, I heard some very unusual sounds — a...

Sandy Hook School Student Book Club Begins With ‘No Talking’ By Eliza Hallabeck Students met Sandy Hook School library/media specialist Bev Bjorklund and second grade teacher Dawn Ford in the school’s library on Fr...

Little Lesson Anchors Aweigh! Wall Anchors, That Is 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, a m...

There Are No Cuts Until Voters Approve To the Editor: I am unable to vote Yes for the proposed budget because: The Board of Education has clarified that only $700,000 of the $2.5 million cut to the education budget request is currently confirmed. T...

Good As Gold Newtown’s Brielle Chieffo won two gold medals at the Hamden Figure Skating Competition on May 2. She won first place in her Compulsory Freeskate 2 Program and received first place for her Freeskate Level 2 Program.

Girls The girls’ team took on host Bunnell of Stratford, Brookfield, and Immaculate of Danbury on May 3. The girls defeated Brookfield 98-52, toppled Immaculate 145-5, and lost to Bunnell 78-72. 4x800 relay, first, 10:23.3: Anne Mart...

Sharp Shooters Win Titles Newtown trapshooters and brothers Louis and Brian Raab won championships at the Willow Wood ATA Club Singles Championship in Mahopac, N.Y. on May 2. Louis Raab, 16, won the Junior Division title by hitting 186 of 200 target...

How Should Post Office Deliver In Less Costly Way WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The post office is facing billions of dollars in losses and is considering a variety of ways to cut costs. Both the commission that oversees the US Postal Service ...

Police Plan Crackdown On Distracted Driving On Monday, May 10, police plan to start a two-week enforcement crackdown on violations of state laws concerning distracted driving, focusing on motorists who illegally use a handheld cellphone while driving...

Hold Out For Adequate Funding To the Editor: In an email that was sent on Tuesday (5/4) to all the parents in Newtown, Janet Robinson maintains that this budget provides “inadequate funding... But, the reality of the situation is addition...