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NHS Honor Society Partners With Autism Awareness Foundation By Eliza Hallabeck Newtown High School Honor Society members waiting in the hallway of the school on Wednesday, April 21, during the school’s spring break; all had different rea...

Hawleyville Firefighters Awarded Fire Equipment Grant By Andrew Gorosko The Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Company has been awarded more than $68,000 in grant money from the federal government to acquire personal protective fire gear for some of the comp...

LUNCH MENU WEEK OF MAY 3 – 7     NEWTOWN HIGH school   MONDAY, MAY 3 Play Bowl: Salisbury steak with brown gravy Mashed potatoes Seasoned green beans Dinner roll Milk   TUESDAY, MAY 4 ...

‘Lost Boy’ Leader Returning To Newtown On Saturday, May 22, Trinity Episcopal Church will host the return of John Dau, one of the 27,000 boys driven from their villages when the northern Arab government attacked the ethnic min...

Mary Jane Schmidt Randall Beloved Mother And Grandmother Mary Jane Schmidt Randall, 93, died April 20, in Raleigh, N.C. Born March 26, 1917, in Bridgeport, she was a daughter of  Nellie (White) and Carl M. Schmidt. She was preceded in death by ...

Two Paths Forward On The Budget To the Editor: Seventy-nine percent of the voters have not spoken. Lots of voters are conflicted — especially education supporters. The key to referendum success is to get voters to change their votes, and...

LUNCH MENU WEEK Of MAY 3 – 7     Newtown Elementary SCHOOLS   MONDAY, MAY 3 Baked breaded chicken nuggets Mashed potatoes Dinner roll Green beans Fruit selection Milk   TUESDAY, MAY 4 Maca...

An Impressive Group To the Editor: While many students were on vacation this past week, we experienced an outstanding gesture of help and caring from our local Boy Scout Troop #70. They arrived at our residence to assist us in yard work and outdoor c...

Garner Inmate Charged With Assault On Correction Officer   State police report they were called about 5 pm on April 20 to Garner Correctional Institution, the state’s high-security prison at 50 Nunnawauk Road, to investigate a report of ...