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This story has been edited to credit Traffic Control Officer Lenny Penna with a traffic study on Old Green and Valley Field Road, and mention Valley Field Road South is a dead end. * * * With complaints about speeding escalating all over town, ...

Update: Tonight's game is slated to begin at 7:30 pm in anticipation of thunderstorms passing. There will be a lot of new faces on and off the gridiron this fall. Newtown High School’s football team not only has a new coaching staff, led by head...

Coming off its Team of the Year trophy last winter, the Newtown High School cheerleading squad will soon be setting its sights on South-West Conference and state success. Competition season is not until winter but the Nighthawks are hard at work — al...

Over the summer, Newtown High School student Renee Chard embarked on her senior capstone project early, collecting menstrual products for the Ubuntu Community Based Organization in Kenya. Renee said she became more motivated than ever to engage in th...

To the Editor: Dear Friends and Neighbors — my name is Dan Cruson, and I’m proud to be running for Newtown’s First Selectman on the Democratic ticket. Many of you know my family or have known me throughout my life, but some of you don’t, so I want to...

To the Editor: My name is Peter Schwarz, and I am running to become an Alternate on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Alternates attend Commission meetings and act as Members in the case of a member’s absence or other inability to participate, such...

To the Editor: In 2005 my wife Tina and I moved to Newtown seeking a hometown where we would set down roots, enjoy the company of wonderful neighbors and find ample opportunities to get involved and give back to the community. The strength of Newtown...

To the Editor: The most significant accomplishments of our community and country have occurred when we have come together to find a middle ground to solve the challenges we have faced. In those periods in history, the “WE” in We the People was all-in...

To the Editor, My name is John Fletcher, and I am honored to be a candidate for Newtown’s Board of Finance in the town elections this November. The BOF has goals that sometimes conflict, between investing in the community but keeping our spending af...

To the Editor: To my neighbors in Newtown — I am excited to be running for Commissioner on Newtown’s Planning & Zoning Commission in the upcoming November elections. If re-elected, I look forward to utilizing my legal training, professional experienc...