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New Stamps Encourage Pet Adoption A 50-year tradition continued this week with the dedication of the US Postal Service’s latest social awareness stamp: Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet. The sheet of stamps features photographs of five c...

Newtown Support Groups Friday, April 16       AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion. Saturday, April 17       Daily Reflections meeting, St Rose School (Monsignor Co...

People in Action To the Editor: It is with sincere gratitude that I recognize the tireless efforts of Fresh Air Fund volunteers in North Fairfield County as the country celebrates National Volunteer Week. Their commitment to helping New York City chi...

State Rebate Program Expanded, Flood Loans Offered HARTFORD (AP) — Due to severe rains earlier this month the state’s appliance rebate program will be expanded to cover the purchase of water heaters, many of which may have bee...

Doris Dickinson, wife of the late first selectman Fenn Dickinson (for whom Dickinson Memorial Park is named), visited the new town hall last Wednesday afternoon, I hear from Carlen Gaines. Carlen, who works in the town tech department, gave the nearl...

Hiking Group Announces Spring Schedule Newtown Hikers have opened their spring season of hikes, which take place each Saturday morning around the region. Newtown Hikers is an open group welcoming anyone interested in hiking and the outdoors. There i...

At ‘Rx For Fashion’ Fundraiser DANBURY — Nine Newtowners will join fellow Danbury Hospital physicians and hospital-affiliated friends and associates in discovering, diagnosing, and prescribing a remedy for any â&#x...

Newtown High Tennis Teams Strong To Start By Andy Hutchison Newtown High School’s boys’ and girls’ tennis teams are off to strong starts this spring season. The boys had a 2-0 record and the girls carried a 2-1 mar...

Scholarships Available To Newtown High School Students The Newtown High School Career Center publicizes all scholarships of which it is notified. A few of the scholarships, typically national ones, request that money be enclosed with the application...

Police Commission Seeks To Resolve Labor/Management Conflict By Andrew Gorosko In a move to improve apparently strained relations between the police labor union and police management during a time of low police morale, members of the unionâ€&#x9...