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School Board Member Questions The Legality Of The Budget Process By Eliza Hallabeck & John Voket A failed motion made by member David Nanavaty during the Board of Education’s March 16 meeting questioned the legality of the Board of Finan...

Commentary— Dairy Farmers Are Getting A Sour Deal By Gretchen Maine My husband and I farm in central New York State, milking 60 cows with another 40 head of young stock. We’re third-generation farmers and our farm has been in ...

A Budget Rejection Is Not A Bad Thing To the Editor: The budget process in Newtown is supposed to create a responsible budget which meets the needs of the residents. The Board of Selectman and Board of Education have the responsibility to tell the v...

DeRoo  Named  Runner Of Week HAMILTON, NY — Colgate University sophomore Elise DeRoo, of Newtown, was named the Patriot League Female Runner of the Week following her performance at the Carolina Spring Break Classic in Carolina, Puerto...

The Freeze That Wasn’t When any group of people faces a big challenge, the need for painful sacrifice, and the emotional stress that goes along with it, someone always observes in bleak consolation, “Well, at least weâ€&#...

Courtney Amaral Amaral is a junior softball player at Newtown High School. Favorite part about playing: “The friends you make.” Toughest aspect: “Keeping your grades up.” When she â€...

The moral test of government is how it treats those who are in the dawn of life — the children; those who are in the twilight of life — the aged; and those who are in the shadows of life — the sick, the needy and t...

Fight Lyme Disease With Knowledge To the Editor: I would like to commend Kendra Bobowick on her excellent article on protecting against ticks and the disease they may carry. As stated, knowing what is going on with your body and seeing a physician i...

All SWC Selections  Announced The South-West Conference recently announced its All Conference Teams and several Newtown High School athletes were honored. The Nigthawks selected are as follows: Boys ’ track: First Team, John Wlasu...

Why Pay For A Futile Effort? To the Editor: We want to express our strong opposition to deer culls in our town. After attending a meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Action Committee (TBDAC) in January, we are even more convinced that this inhumane re...