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Keep Newtown’s Educational System Strong To the Editor: I am writing after reading the Middle Gate School Newsletter. On page 1 there is the Advocacy Corner. It updates parents at the Middle Gate School on budget proceedings and it lists...

NHS Voices Coming Together To Raise Funds For Haiti By Eliza Hallabeck Hope, unity, and encouragement were some of the words Newtown High School English teacher Amanda Friedman told one student to keep in mind while preparing Friday, March 19, for th...

Teachers’ Union Responds To Proposed School Budget With the 2010-2011 school budget moving forward in its process, the Newtown teachers union, the Newtown Federation of Teachers, President Ron Chivinski recently released a statement in r...

Why We Love Our Bus Drivers To the Editor: They do it all the time! Once again our owner/operators come to the rescue. Just this morning, after greeting each child at our bus stop by name, our bus driver Beth Koschel, honked her horn at us and said, ...

Power Network Meeting In Monroe MONROE — The Power Network, the networking group of the Newtown and Monroe Chambers of Commerce, will be meeting on Thursday, April 1, from 8 to 9:15 am, at the Spadaccino and Leo P. Gallagher & Son Communi...

William Lawrence Poole US Navy Veteran William Lawrence Poole, 77, of Shelton, died March 21, at St Vincent’s Medical Center, after a courageous battle with lung cancer, surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 18, 1932...

LUNCH MENU WEEK OF MARCH 29 – APRIL 2     NEWTOWN HIGH school   MONDAY, MARCH 29 Play Bowl: Salisbury steak with brown gravy Mashed potatoes Green beans Dinner roll Milk   TUESDAY, MAR...

I wasn’t the only one stewing over the garbage along our streets last week. Deborra Zukowski and her daughter, Claire, devoted part of one of the lovely days this past weekend to picking up trash along Castle Hill, near King Street. In ju...

Education Connection Receives Before And After School Grant Education Connection’s School Age Programs has been awarded a two-year Before and After School Enrichment Services (BASES) grant. Funded by the Connecticut State Department of E...

Post Office Supporters Thanked To the Editor: Laura, Rich, and I want to thank everyone involved for their support of the Hawleyville community. We are very grateful to our  loyal customers who took the time and effort to advocate on our behalf. We ...