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When Chris Belden — author, musician, and educator — discusses his work at Garner Correctional Institution, he is quite used to being confronted with confusion and curiosity. Why would a creative writing teacher, with a Masters in Fine Arts, choose t...

Marianne (Pizzutti) Corbo, 81, of Newtown, died peacefully, with family at her side, on August 26, 2023. Marianne was born September 14, 1941, a daughter of Anne and Dominick Pizzutti. The family lived in Port Chester, N.Y., at the time of her birth,...

Sarah Tashjian, just one year ago, was the sole camper at Girls & Allies Gaming Camp at Affinity Esports. When asked how she feels to have two more for company this year, she first said in a joking tone that “it’s very good because that means busines...

Occupation: I’m retired. Most recently I worked at Newtown Rehab Center for nine years, and retired during COVID. I was going to retire that year anyway, and that just kind of pushed it along. Family: My dear wife Pat; and my brothers and sis...

Representatives from Newtown Police Department and Newtown Hook & Ladder visited Newtown Community Center “Superheroes” camp during the final event of the program August 11. The youngest campers were ready and excited to meet them, standing along the...

Virtually everyone who can speak with authority on the subject says identity theft is a major problem globally and locally. In the United States alone, it affects millions of people annually, yet, for those who are yet to be victimized, it can feel l...

The turning point for Bruce Walczak in deciding to announce his Independent candidacy for Newtown’s Board of Education was the book challenge controversy that culminated in several heated school board meetings a few months ago. (See extensive coverag...

Parents of Newtown Public School students are once again invited to submit photos of their children prepping for and attending the first day of the school year, set for Wednesday, August 30. The deadline to submit pictures for the September 8 print e...

Brian Gibney, 86, of Sandy Hook, Conn., passed away peacefully on the morning of August 3rd at Church Hill Village in Newtown, Conn.United States on a transatlantic journey across the pond to his new job and home in Connecticut. Here he worked as an ...

Wednesday, August 16: 5:31 am, tree/wires down, Botsford Hill/Toddy Hill Road, Botsford responded; 7:35 am, medical assistance, Alpine Drive, Sandy Hook responded; 8:01 am, smoke/odor investigation, Mt Pleasant/Reservoir Road, Hook & Ladder respo...