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NHS Welcomes A Delegation From Its Chinese Sister School By Eliza Hallabeck A delegation of 17 Liaocheng Middle School Number 3 representatives arrived in Newtown February 17. Since then, the group has been welcomed in several special events at Newt...

Newtowners Attend Westminster Kennel Club’s Dog Show The 134th Westminster Kennel Club’s Dog Show, held February 15 and 16 at Madison Square Garden in New York, was attended by 2,500 entries with 173 breeds represented. It was...

Now On View The Candlewood Camera Club is currently exhibiting members’ works through February 27 during regular library hours. Young Adult Programs Gather your teams for the 2010 Battle of the Books! Sign-ups continue until March 8. This...

St Rose Basketball Team Wins Championship The St Rose Elementary School junior varsity boys’ basketball team capped off a perfect season with a victory over St Joseph School of Danbury to win the Danbury Parochial League Championship rece...

*Following a two-month hiatus, THE ADULTS will return to Proud Mary’s this weekend with new originals along with new covers. The guys will be at 19 Main Street here in Newtown for a Friday night show, and Jim Sheridan promises the band wi...

Girls Grade 4 Crazy Bananas 22, Jolly Ranchers 11. For the Bananas, Kira Smith and Julia Doyle led the offense, while Danielle Powell and Jemma Petit were strong on defense. For the Ranchers, Shannon Cheh led the offense, while Caroline...

Chess Tournament Attracts 30 Players A total of 30 players attended a US Chess Federation sanctioned tournament held in the Music and Antiques Rooms at the C.H. Booth Library, Saturday, February 20.  The players were divided into five separate gro...

Finance Board Approves Revised $26 Million Capital Plan By John Voket After hours of discussions and deliberations by the Boards of Selectmen and Education going back to last fall, the Board of Finance February 18 approved a proposal for almost $26 m...

The Winter Guard Says ‘Thanks’ To the Editor: The Newtown Varsity Color Guard would like to again thank local merchants who welcomed us into their stores during our second “Shake a Can” event two weeks ...

Thursday, February 18: 5:49 pm, medical assist, 165 Jennifer Lane, Sandy Hook responded. Friday, February 19: 4:47 pm, alarm, 3 Simm Lane, Hook & Ladder and Botsford responded. Saturday, February 20: 9:33 am, medical assist, 43 Pine Tree...