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Published: Aug 20, 2023 at 07:00 AM
Between campers and volunteers, over 200 people spent August 7-11 learning, teaching, or otherwise volunteering during Grace Family Church’s Vacation Bible School (VBS).
Adam Fredericks, lead pastor of the Hawleyville church, said this year’s theme w...
Published: Aug 19, 2023 at 08:00 AM
On August 2 the Southern Connecticut Modern Quilt Guild hosted a reception at C.H. Booth Library. Since June 1, works by guild members have provided a bright backdrop to events hosted in the library’s main public meeting room, as well as those using ...
Published: Aug 19, 2023 at 08:00 AM
Newtown Hook & Ladder Co. 1 has announced the names of the officers who are leading the town’s oldest fire company for the current term.
The following will remain in effect until June 30, 2024: Chief Raymond Corbo, First Assistant Chief Christopher W...
Published: Aug 18, 2023 at 04:00 PM
August 21, 1998
The whole town just exploded, said Henry Stormer moments after Tuesday’s violent thunderstorm. The detective was helping out in the police department’s dispatch room when the calls started coming in. The brief but intense storm h...
Updated: Aug 18, 2023 at 10:09 AM
Center Street in Sandy Hook will remain closed for hours after a tractor-trailer truck went off I-84 West in that area around 8 am.
A tandem 18-wheeler went off the interstate bridge and crashed onto the southern shoulder of Center Street. The cab an...
Published: Aug 18, 2023 at 08:00 AM
What did the bee say to the flower? “Hey bud.”
What says “zzub zzub zzub”? A bee flying backwards.
What’s another name for a baby bee? A little humbug.
Are you seeing a theme here? Happy National Honey Bee Day! Observed on the third Saturday in Augus...
Published: Aug 18, 2023 at 07:30 AM
The Town Players of Newtown is holding performances of A Murder Is Announced, a play based on Agatha Christie’s murder mystery novel and directed by Gene Golaszewski.
The August 13 matinee featured seamless lighting and scene changes. The set was bea...
Updated: Aug 18, 2023 at 11:42 AM
The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) has a pair of special events approaching during the next few weeks.
First, the group will host Chris Ivers demonstrating painting in pastel on Wednesday, August 23, at 1:30 pm, in the lower level of Newt...
Published: Aug 18, 2023 at 07:00 AM
Newtown Youth Football & Cheer (NYF&C) got underway with preseason practices — football at Treadwell Park and cheer at the back turf field at Newtown High for a day due to rain before moving over to Dickinson Park — on August 7. The teams will compet...
Published: Aug 18, 2023 at 06:55 AM
Newtown's 9U baseball team advanced to the Cal Ripken World Series. Here is a little fun information on each player.
