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Sobriety Checkpoint Yields Three Drug Arrests Although police did not arrest any motorists on drunken driving charges during a sobriety checkpoint held on the night of Saturday, November 28, and early morning hours of Sunday, November 29, police sai...

Local Motorists Have High Seatbelt Compliance Rate By Andrew Gorosko Police statistics compiled for the recent “Click-It or Ticket” seatbelt compliance enforcement campaign show, after the project ended, that an estimated 96 p...

NHS Football Team Upsets Masuk 36-22 In Finale By Andy Hutchison MONROE — The Newtown High School football team made sure Thanksgiving Dinner would taste that much better by getting a long-awaited taste of victory over one of its most for...

Joseph A. Heneghan World War II Veteran Joseph A. Heneghan, 88, of Prospect, formerly of Newtown, died November 25. He was born in Trumbull, May 2, 1921. He was married to Ann Marie Sullivan on April 19, 1952. Mr Heneghan served courageously in...

A Selectman Steps Down With Gratitude To the Editor: Now that I have completed my term on the Board of Selectmen, I want to thank the people of Newtown who have given me the honor of serving this great town for the last 26 years. I am truly grateful...

Beverly Susan MacCarty A Special Person Beverly “Bebe” Susan MacCarty, 56, died November 11, at Danbury Hospital. Born August 12, 1953, in Philadelphia, she was the special daughter of Helen (Blank) and William Gordon Ma...

US Should Never Tolerate Sharia Law And Its Intolerance To the Editor: We all know that diversity and tolerance are wonderful values and ideas. However, they must never be raised to the same level of importance of, or become a substitute for: the lov...

A Universal Message For The Holiday Season SOUTHBURY — What best exemplifies the holiday spirit more than a book about love, gratitude, and joy? Local artist Rose Petruzzi  has created a charming book about discovering this wonder all a...

*Classic rock will return to The Blue Z in Newtown this weekend when THE HIP REPLACEMENTS take the stage on Friday night. Showtime for their December 4 show is 7 pm. JOHN SUNDAD will perform jazz on Saturday the 5th starting at 7:30, and then my frie...

Occupation: I work at Hawley School as an educational assistant in the fourth grade. I’ve been there for two years, and I love it. All three of my own children went to Hawley, so it was like going home. I also have a photography busin...