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One Of The Originals To the Editor: Thank you for the lovely article on Ginny Lathrop. I was one of those original 60 students, and have loved to dance ever since. She will be missed by all. Karen Lyons 5232 South Bristolwood Lane, Lincoln Neb.   Â...

St Rose Celebrates Blue Ribbon Award With A Private Banquet By Eliza Hallabeck St Rose of Lima eighth grade students waited inside the entrance to the new portion of the school’s building on Saturday, November 14, to welcome invited guest...

Wagon Rides With Santa ORANGE — Children of all ages are invited to meet Santa and enjoy wagon rides with him on Sunday, November 29. Maple View Farm, 603 Orange Center Road, will host the visits with Santa from 10 am until 4 pm. Cost is ...

NHS Boys’ Soccer Team Comeback Ends In PK Heartbreak By Andy Hutchison WESTPORT — Newtown High School’s boys’ soccer team came all the way back from a 2-0 deficit to force overtime, then double overtime...

Living With Backyard Birds BROOKFIELD — Living in Connecticut is amazing, especially with all of the wildlife in local backyards. Unfortunately, when people and animals coexist, problems sometimes arise for both. Ambassadors from Wildlife...

Worthwhile Work To the Editor: On behalf of the Independent Party of Newtown, I want to congratulate all those who ran for office and, of course, offer special congratulations to all those who were successful. I also want to congratulate Pat Llodra f...

* * * The estimated cost of the proposed 25-meter, L-shaped pool at Timothy B. Treadwell Memorial Park has increased from $606,000 to $750,000 if the project is started next year. Before final approval, engineering plans would be revi...

Adopt Delilah From Animal Control DELILAH, a female Shar-pei who enjoys long walks and will sniff just about everything in sight, is available for adoption through Newtown Animal Control. She is an overall happy dog but will most likely require s...

NHS Girls’ Cross Country Team Ninth In State Open  Newtown High School girls’ cross country team placed ninth among all high school teams in the State Open Championship at Wickham Park in Manchester on November 6. Newtown sc...

Chicken Farming 101 — No Need To Chicken Out By Nancy K. Crevier “Why did the chicken cross the basketball court? ” “Because he heard the referee calling fowls. ” â€...