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Short Sales Solutions For Dummies According to ForeclosureAlert.com, on September 14 there were nearly 350 homes in Fairfield County that were in foreclosure and another 12,600 that were in preforeclosure stage. Do you know how to keep your home out...

Seasonal Flu Clinics For Students And Staff Announced Seasonal Flu clinics and dates have been announced by the Newtown Public Schools for staff and students, and at one, parents. The clinics are in conjunction with the Newtown Health District and l...

Fellowships Buy Time For One Local Writer By Nancy K. Crevier In an incredibly brief poem published in Where the Glories of April Lead, his 2001 collection, Charles Rafferty sums up both the classic writer’s frustration of never quite cap...

After Hearing There Are Only 7,000 Stars Visible To The Naked Eye With its better eyes does the housecat cry beneath the majesty of 70,000 stars? Does the owl climb into a rabbit’s back underneath a hailstorm of light? How many...

Griffin Hospital Offers ‘Soft Touch’ Workshop DERBY — The Griffin Hospital Volunteer Department is conducting a Soft Touch Workshop on Saturday, September 19, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. The workshop will explain the...

Doggone Etiquette — Time And Time Again By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog: How many times are you told over and over again to do exactly the same thing? And how many times do you actually do it the first time you’re tol...

Occupation: I am a freelance travel writer. I was an English History and Drama teacher for a long time in Sydney, Australia. Family: I am married to Darren Wagner, a photographer, and we have two boys. Austen is 10 years old and Trystan is 11...

Steps To Effective Management To the Editor: The Independent Party of Newtown has been advocating for a strategic long-range plan for Newtown for the past three years. I have pledged that as first selectman, I will set that process in motion. Howeve...

Crosswalks Again Planned For Queen/Glover Area By Andrew Gorosko To enhance pedestrian safety in a heavily traveled area, the town plans to install two “raised crosswalks” near Newtown Middle School in the coming weeks, accor...