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Council Member Fires Back Over ‘Whistleblower’ Accusation By John Voket Legislative Council member Po Murray, who is seeking a second term in November with the Independent Party of Newtown (IPN), fired back at critics who posi...

Saturday, August 29 Guiding Eyes For the Blind Volunteer Expo, 10 am–2 pm, Your Healthy Pet, 224 Main Street South, reps will discuss program and volunteer opportunities to raise dogs that will become guiding eye dogs; 270-7387. NHS ...

DUI Charge Police report they received a call on the afternoon of August 25 concerning a motor vehicle that was being driven erratically in the Hattertown Road/Boggs Hill Road area, so they went there to investigate. Police said that on Boggs Hi...

Love, Honesty, And Truth To the Editor: In response to Timothy Shriver’s letter [to Special Olympics families] regarding the passing of his mother, Eunice, and her undying devotion to Special Olympics, I would like to underscore her many ...

Golankiewicz Swims At Junior Nationals Andrew Golankiewicz, 17, of Sandy Hook, competed at the USA Swimming Junior National Championships in Federal Way, Washington August 10-14. He swam the 200-meter backstroke (2:12.29), 200 freestyle (1:59.37), ...

Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn. —Charlie Parker In a world of peace and love, music would be the universal language. —Henr...

Commentary— Life And Death And Child Health Reform By Marian Wright Edelman As a child, Devante Johnson’s future seemed to be full of promise. He made excellent grades in school and helped around the house. His mother, Tamika ...

August 31, 1984 Two boys reported missing last week were found in Newtown on Friday, August 24. Details regarding their recovery were sketchy because police were still investigating. Police said they found one of the boys at 1:30 am a...

What Is Newtown Coming To? To the Editor: It is astonishing after all this time that our Animal Control Officer Carolee Mason has been in training that the town officials have the moxie to now demote her... or even to offer her a kennel position. Did...