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Teacher Contract Preliminaries Go Behind Closed Doors By Eliza Hallabeck The Board of Education spend some time behind closed doors July 14, as four board members convened an executive session at the end of its special meeting that evening (see separ...

Workcamp 2009— Young Adults Brought Good News To Residents Of A Small Maryland Town By Shannon Hicks Young adults from Newtown and Sandy Hook spent part of their summer break in Oakland, Md., earlier this month, participating in an annua...

Ed Wolf graduated from the Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology with a bachelor of science in computer engineering and a minor in management. Christina Wolf graduated Cum Laude from Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, with a...

Newtown Support Groups Friday, July 17        AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion. Saturday, July 18       Daily Reflections meeting, St Rose School (Monsignor C...

Ready To Lead Newtown To the Editor: William “Bill” Furrier and I have finalized our plans this week to seek the Independent Party of Newtown’s endorsement for positions on the Board of Selectmen. Bill Furrier will...

Students Delve Into Newtown’s Past Through Living Memories By Eliza Hallabeck Students working in the back room of the Newtown Youth & Family Services building on Church Hill Road were preparing posters on Thursday, July 9, to put up arou...

Walczak, Furrier Expect To Head IPN Election Slate By John Voket If all goes as expected during a nominating meeting Thursday, July 16, the Independent Party of Newtown is expected to endorse chairman Bruce Walczak for first selectman, and resident ...

Even with an extra week to look around town, no one was able to tell us that last week’s challenge (and the previous week’s) was the birdhouse in the front parking lot of Newtown United Methodist Church. So we’re p...

Betraying The American People: Part II To the Editor: Obama is destroying capitalism, replacing it with socialism and redistributing wealth. His spending will create an economic catastrophe for our children and future generations. His health care pl...

USAF Academy Student Catches Big Air On Wings Of Blue By Nancy K. Crevier What is so fun about falling at 120 miles per hour out of a plane at 10,000 feet? “It’s hard to describe,” said Drew Taylor, a 2007 Newtown ...