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Youth Recreation Tennis Camps Newtown Parks and Recreation Department is offering Summer Tennis Camp (ages 5-7, 8-11) beginning on July 6 for six week-long morning sessions (Monday through Friday 9-11 am).  These sessions will include the use of an...

Diocese Appealing Court Ruling By John Christoffersen Associated Press NEW HAVEN (AP) – The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport asked the Connecticut Supreme Court June 12 to reconsider a ruling that would make public thousands of pages ...

Saxophonist To Open Sandy Hook Concert Series The first of several Sandy Hook Village Concert Series performances is scheduled for Saturday, June 27, at 6:30 pm. Ron Jones, an accomplished saxophonist, will perform a selection of jazz and religious n...

It is truly a small world, as AFS student Arnold Geng discovered this past Saturday. While visiting Ellis Island with his Newtown host family, Arnold sat down for a quick break near one of the displays, looked up — and there was another A...

Fitness Loft Football  Program The Fitness Loft, in conjunction with Newtown Parks and Recreation, will hold a preparation program this summer. Players ages 8 through middle school ages may choose from three different sessions: July 6-10 July 13-17...

Exploring The Wilderness Within And Without As Men ‘Return To The Fire’ By Nancy K. Crevier When Jody Grose was 11 years old, he went on the first of what would become several annual wilderness trips with his father. â€&#...

WAA Summer Solstice Festival To Include Il Madonnari And Atelier Sale WASHINGTON — Washington Art Association (WAA) will host a weekend-long summer solstice festival June 19-21. The festivities will begin on Friday, June 19, with a 6 pm...

Horse Guard To Hold Military Graduation Ceremony The Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard will hold a Military Graduation Ceremony at 10 am on Sunday, June 28, at it’s Fairfield Hills headquarters. The seven-member recruit cl...

Our Religious Freedoms And The First Amendment To the Editor: I recently read with dismay an article in the Connecticut Law Tribune that the State of Connecticut seeks to force the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport (which includes Newtown) to reg...

NHS Lacrosse Teams Are Knocked Out Of States By Andy Hutchison Coming off conference championship highs, Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’ lacrosse teams both experienced the low of their season, ending in sta...