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Softball Team Rolling The softball team won its 11th straight game in a 6-0 blanking of New Fairfield under the lights on at Treadwell Park on Senior Night on May 13. Newtown then lost its first game since mid-April in a 1-0 setback at Bunnell o...

One Step Closer To Summer By Shannon Hicks While the rest of the country may see Memorial Day as the unofficial start of summer, Newtown residents know to watch for the raising of the summer flag on the town’s flagpole. David Lydem, memb...

Joseph R. Andrews, Sr To Know Him Was To Love Him Joseph R. Andrews, Sr, 71, of Newtown, died May 14, at St Vincent Medical Center. Born in Bridgeport on August 29, 1937, he was a son of Joseph R. and Anna Gallick Andrews. Survivors inclu...

The public is invited to attend the special Memorial Day Service hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 308 in conjunction with the American Legion Post 202, Monday, May 25, at 11 am. The service will be conducted at the VFW hall located at 18 Tinke...

One, Two, Three For Thrower Wlasuk By Andy Hutchison BETHEL — Newtown High School’s boys’ track and field team placed eighth in the 12-team South-West Conference Championships at Bethel High School on Monday. Leadi...

Around The Horn ... Youth Baseball Results 10-Year-Olds Huskies 8, Hull Landscaping 8: Hull Landscaping shortstop Hunter Booker snared a screaming line drive hit by Husky Justin Oelberg with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the...

NMS Students Visited By Connecticut Author By Eliza Hallabeck A dragon balloon waited to welcome readers at Newtown Middle School who have read one of author MJ Allaire’s books in the school’s library, while the author spoke t...

Hoseye Coach Road Augustine and Chista Casal of Newtown purchased a home at 40 Hoseye Coach Road from Dick Gracy Builders. Bob Tendler of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage listed the property, which was sold by Lee Boyle of Coldwell Banker R...

Wonderful Day! Wonderful People! To the Editor: The “Run For Ron” held at Reed Intermediate School on Saturday, May 16, was a heartwarming experience. I am impressed that the students in the Reed Interact Club chose to sponsor...

Is The Balloon Coming To Your Neighborhood Next? To the Editor: Help support the opposition to the proposed cell tower on Dinglebrook Lane. Cellphone companies are expanding their coverage by increasing the number of cellphone towers into prime resid...