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Sobriety Checkpoint Yields DUI, Drug, Vehicular Violations By Andrew Gorosko During a sobriety checkpoint held on the evening of Saturday, May 2, and early morning hours of Sunday, May 3, town police charged three motorists with driving under the inf...

Breakfast For Care Benefits Regional VNA BETHEL — The Bethel Visiting Nurse Association’s breakfast committee is preparing for its tenth annual fundraising event, “Breakfast for Care.” This yearâ€...

Tentative Date Set For Former Animal Control Officer’s Job Hearing By Kendra Bobowick May 20 at 3 pm could be the date and time that former animal control officer Carolee Mason argues to regain her job after postponing an initial May 4 he...

Rails-To-Trails Blazing In Newtown By Kendra Bobowick Some real, concrete steps have been made out in the woods near Swamp Road, noted resident Scott Coleman. With surveying completed and markers in place, he now knows precisely where town property s...

NMS Opens Its Doors For This Year’s Celebration Of The Arts By Eliza Hallabeck The hallways were lined with artwork and busy students displaying their talents when the doors of Newtown Middle School were opened for this year’s...

Thanks To The Teachers To the Editor: In recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week, I am writing to thank Newtown’s teachers. As a high school junior, I have been educated by these teachers for the past 11 years and have witnessed their de...

Returned To Office To the Editor: I want to thank all the Borough voters who returned Marie Walker, Betsy Kenyon, and myself to the Board of Burgesses. We will continue to do our finest effort for our residents and to retain our pristine jewel, The B...

A Twenty-Year Tradition Of Pasta And Java By Nancy K. Crevier As the Newtown United Methodist Church First Saturday Pasta Dinner event begins its 20th year, Martha Millet is just as enthusiastic as she was in March 1989 when, as a trustee, she said s...

Doggone Etiquette— The Social Season By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog: The social season is just beginning, with nicer days (we hope) for you to be outside with people. That’s another one of those two-way streets, nice...

Commentary— Bringing The Fed Out Of The Closet By Ryan Alexander With the recent US Navy actions off the Somali coast, the public has been understandably interested in pirates. But they missed a sighting in the financial sector. While muc...