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Published: Nov 30, 2023 at 05:10 PM
To the Editor:
It is said that rules without enforcement are merely wishes. And that is true with respect to Newtown’s zoning regulations where they are enforced, or not, at two levels — when special (land use) permit applications are considered by t...
Published: Nov 30, 2023 at 05:05 PM
To the Editor:
I was very proud to be a Newtown taxpayer last weekend when I attended the Newtown High School production of Twelve Angry Men. I went to the performance not because I know anyone associated with the production (I don’t) but because I w...
Published: Nov 30, 2023 at 05:00 PM
To the Editor:
Newtown is filled with traditions and the C.H. Booth Library is thankful for all the runners and walkers at its 14th Annual Turkey Trot! This year we had 1,540 participants coming together with family, and friends to work up a good app...
Published: Nov 30, 2023 at 03:00 PM
Monday, December 4, is National Wildlife Conservation Day, a day that seeks to spread awareness about preserving and protecting the natural world and its inhabitants. Additionally, the observance strives to put an end to wildlife crime and supports t...
Updated: Nov 30, 2023 at 04:20 PM
The Town of Newtown has announced that work will once again begin on a “comprehensive update to its Plan of Conservation and Development,” according to a press release issued November 20.
This news heralds an extended planning process for Newtown’s P...
Updated: Dec 19, 2023 at 12:26 PM
UPDATE (Saturday, December 9, 2023): Due to the threat of inclement weather, the Hawleyville tree lighting planned for December 10 has been canceled.
NOTE (December 19, 2023): Maribeth Hemingway is in the first photo accompanying this relea...
Updated: Nov 30, 2023 at 03:18 PM
UPDATE (10:53 am): This story has been updated.
Police investigated a third party complaint of a potential security issue at Sandy Hook School around 9:15 this morning.
School is now in normal operations. Police cleared from the school by 11 a...
Updated: Nov 29, 2023 at 12:40 PM
Due to the forecast for inclement weather, The 39th Annual Ram Pasture Tree Lighting has been postponed one week.
Newtown Parks & Recreation announced just after noon today that the event, originally planned for Friday, December 1, will instead take ...
Published: Nov 29, 2023 at 07:45 AM
Sandy Hook native Shirley Ferris has been a journalist (including a very successful stint with this newspaper), is a former Connecticut Commissioner of Agriculture, and married into a family that continues to work its dairy farm on Sugar Street.
In h...
Published: Nov 29, 2023 at 07:30 AM
Rex & Lone Husky are hosting the Arctic Audio Showcase December 22 at The Garage, located at 53A Church Hill Road.
Set to perform are Super Powered Yaks from Massachusetts, Ashley Ninelives from Maine, Fauskey Fox from New York, as well as Connecticu...
