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Supper For Strays Food Drive The Animal Center is urging citizens to remember the animals as well as the people who have been adversely affected by hard economic times. Cat food is in short supply and demand is very high, so Animal Center volunteers...

Gotcha! After a month of callers making our challenges look too easy, no one was able to tell us where this mailbox already looking like it’s ready for spring is located. Maybe without all the snow around this weekend you’ll h...

Collecting DVDs  For The Troops Daisy Troop 50055 from Hawley School and Girl Scout Troop 796 from Head O’ Meadow School are collecting gently used or new DVD movies for military troops overseas.  Newtown can show its support and appre...

Probation Police said they arrested Donald Brelling, 47, of New Milford on a warrant on the evening of March 11, charging him with violation of probation in connection with a 2005 case. Police released Brelling on $1,000 bail for a March 25 cour...

Time To Clean Those Birdhouses Birds build their nests from early spring through the summer in which to lay their eggs.  Many bird species live and raise their young in tree cavities while others weave nests in tree branches, in reeds and bushes. Â...

Almost any difficulty will move in the face of honesty. When I am honest I never feel stupid. And when I am honest I am automatically humble. —Hugh Prather Many people believe that humility is the opposite of pride, when, in fact, it is a...

In Memoriam In Loving Memory of Elizabeth W. Long “Liz” November 39, 1915 to March 17, 2007 We are constantly reminded, in so many ways, of all that you shared with us. We will remember and love you forever. Deeply miss...

More Work, Fewer Breaks To the Editor: As a student of Newtown High School, I am frustrated about the recent change to the school calendar, as many others are. Upon learning of this I thought that maybe there were some benefits, such as starting late...

Living Well With Diabetes Lecture BRIDGEPORT — St Vincent’s Medical Center is sponsoring a free talk open to the general public titled “Living Well with Diabetes” to begin its 2009 Spring Listen & Learn...

The Market Is Speaking To the Editor: As a fairly new Newtownian, I would like to correct some of the misinformation I hear consistently in this town and put some facts out there. Myth #1. Bush did not regulate the financial markets. Has anyone heard...