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Highland Plaza Gains Zoning Permit Revisions By Andrew Gorosko The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) has approved two modifications to the special zoning permit that it previously granted to Highland HC, LLC, for its Highland Plaza retail comple...

Antiques Shows______ Feb 1: 43rd annual Tolland Antiques Show, Tolland Middle School, Old Cathole Rd, Tolland, 10 am-4 pm (early adm 8:30 am, adm $15), regular show adm $5, 65+ exhibitor booths, presented by & benefit for Tolland Historical Soci...

Newtown’s Lone Female Wrestler Earns First Varsity Win By Andy Hutchison Leigh Gerety, the only girl on Newtown High School’s wrestling team, earned her first varsity win on January 24, pinning Wilton High opponent Mark Malbur...

Raising Awareness Of Wildlife Issues To the Editor: We would like to announce the formation of WildlifeEducationCoalition.org and invite Newtown residents to join our humane education efforts. WildlifeEducationCoalition.org is dedicated to resolving...

Is Anybody Listening? To the Editor: This past week, two days after the President’s inauguration, I traveled on a bus with a group from Newtown to Washington to participate in the March for Life with hundreds of thousands of other citizen...

Joint Meeting Discusses Options For NHS Expansion By Eliza Hallabeck At the request of the Board of Selectmen, an open discussion between members of the Board of Education, Board of Finance, Public Building and Site Commission, and Legislative Counc...

Valentines To Our Troops To the Editor: This past week, Newtown students mailed about 2,500 St Valentine’s cards and letters to our military men and women overseas! It is truly amazing when you think that this project began in December 2...

Good Manners To the Editor: Isn’t it wonderful that good manners have not gone by the wayside in our lovely town! Selectman Herb Rosenthal should be congratulated for having the graciousness to thank the members of the Fairfield Hills Aut...

Concert Review— Toby Keith Plays Like The Best Of Them By Eliza Hallabeck Toby Keith lived up to, at least, the second half of his tour’s theme of Biggest & Baddest when he took the stage at Mohegan Sun Arena last Friday, Jan...

Hospice Nurse Pitching In To Help Free Clinic Survive, Thrive Linda Napier, RN, says she was inspired to volunteer at Kevin’s Community Center after learning of Dr Z. Michael Taweh efforts to establish a free community clinic in honor the...