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Peru Sues Yale For Return Of Artifacts HARTFORD (AP) — Peru is suing Yale University to recover thousands of Incan relics excavated by an American explorer at Machu Picchu. Explorer Hiram Bingham shipped thousands of ceramics, textiles a...

Doggone Etiquette— Leave It Be! By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog:            No doubt like most dogs you believe in the Good Dog’s Property Laws. Written by an anonymous canine organization, they go in part ...

Away For The Holidays? Prevent Home Burglaries Everyone looks forward to this time of year — including burglars. With many people away, visiting friends, or just out of the house shopping, there are many good prospects for break-ins. Expe...

Glover Avenue— Raised Crosswalk Removed Following Damage By Snowplowing By Andrew Gorosko The physical instability of a raised crosswalk on Glover Avenue, which was discovered during town snowplowing operations last weekend, has resulted...

Killing Deer Is Not The Solution To the Editor: I am writing to express my strong opposition to the unjustified proposal of killing more deer in Newtown, as well as our town joining the FCMDMA [Fairfield County Municipal Deer Management Alliance]. ...

Where Is The Compassion? To the Editor: It was Friday evening around 5:15, and I was heading down Huntingtown Road toward Orchard Hill after putting my friend’s horses in for the night. As I approached the bridge just beyond the park ther...

Limited Space Open For Upcoming Continuing Ed Newtown Continuing Education has room in its Holiday Centerpiece class, which teaches how to design a fresh floral arrangement  in a one evening workshop, scheduled f­or 6:30 pm until 8 pm on Monday, De...

Art Exhibit *Newtown High School Art Portfolio students will be exhibiting a collection of their work through Saturday, December 20. This is a presentation by college bound high school seniors who are creating works for their portfolios with the inte...

NHS Student ‘Sports’ A New Internship By Eliza Hallabeck As a senior at Newtown High School Jimmy Zarifis IV has liked sports his whole life, and now, through an internship, he is applying his working toward a career in the sp...

It’s A Dog’s Life Holiday Goodies By Mary Jane Anderson “Tis the season when the house has the warm, delicious smells that the holiday goodies baking in the kitchen. But, what about the canine friend who stays with...