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Published: Aug 21, 2026 at 04:00 PM
August 24, 2001
HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Robert M. Gilchrest.
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It seems a trend has started for incoming freshman classes at Newtown High School. For the past two years, freshman classes have been the biggest classes at the school — ever...
Updated: Aug 21, 2026 at 03:21 PM
Newtown Police Chief David Kullgren released the following statement on August 21: "Following the recent Legislative Council meeting and after careful consideration of resident feedback, the Board of Police Commissioners and the Newtown Police Depart...
Updated: Aug 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Anne T. Sullivan (née Tighe), age 93, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family.
Anne was born on May 22, 1933, in Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland, to the late John and Catherine (McDonnell) Tighe. From an early ...
Published: Aug 21, 2026 at 08:00 AM
Based on my hints last week, were you able to guess where Ezra the Rooster was headed last weekend for the next stop on his Semiquincentennial Tour of Newtown? My hints for you last week said Ezra planned to visit the former home of a man twice marri...
Updated: Aug 21, 2026 at 08:00 AM
Governer Ned Lamont visited Newtown Community Center for a special tour of the facility on Wednesday, August 19.
As the building has recently undertaken several improvement projects with state support, the tour served as a way for Lamont to see thes...
Published: Aug 21, 2026 at 07:30 AM
HARTFORD — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) this week imposed a temporary alcohol ban for multiple state recreation areas. This ban went into effect Tuesday, August 18, and will remain in effect through Sunday,...
Published: Aug 21, 2026 at 07:15 AM
A fun-filled, competitive, hot weather-embracing, rain drop-dodging summer of Newtown Women's Softball action — the 29th in the history of the league — came to a close with top seed Dental Associates defeating No 3 Mediassociates 7-2 in the champions...
Published: Aug 21, 2026 at 07:15 AM
Public voting is open for the inaugural Sandy Hook Organization for Prosperity (SHOP) mural contest.
Readers are invited to visit facebook.com/SandyHookVillage and click on the featured post that announces Voting Is Open.
Each person is granted one f...
Published: Aug 21, 2026 at 07:00 AM
The 50th annual Ukrainian Festival will be presented at Paproski’s Castle Hill Farm Pumpkin Patch, 25 Sugar Lane (off Route 302), Sunday, September 6, 11 am to 4 pm.
The golden anniversary event was initially planned for this weekend, but weather pre...
Published: Aug 21, 2026 at 07:00 AM
Last year, John Oates celebrated his vibrant 25-year solo career with the release of his self-titled album, Oates. Ahead of that he had already released eight albums: Phunk Shui, 1000 Miles of Life, Mississippi Mile, Good Road to Follow, The Bluesvil...
