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State Receives Major Grant To Strengthen Oral Health HARTFORD — The Department of Public Health (DPH) announced it has received a five-year, $1.25 million Cooperative Agreement Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD...

James G. Byerley Beloved Husband and Father James G. Byerley, 77, beloved husband of Judi (Gingeroski) Byerley of Newtown, died unexpectedly October 23 at Danbury Hospital after being stricken ill at his home. He was born in Rocky Ford, Co...

A Question To the Editor: Since the Newtown High School gym expansion is being reconsidered, would it be feasible to use the new Fairfield Hills Youth Center as an annex? It appears that the center will have quite a bit of space and be able to facil...

Town Police Officer Headed To Iraq War By Andrew Gorosko Although police patrol Officer Liam Seabrook, 24, only began his independent patrol work for the town in June, the US Air National Guard member recently received orders from the military to rep...

Girls ’ Cross Country Keegan Frobey: “We had a really young team this year — it was different than the past couple of years. We really improved as the season went on and I’m proud of them.â&...

They Need To Be Stopped To the Editor: My name is Jennifer Kendall. I have a son, Cooper, who is visually impaired, legally blind, you can call it whatever you want; the point I am trying to make here is that he is unable to do a lot of things that o...

Drugs A Good Option For Many Senior Citizens By Nancy K. Crevier A study released recently by Medco Health Solutions, Inc, a drug benefit manager that handles prescriptions for about 20 percent of Americans, suggests that senior citizens who are part...

Commentary— Filling The Truth Gap: How Journalism Can Survive By Jason Salzman You had to admire how the US news media stepped up to the plate and stated, as a fact, that Republican presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s claim ...

‘General Hospital’ Fans Left Audience In A Lather By Shannon Hicks What’s the deal with Sonny and all those kids on General Hospital? Why does Anthony Geary get up and walk away during the end of the opening credit...