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Published: Mar 02, 2023 at 04:00 PM
To the Editor:
Two important issues that affect Newtown and area towns are topics of draft legislation in this year’s General Assembly.
The first is SB122, An Act Concerning Replanting of Trees in Public Areas Cleared by Utility Companies. This bill ...
Updated: Mar 02, 2023 at 03:22 PM
Having a longstanding media relationship with a number of agencies that provide assistance to residents facing financial challenges compromising their ability to afford to heat their homes during the winter, it was more than concerning to learn this ...
Published: Mar 02, 2023 at 08:35 AM
Leonard “Lenny” or “Len” Watt Manz, 84, of Homosassa, Florida, passed away on February 17, 2023, at home after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Bridgeport, Conn., to Leonard and Shirley Manz on October 6, 1938.
Lenny grew up in Newtown, Conn...
Published: Mar 02, 2023 at 08:30 AM
In loving memory of our mother, Mary “Peggy” Thibdeau, who passed away on February 24, 2023, after a short but devastating battle with a very aggressive brain cancer, glioblastoma.
Mary was born October 23, 1943, to Arthur and Margaret Kreydt of Well...
Updated: Mar 02, 2023 at 11:11 AM
Participants munched on salads and took notes during the Lunch and Learn on February 13 as part of the Community Center’s “Healthy Heart Month” series.
The lunch offered was the “Boost Berry” salad from the local Boost Bowl shop, which was laden with...
Updated: Mar 06, 2023 at 09:11 AM
Occupation: I am a retired army chaplain and I am finishing my doctorate of ministry at Erskine Theological Seminary.
Family: I have a wife, Gail, and a 27-year-old son who lives in D.C.
Pets: We have a dog, named Bella.
How long h...
Updated: Mar 02, 2023 at 09:57 AM
March 21, 1938 to February 26, 2023
Michael B. Csanadi, Jr, of Newtown, passed away unexpectedly at Danbury Hospital on February 26, 2023, at the age of 84 years young. Michael was born in Bridgeport, on March 21, 1938. He was the only son to his lat...
Updated: Mar 01, 2023 at 10:15 AM
Newtown Nonprofit Council (NNC) saw about a dozen representatives from local organizations at its Tuesday, February 21 hybrid meeting. Those attending in person convened at C.H. Booth Library with others connecting online through Zoom.
Since there we...
Published: Mar 01, 2023 at 07:00 AM
Chris Gardner, Newtown’s “Keeper of the Flag,” was at the Main Street flagpole recently, watching while Hook & Ladder firefighters changed out the flag that had been atop the 100-foot-tall pole for a new one.
“We need this one to last until May,” Gar...
Updated: Feb 28, 2023 at 06:10 PM
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of Margaret “Peggy” Loulis. She was born in Trumbull, Connecticut, but was a longtime resident of Monroe, Conn. She passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Wednesday,...
