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Garner Inmate Arrested in Prison Assault State police report that Garner Correctional Institution inmate Braulio Galarza, 25, allegedly assaulted another male inmate at the high-security prison on Nunnawauk Road on September 12, so they went there to...

New Law Could Add Further Costs To NHS Expansion Project By Eliza Hallabeck Further costs could be added to the Newtown High School expansion project. The Superintendent’s Office and the Board of Education heard Monday that a new requirem...

Church Fair At NCC, Saturday All are invited to visit Newtown Congregational Church for its 2nd annual Church Fair, which is scheduled for Saturday, September 20, from 9 am until 3 pm. The event will be on the church’s main floor, so it ...

Avoid The Wait, Renew Your License Through AAA Need to renew your driver’s license? Want to avoid a wait? Then visit your local AAA branch — whether you are a member of AAA or not — to renew your license. Connecti...

Saturday Morning Bird Walks DERBY — For people who enjoy watching birds, Kellogg Environmental Center will offer relaxing Saturday morning walks in search of local birds. Participants can experience the joy of observing birds in the wild,...

Code Red Alerts Residents Of Gas Pipeline Project The town has used its Code Red automated emergency notification system to make a group of residents in the northwest corner of town aware that a natural gas pipeline project in adjacent Brookfield wou...

A Candidate Who Brings It All Together To the Editor:  I write to recommend Will Rodgers to the voters as Newtown’s next representative to the state assembly. Will lives down the street from me, and I know him as a proud husband, father...

Raymond Ernest Miller, Sr Sadly Missed Raymond Ernest Miller, Sr, 90, died September 15, at Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, with his family at his side. He was born June 8, 1918, in Easton. Mr Miller was a former Newtown residen...

Missing Bike To the Editor: Last Sunday my daughters and I rode our bicycles to the Governor’s Horse Guard Open House. After enjoying the event we returned to find that my bicycle was missing. It was an older, red ten-speed womenâ€&#...

Antiques Shows______   Saturdays (weekly to Oct 26): Bethlehem Flea Market, Bethlehem Fairgrounds, 384 Main St North/Rte 61, 6 am-1 pm, free adm & parking, 200 spaces will offer antiques & collectibles, plants & flowers, organic foods & fa...