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Published: Feb 16, 2023 at 09:15 AM
Our marshmallow hearts melted a little last week when we heard the news that Ira “Bob” Born had died. Bob, 98, was a candy company executive known as the “Father of Peeps” thanks to his work to mechanize the process that makes marshmallow Peeps. He a...
Published: Feb 15, 2023 at 03:10 PM
Velma S. Kovacs passed away peacefully January 29, 2023, with family by her side after a brief illness.
She was born January 1, 1929, in Newtown, Connecticut, graduated from Newtown High School, and attended the University of Bridgeport. She also liv...
Published: Feb 15, 2023 at 12:00 PM
Providing both a destination and an outlet for the week’s pent-up energy, the Teen Center, dubbed “The Garage,” is officially open Fridays from 3 to 5 pm for seventh and eighth graders to drop in after school. Located at 53 Church Hill Road, the faci...
Published: Feb 15, 2023 at 07:45 AM
The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will present Zufar Bikbov offering a demonstration of painting a nocturnal landscape in oil on Wednesday, February 22, at 1:30 pm.
The program will be in Newtown Meeting House (lower level), 31 Main Stre...
Published: Feb 14, 2023 at 08:00 AM
For the past six months, Newtown resident Lindsey Guerrero has been making lasagna for people in need by volunteering with the global nonprofit Lasagna Love.
The grassroots community movement started in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and has more ...
Published: Feb 13, 2023 at 12:00 PM
The Board of Education was presented with an update on the district’s reading program selection process during their meeting in the Reed Intermediate School library January 17 before voting unanimously to approve the 2023-2024 implementation of Imagi...
Published: Feb 13, 2023 at 08:00 AM
Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) discussed cannabis in town, as well as a questionable vote from its previous meeting, during its February 2 gathering at Newtown Municipal Center.
In attendance were P&Z members Dennis Bloom, Roy Meadows, ...
Published: Feb 13, 2023 at 08:00 AM
Former Sandy Hook resident Katie (Burns) Rissolo has illustrated the next book in the Mom’s Bed series, Dad’s Couch.
It is authored by Elizabeth Busel and is the second book collaboration for the two friends through Hobo Jungle Press. Dad’s Couch was...
Updated: Feb 27, 2023 at 11:53 AM
UPDATE (Monday, February 27, 2023): Due to an impending winter storm, this program has been canceled.
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Many beautiful spring native wildflowers can be found growing in Connecticut’s fields, forests and wetlands. Their appearance is not...
Published: Feb 13, 2023 at 07:00 AM
With a growing list of people who want to talk with the Town Administrator Workgroup about governmental operations in Newtown and any potential changes, the panel decided receiving public input and calling on certain individuals to offer insights wou...
