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Shauna Shane, Oil Demo, At Next SCAN Meeting The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will host an oil painting demonstration by Shauna Shane on Wednesday, June 25, at 1:30 pm, at Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street in Newtown (at the flagpol...

Betty A. Bailey Longtime Sandy Hook Resident Betty A. Bailey, 85, of Cornwall Bridge, died June 12 at The Kent Specialty Care Facility. She was the wife of the late Donald R. Bailey of Sandy Hook. Mrs Bailey was born in Greenwich, July 20, 1922,...

Voters Support New Dog Pound, Turf Field, More At Town Meeting By Kendra Bobowick They got their money. Roughly $3.1 million will fund a new dog pound, artificial turf field, new maintenance building roof, and middle school repairs. Roughly 54 peop...

Saturday, June 21 FIRST DAY OF SUMMER Workcamp Car Wash, 9 am–1 pm (rain date June 22, same time), Century 21, 48 South Main Street, donations accepted and will benefit the young adults from Newtown Congregational, Newtown United Met...

Blame Without Facts To the Editor: It was hard to read John Karlson’s folksy “real look at this problem” of high gasoline prices: dem Dems in Congress! [Letter Hive, “You Ain’t Seen Nothing ...

Ashlar Concerts, Free Picnic Open To Public For the 22nd consecutive year, Ashlar of Newtown’s free Summer Sounds concerts are happening at 139 Toddy Hill Road. Residents are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy a variety of...

Pizza Helps Students At Sandy Hook School Celebrate The End Of The Year By Eliza Hallabeck Students in Education Connection, an after school program, at Sandy Hook School celebrated the end of the school year with pizza this Monday night. The event ...

Water Quality Tests Used To Gauge Environmental Health By Andrew Gorosko The town, in conjunction with several private environmental groups, has taken about 25 water samples from area streams in a continuing scientific project designed to identify p...

Charges Filed In NHS Unlawful Restraint Incident By Andrew Gorosko Police said Thursday morning that they have arrested three of six Newtown High School students implicated in a February incident at the school that involved unlawful restraint, reckle...

  Open House Day Highlights Historic Collections By Eliza Hallabeck Across the state, Open House Day was celebrated this past Saturday with discounts and special incentives to bring visitors to Connecticut’s art galleries, attractions...