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Third Quarter Middle School Honor Roll Newtown Middle School has announced the following students have qualified for the third marking period honor roll. Eighth Grade Honor Roll Francis Afriyie, Robert Andreotta, Kaitlyn Appley, Alexis Archer, C...

Newtown Man Now Heading Oxford Law Enforcement By Andrew Gorosko OXFORD — A Newtown man has become the temporary supervisory resident state trooper for Oxford, a 12,300-resident town across the Housatonic River from the eastern corner of ...

Drug Combo May Delay Aggressive Breast Cancer A combination of two new-generation cancer drugs modestly delayed the time it took for cancer to worsen in a study of 300 women with very advanced disease who had stopped responding to other treatments. ...

Fixin’ To Beat Breast Cancer EASTON — A fundraising event in Easton on Saturday, June 7, “BBQ Hoedown: Fixin’ To Beat Breast Cancer,” will benefit the Norma F. Pfriem Breast Care Center. The...

FCC Chief Wants Cellphone Cancellation Fees Regulated WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Communications Commission said May 23 he wants to regulate fees charged to cellphone users who cancel their wireless contracts early. At a new...

Learning Folk Music Is A Chance To Travel For Some Students By Eliza Hallabeck Folk music is not just music at Hawley School, it is also a teaching method. Diana Brandt, the music teacher for the school, is part of a global organization that teaches...

Walking The Dog Bolsters New Dog Pound Fund Dog lovers still have time this week and next to sign up for the Dogathon, reminds Canine Advocates of Newtown (CAN) President Virginia Jess. She hopes the prizes will entice a few more people to download a...

Eye Opening Project For Newtown Students And Educators By Nancy K. Crevier Reed Intermediate School (RIS) reading specialist Pam Kohn, NHS applied technology instructor Maryann Snieckus, RIS Principal Donna Denniston, former Easton principal Angie Sn...

It didn’t take long for last week’s challenge to be spotted. Kathleen Burke, Christine Halmose, Dan Honan, William Pendergast, and Nick Rosa were quick to tell us that that old 7-Up sign can be found in the door window of the ...

SWC Track Championship— Nighthawks Overcome Hurdles On — And Off — Track By Andy Hutchison Newtown High School’s boys’ track and field team competed in the South-West Conference Championship...