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On April 21, Head O’ Meadow School students had an opportunity to cast colorful ballots in an annual “Vote for Books” event. Librarian Beth Murphy explained it was a Head O’ Meadow tradition, carried out when it comes time to order new books each yea...

Newtown Police are reporting that a man has died after a car collided with a tree off South Main Street in the early morning hours of May 6. According to a post on the Newtown Police Department Facebook page, at approximately 2:09 am, a 2009 Chevrole...

To the Editor: I’m strongly against book banning. Still, I want to begin by saying I happen to know a number of people on the other side of this debate, and the people I know are in no way pursuing this because they’re anti-LGBTQ or racist. That must...

As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, Newtown High School’s lacrosse teams are stepping up to look for an off-the-field win by promoting communication and support among people who may be suffering from mental health problems and raising money for...

In what stands to be the last remaining true challenge in South-West Conference play this regular season, the Newtown High School girls’ lacrosse team overcame a tough visiting Pomperaug of Southbury squad with a 10-8 victory at Blue & Gold Stadium o...

The Town Administrator Workgroup will conduct a public hearing from 6 to 6:30 pm Monday, May 15, in the Municipal Center’s Council Chambers. The hearing will follow the workgroup’s regular meeting at 5 pm, where it will be interviewing Wilton’s First...

Once considered for a controversial warehouse — often characterized by opponents as a distribution center — the property at 10 Hawleyville Road is again the subject of an application at the Land Use Department, this time for a zone change to resident...

Newtown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team turned a three-goal lead at the half into a commanding nine-goal spread late in the second half before cruising to an 11-4 win over visiting Bunnell-Stratford, at Blue & Gold Stadium, on May 4. Leading 5-2 at...

Make it ten games in which Newtown High School’s baseball team has surrendered two or less runs. The Nighthawks followed up a 5-1 win over Brookfield on May 1 by duplicating the outcome in a 5-1 win at Stratford two days later. After a 3-2 loss at Ma...

In a pair of road contests, the Newtown High School's boys' volleyball team followed up a 3-1 (25-11, 25-10, 22-25, 25-15) loss to Amity Regional High School on May 5 with a 3-1 (25-20, 17-25, 25-18, 27-25) win over the Kolbe Cathedral of Bridgeport ...