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Looking For Straight Answers To the Editor: I’m a bit confused. The other night at the Commission on Aging meeting the discussion on the need for senior space at the center was the hot topic. When the first selectman, Joe Borst, was asked...

Small Fire, Big Response To the Editor: I would like to thank the Dodgingtown and Newtown fire companies, and the dispatch service, for their quick response to our emergency call 2 am Monday morning. The first responder arrived less than five minute...

Moving Violations Police report they stopped motorist Mariel Brown, 23, of 19 Settlers Lane about noon on January 29, after they spotted her driving 51 miles per hour in a 35-mph zone near 117 Toddy Hill Road. Police charged her with traveling t...

Commentary— Losing Ground On Earmarks By Ryan Alexander When the Homeland Security department (DHS) was created in 2002, lawmakers agreed to keep this important agency’s spending bill free from political earmarks. As in the ...

Peter D’Amico’s Vision To the Editor: On behalf of the 1,600 players of the Newtown Soccer Club, I would like to thank Peter D’Amico for his vision of establishing a sports facility for the youth of Newtown. Thanks...

2col Yoshitomo Nara (Japanese, b 1960) “Girl in a Box,” 2001, silkscreen print, 12 by 12 inches, Michigan State University purchase. 2col Red Grooms (American, b 1937), “Extra! Extra! Read All About It,â€&#x9d...

Jewelry Store Puts The Sparkle Into Special Events By Nancy K. Crevier Valentine’s Day is the time for candy, flowers, and sparkling jewels and Quality Gem at 74 Stony Hill Road has been putting the twinkle into the February 14 holiday f...

Kids Click Computer Workshop DANBURY — The Junior Services staff at the Danbury Library invite children in grades 3–5 for a “Kids Click” hands-on computer workshop. The program will run on Thursday, Fe...

Changes That Would Serve Us Well To the Editor: As the selectmen debate the pros and cons of the current town departments’ proposals for next fiscal year’s budget, the banter has gone to the same old pattern of making small ch...