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Ban Books From Homes, Not Libraries

Updated: Apr 08, 2023 at 12:13 PM
It was ironic that a measurable portion of time was spent during the latest Board of Education meeting on April 4 — School Librarian Day — with residents asserting pros and cons of banning books in our local school libraries. According to the latest ...

Fire Pit Plus High Winds Create Another Brush Fire In Town

Published: Apr 06, 2023 at 11:26 AM
A brush fire in southern Newtown Monday afternoon drew a response from three of the town’s fire companies, and a strongly-worded advisory from one of the many local fire service volunteers who helped fight it. A Meadowbrook Road resident was reported...

Mary Grace Polson

Published: Apr 06, 2023 at 09:45 AM
Mary Grace Polson, 64, of North Augusta, South Carolina, passed away at home on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Mary was born in Elmira, New York, on January 22, 1959, to the late Gerald and Gloria (Joyce) Frawley of Newtown, Connecticut. Mary considered Ne...

Gregory D. Smith

Published: Apr 05, 2023 at 07:40 PM
It is with great sadness that the family of Gregory D. Smith, 54, of Norwalk announces his unexpected passing on March 31, 2023. Greg was born on July 25, 1968, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Sandra and Robert Smith. He was a graduate of Saint Jose...

Karen Blawie

Published: Apr 05, 2023 at 07:35 PM
Karen Blawie (nee Happell), of Bridgewater, Connecticut, formerly of Newtown, died on April 5, 2023, at the age of 66, after a long and courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer and multiple sclerosis. Karen was born in Lynchburg, Va., during a...

Newtown Authors Reading Series: Andrea Zimmermann, April 19

Published: Apr 05, 2023 at 07:30 AM
The third program in the Newtown Authors Reading Series, a collaborative effort between Friends of Newtown Seniors (FONS) and C.H. Booth Library, is scheduled for Wednesday, April 19, from 5 to 7 pm. Newtown resident and prolific author Andrea Zimmer...