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Published: Mar 13, 2026 at 07:00 AM
The American Red Cross will be visiting Newtown again on Tuesday, March 17. This month’s blood drive will run from 8:30 am-5 pm and will be held at Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street.
March 1-31, donators will receive a $15 Amazon gift car...
Published: Mar 13, 2026 at 06:55 AM
RIDGEFIELD — Newtown Youth Wrestling Association (NYWA) has reclaimed its place atop the Western Connecticut/Eastern New York Youth Wrestling League, securing the championship at Ridgefield High School on Sunday, March 8.
The league championship even...
Published: Mar 13, 2026 at 06:50 AM
The Pomperaug of Southbury-Newtown co-op ski racing teams concluded a successful season on the slopes. The girls’ and boys’ teams competed in five races at Mount Southington as part of the Connecticut Interscholastic Racing League. This year’s squad ...
Published: Mar 13, 2026 at 06:45 AM
Newtown High School’s basketball teams were eliminated in first-round Division II State Tournament games on the road. In both instances the Nighthawks were the No 18 seed and fell to No 15 opponents — the boys 69-59 to Glastonbury on March 6 and the ...
Updated: Apr 16, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Friends of Newtown Seniors (FONS) will host its March Social — a monthly opportunity for local senior citizens to gather for dinner and conversation — on Wednesday, March 25 at My Place Restaurant, 8 Queen Street.
Reservations are required so that th...
Updated: Mar 12, 2026 at 04:44 PM
Irma Jean Richards, 70, passed away on March 4, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.
Irma was born in St. Albans Vermont, in 1955, to Harvey and Lillian Poquette. After her mother’s unexpected death, Irma and her father moved to New Milford in 1973...
Published: Mar 12, 2026 at 03:25 PM
To the Editor:
In Newtown, we recall too well the outreach from around the world when 20 children and six educators perished at Sandy Hook School on December 14, 2012. That those lives had been erased so violently from this earth shocked people univ...
Published: Mar 12, 2026 at 03:24 PM
To The Editor:
Over the past year, I have had the privilege of working closely with Brandon Moore.
What has moved me most is how deeply he cares about Newtown and the people who call it home.
When I ran for Town Clerk, Brandon stepped up to suppor...
Published: Mar 12, 2026 at 07:00 AM
Newtown BSA Troop 270 celebrated its 124th Eagle Scout on February 21.
Founded in 1958, the troop celebrated its first Eagle Scout in 1966, when David Hughes became the first to achieve the honor. Sixty years and 123 young men later, a 15-year-old Ne...
Updated: Mar 11, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Family: My family in Newtown is myself, my wife Tess, and our cat Tigger.
How did you meet Tess? We went to college together, and we were both English majors.
How long have you lived in Newtown? Four years.
Where do you work and what ...
