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Published: Oct 08, 2022 at 07:00 AM
After an impressive come-from-behind 3-2 victory over visiting Joel Barlow of Redding on September 27, Newtown High School’s girls’ soccer team, Coach Marc Kenney believed, needed to get out to faster starts to not flirt with the possibility of a los...
Published: Oct 08, 2022 at 07:00 AM
Newtown Hook & Ladder Fire Company #1 hosted a free open house event on October 1.
A stream of kids and adults enjoyed a number of activities, including hands-on time with various safety vehicles. Turnout was good despite the weather, which ended up ...
Published: Oct 07, 2022 at 04:00 PM
October 3, 1997
The Newtown High School contingency fund appears to be running on empty. Last month the Board of Education was informed that about half of the project’s million-dollar emergency fund still remained. However, several surprisingly ...
Published: Oct 07, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Forty years ago this summer, Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment released E.T., the Extra Terrestrial. The sci-fi family adventure about a gentle alien stranded on Earth, who is then befriended by a 10-year-old boy named Elliott during his st...
Published: Oct 07, 2022 at 11:00 AM
The next meeting of the Genealogy Club of Newtown is scheduled for Wednesday, October 12, at 7 pm via Zoom. It will feature Brynna O’Sullivan’s presentation entitled “Trace Your CT Revolutionary Roots.”
The program will introduce attendees to the maj...
Updated: Oct 07, 2022 at 02:34 PM
Katie Stevenson describes altered books as “a discarded, unwanted, used book that nobody thought had any value until someone came along who had vision and faith that it could be changed into something vibrant and alive.”
Stevenson is an illustrator, ...
Updated: Oct 07, 2022 at 10:35 AM
A collection of Hampden, Maine-based artist Larry Clifford’s art — vibrant original pieces created from old, neglected books — is on view this month and next at C.H. Booth Library.
A retiree from the healthcare sector, Clifford has taken his lifelong...
Published: Oct 07, 2022 at 10:09 AM
On Saturday, October 22, Newtown Congregational Church (UCC) will again host its popular Mississippi BBQ & Shrimp Boil to benefit Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, Miss.
The event is returning to a sit-down format this year, although a limited number of pr...
Published: Oct 07, 2022 at 10:06 AM
The Flagpole Photographers Camera Club invites readers to their October events, which open with a program night, “Everything You’ve Always Wanted To Know About Lighting” by club member Erik Landegren.
Attendees will learn about various lighting techn...
Updated: Oct 07, 2022 at 10:57 AM
In accordance with Public Law 107-51, the American flag should be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, October 9, from sunrise to sunset. The annual lowering is done to coincide with National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, scheduled this year for ...
