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Newtown Parks & Recreation announced that as of September 26 the permanent bathrooms at Treadwell Memorial Park are closed for the season, and portable toilets will be made available. Unfortunately, the change was due to repeated vandalism. Oversize ...

Newtown High School’s boys’ soccer team posted a pair of 1-0 victories this past week, blanking host New Milford on September 29 and going on the road for a win at New Fairfield on October 3. It was very nearly three consecutive 1-0 wins. The Nightha...

Finance Director Robert Tait presented the town’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) debt forecast for the next several years to the Board of Selectmen at its October 1 meeting. Additionally, the BOS approved the 2024-25 through 2027-28 CIP unanimously. ...

The Board of Selectmen (BOS) and Board of Finance (BOF) accepted a $14,000 grant from Friends In Service Here (FISH) to aid local seniors in getting rides to medical appointments. The now defunct FISH, founded more than 50 years ago as a group of ser...

Newtown High School’s girls’ volleyball team extended its winning streak to six with a 3-1 victory at Weston on September 28, a 3-0 blanking of visiting Pomperaug of Southbury on September 30, and a 3-0 triumph at Bunnell of Stratford on October 3. T...

Newtown High School’s girls’ swimming and diving team defeated the Bethel-Immaculate of Danbury co-op 97-84 in a meet at NHS on October 4. The 200 yard medley relay team of Ella Seaver, Zoe Petertonjes, Grace Fischer, and Alexa Kwarcinski was first i...

Working overtime has been routine for the Newtown High School field hockey team of late. The Nighthawks went to OT in two straight contests, and three of the last four — all defensive-minded battles. The Nighthawks played visiting Bethel to a scorele...

Newtown High School’s cross country teams had two home races, at Reed School, this past week. The Nighthawks followed up a September 28 race with another on October 3. The Hawks hosted Immaculate of Danbury and Stratford in the second race. On the gi...

To the Editor: On behalf of Newtown Hook & Ladder, the officers and members, we would like to thank everyone that participated in this year’s Open House event on October 1. Though the forecast for the day was dreary and wet, our event was far from it...

To the Editor: Our 5th District Congresswoman Jahana Hayes has NEVER supported “defunding the police,” and considering that her husband spent 25 years on the Waterbury police force, it is insulting that her opponent is smearing her record with that f...