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Newcomers and returning cheerleaders alike will be stepping in and up to help lead Newtown High School’s squad, traditionally one of the best in the South-West Conference. There are a lot of returnees in the lineup but it is still a young team this f...

Approximately a dozen residents attended the September 6 Police Commission meeting to express frustration and disappointment over the lack of consequences following the May shooting of a bear known locally as “Bobbi.” The shooting by Ridgefield P...

HARTFORD— Governor Ned Lamont has announced that – in accordance with a proclamation from President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. directing flags to be lowered throughout the country as a mark of solemn respect for the memory of Queen Elizabeth II – he is dir...

To the Editor: On Friday, September 2, at 4:10 pm I was walking down Mile Hill from South Main. An ambulance with lights and siren going was coming down the hill from the direction of Fairfield Hills. Drivers did not react to get out of the way even ...

The following letter has been received for publication: Dear Newtown: I am writing this letter in regard to my father Dean Snellback, who recently suffered a loss of all his belongings in an apartment fire this past Thursday, September 1. I want...

To the Editor: Thank you Labor Day Parade Committee and your staff and volunteers for the indefatigable efforts you put in to make this year’s parade happen, and for asking us to serve as Grand Marshals. It is an honor we will always cherish and will...

To the Editor: It seems another republican talking point in the news and on social media lately is a war on education. The Republicans are concerned that students are becoming too “woke” and that their education lies not with parents but fully with e...

To the Editor: The older I get, the less I believe in the letters D and R. Am I looking for the best for my country? Or am I narrowly focused on only what’s best for me? Like a healthy parent, our government should keep us safe. We need to become mor...

To the Editor: Parents fear for our precious children when we perceive they are in danger. School has started and once again Newtown parents are expressing fear of their children being “indoctrinated” and “sexualized” at school. Fear of “CRT.” Fear o...

To the Editor: Last Saturday was a devastating, exhausting day for me and my out-of-state daughter and granddaughters when their 2-year-old, beautiful, (and very loved) golden retriever, Bowie, got so very and completely lost for so very and incredib...