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Updated: Mar 31, 2022 at 08:27 AM
C. Harold Schwartz of Palm Beach, Fla., beloved husband and father and highly respected Connecticut attorney, passed away at his home on February 2, 2022, at the age of 93. Born in Daytona Beach, Fla., he was formerly a resident of Newtown, Conn., an...
Published: Mar 29, 2022 at 08:00 AM
DANBURY — World-renowned ethologist and conservationist Dr Jane Goodall gave a special presentation, “Virtual Jane: Hope Through Action,” with the Jane Goodall Center for Excellence in Environmental Studies at Western Connecticut State University (WC...
Published: Mar 29, 2022 at 08:00 AM
In 2014, 3-year-old Genesis Fuentes from Belize City, Belize, had a congenital heart condition that if left without surgery gave her a life expectancy of only 12 to 18 more months.
But thanks to the Rotary International Club’s “Gift of Life” prog...
Published: Mar 29, 2022 at 07:00 AM
An adult male hiker died last week after reportedly going into cardiac arrest while in the Upper Paugussett State Forest.
Multiple first responders answered the call for help late Wednesday afternoon, March 23. Brookfield Police were first to respond...
Published: Mar 29, 2022 at 07:00 AM
With a number of “modest increases” in budget line items, Borough of Newtown officials are contemplating the first tax hike in years.
The current mill rate is .64 mills, and the proposed 2022-2023 budget would raise that to .74 mills, a 15% increase....
Published: Mar 29, 2022 at 07:00 AM
A small cache of artifacts and a unique painting discovered by family members of the late Newtown Savings Bank (NSB) President Kenneth Adams have been returned to bank officials with most of the items being slated for a new public display case that w...
Published: Mar 29, 2022 at 07:00 AM
Paraprofessionals in Newtown Public Schools participated in a professional development day on March 17.
It was the final professional development event of the 2021-22 school year for the group.
Reflecting on the event afterwards, Assistant Superinten...
Published: Mar 28, 2022 at 04:30 PM
Esther Ernestine Paproski passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, March 24. Esther was born March 27, 1942, in Waterbury, Connecticut, to Carl Kuhne and Fannie (Pettit) Kuhne.
She lived her formative years in Sandy Hook, remaining in Newtown...
Updated: Mar 29, 2022 at 11:37 AM
Ruth Ann Hensel, 86, of Newtown, Conn., died peacefully in her home on the morning of March 27. She was born in Sandy Hook, Conn., on February 21, 1936, to the late Birdsey and Hilda (Hanlon) Dean. Ruth was very proud to have been a lifelong resident...
Published: Mar 28, 2022 at 11:00 AM
“Praise God,” the prayerful last words of Dorothy Louise McGinnis, age 91 years, who entered eternal peace on March 25, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Recently of Shelton, she lived in Southbury for over 20 years.
Born March 25, 1931, in Adam...
