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Azul Soccer Team Gives Fans A Glimpse Of Possible Future Major League Stars

By Andy Hutchison

Published: July 17, 2014 12:00 am

With the excitement of the World Cup having concluded, high-level soccer isn’t in shutdown mode locally just yet. The CFC (Connecticut Football Club) Azul semiprofessional soccer team, which is financ...

State Champions! - Newtown Sluggers Capture Sr Babe Ruth Title

Published: July 17, 2014 12:00 am

Newtown’s baseball team swept through the winner’s bracket and championship game, going 4-0 in the process, to win the Sr Babe Ruth 16-18 year old state title this past week. The tournament was held i...

Travel Team Wins Cal Ripken District

Published: July 17, 2014 12:00 am

The Newtown 9A Travel Baseball, the Knight Hawks, won the Cal Ripken 9U District 5 championship by defeating Oxford 7-6 at home on July 10. With the victory, Newtown advances to the Cal Ripken 9U Stat...

Renegades Go For Another State Triumph

Published: July 17, 2014 12:00 am

The Newtown Renegades, this past week, won four straight games in district pool play, concluding in New Milford, to qualify for the Cal Ripken 11U Connecticut State Tournament. The team beat Hebron 19...

Frattaroli Stands Out On Court, Earns All State Recognition Four Times

By Andy Hutchison

Published: July 02, 2014 12:00 am

Getting selected as an All State athlete is a pretty nice achievement. Do it twice and, well, that’s even better. Three times isn’t unheard of but quite impressive. But four times? That certainly is v...

Newtown High Athletes Score Points With Volunteer Work

By Stephen Conway

Published: July 02, 2014 12:00 am

When Newtown High School’s athletes aren’t winning championships or accepting awards, they excel elsewhere by helping others. Every varsity sport at the high school participated in some sort of commun...

Nighthawk Sports Teams Had A Tremendous Year

By Stephen Conway

Published: June 26, 2014 12:00 am

Newtown High School enjoyed another school year filled with success — including championships — in each sports season. The high school graduated 11 athletes who will be playing a sport in college at t...

Lady Hawks Basketball

Published: June 26, 2014 12:00 am

The Lady Hawks Basketball League is open to girls ages 9-15. It will run from July 1 through August 13. Cost is $100. Bantam, Intermediate, and Junior girls are all eligible to participate. The teams ...

Fire & Rescue Golf Tournament Approaching

Published: June 26, 2014 12:00 am

Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue’s 27th Annual George & Timothy Powell Golf Tournament, which serves as a fundraiser for the company, will be on Monday, July 21. This year the tournament will have p...

First Responders Get Strength And Conditioning Instruction

By Sherri Baggett

Published: June 26, 2014 12:00 am

John Hofman and Mark Roozen, tactical strength and conditioning coaches, traveled from California to instruct a three-session, two-day workshop — a Tactical Performance Training clinic — at Newtown Yo...

Newtown Police Seeking Witnesses To Serious Main Street Crash

Middle Gate Holds Kindergarten Toy Drive For Danbury Hospital

SCAN Planning Small Works Show

HVWS Celebrates The Season With Harvest Festival

Lin Hertberg Inducted Into Softball Hall Of Fame

I’m honestly confused by the objection to “cut-throughs.” Newtown is full of them, and they’re used every day without issue. Some of the more well-known examples are Elm Drive, Oakview, School House Hill, Pearl Street, Head of Meadow, Country Club Road, Point of Rocks, Hall Lane, Tinkerfield - Old Taunton Press, and Samp Road. I’m sure I’m even missing a few. Given that, it’s hard to understand why this particular development is being singled out. Cut-throughs are a normal and longstanding part of how traffic moves in town. If they’re acceptable everywhere else — including roads that are narrower, steeper, or more heavily used — it seems inconsistent to suddenly treat this one as a crisis.

P&Z Commission Continues Public Hearing For 128-130 Mt Pleasant Road

I want to clarify that the attorney at last week’s Planning & Zoning meeting was not threatening the commission, but explaining how the law works. The reality is that if we do not reach a compromise, 100% there will be lawsuits — it’s not a matter of intimidation, it’s a matter of legal process. We all want smart growth and a Newtown that welcomes families, but it’s important to approach these conversations with a clear understanding of the legal framework. Recognizing the inevitability of legal challenges when consensus isn’t reached doesn’t undermine local control — it helps ensure that planning decisions are made thoughtfully and proactively.

Discusses Need For Planning In Zoning

The recent infighting within the Democratic Party says it all — they can’t even hold their own coalition together. Their failure to get the ACA supplements passed and the embarrassing way they handled the shutdown prove that their so-called “unity” is just for show. Republicans don’t need to reinvent the wheel here — we just have to stand firm and stay together. When we do, Democrats eventually cave, every time. They talk about democracy, but their party is eating itself from the inside out. Last week’s elections (blue ripple) might have given them a short-term headline, but that doesn’t change the bigger picture: Americans are tired of chaos, hypocrisy, and performative outrage. Strength and stability win in the long run — and that’s exactly what we bring when we stand united.

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Wonderful memories of Mrs. Van Syckle. Her entire family were so helpful when we lost our home in a fire.

In Memory of Edith Walton Geiger Van Syckle

Such a beautiful person with a beautiful soul. Gone way too soon. You will be missed Connie. Rest in Peace.

Constance Braun

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Azul Soccer Team Gives Fans A Glimpse Of Possible Future Major League Stars

State Champions! - Newtown Sluggers Capture Sr Babe Ruth Title

Travel Team Wins Cal Ripken District

Renegades Go For Another State Triumph

Frattaroli Stands Out On Court, Earns All State Recognition Four Times

Newtown High Athletes Score Points With Volunteer Work

Nighthawk Sports Teams Had A Tremendous Year

Lady Hawks Basketball

Fire & Rescue Golf Tournament Approaching

First Responders Get Strength And Conditioning Instruction