Elmer Eugene Cox (Gene Cox), beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on Saturday, the 30th of October, 2021.
He was born in Newtown on February 6,...
James Joseph Smith, age 91, of Newtown, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, November 2, surrounded by his family.
Born on May 20, 1930, in Hackensack, N....
The Choose Love Book Club, a free virtual monthly book discussion where guests join together to connect, learn, and share insights after reading interesting and...
Many local offices and businesses will be closed in observance of Veterans Day, a federal holiday, on Thursday, November 11.
All town offices will be closed on ...
Published: Nov 04, 2021 at 01:30 PM
Newtown High School and many other performing bands from around New England converged on the evening of Wednesday, November 3, at Veterans Memorial Stadium in N...
Republicans regained seats — and in a number of races, took back majorities on local boards and commissions — after all the votes were counted November 2. And a...
Election Day is over and despite the many significant shifts and changes it will bring in the form of new people, energies, motivations, and political philosoph...
HARTFORD — Governor Ned Lamont has announced the rollout of the Screen and Stay initiative for Connecticut schools that choose to participate. Under the initiat...
To the Editor:
Congratulations to all who were elected on November 2 and thank you for your devotion to our town and willingness to serve. Thanks and appreciati...
To the Editor:
I’d like to offer my congratulations and best wishes to all candidates, regardless of political affiliation, that were elected to serve the citiz...
Thanks for the quote, many people don’t realize Newtown does not exist in a silo and we have peers to benchmark against. For example Trumbull also spends less per student and outperforms us.
ALL students benefit from consistent policies and quality education. Affordability matters, especially to less affluent families which tend to skew more heavily minority based on census data.
This is a pure case of those with the money get what they want. We are allowed to look on but not be part of what should be a town decision.Just saying?