5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (339+ words) As students head back to school this fall, families are stocking up on supplies, organizing schedules, and preparing for another year of learning. While academic success remains the focus, there is another subject that deserves a place on every student's…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (363+ words) Governor Ned Lamont visited Newtown Community Center for a special tour of the facility on Wednesday, August 19. The building has recently been the focus of several improvement projects with state support, including the expansion of childcare services and the creation…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (815+ words) Attendees of a new program being created by Newtown Historical Society will have an opportunity to meet and talk to alumni of local one-room schoolhouses next month. “Voices From the One-Room Schoolhouse: A Community Storytelling Event” is being planned for…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (889+ words) Dozens of local children learned how to cook like a real chef in "Cooking From Scratch Camp," held in the commercial kitchen of Edmond Town Hall's Alexandria Room. The camp was held in five different sessions from late July to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (238+ words) Newtown Academy of Performing Arts, formerly known as The Graceful Planet, brought magic to life in its recent "Toy Story Adventure Camp." The camp ran from August 10-13 and encouraged children ages 3-6 to “reach for the sky” and “bring their favorite…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (716+ words) Children learned how to code and program games in Summer Coding Club, held at C.H. Booth Library between Monday, July 27 and Thursday, August 20. The second two weeks focused on Python, a simple text-based coding language used by beginners and professionals. Since…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (478+ words) Eight children shined during a mini-recital in Newtown resident Cristina Trnik's "Singing Summer Camp" on Friday, August 14. Held at the Teen Center on Church Hill Road, the camp served as a way for children ages 8-12 to learn warm-ups, basic vocal…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (572+ words) HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER of Robert M. Gilchrest. It seems a trend has started for incoming freshman classes at Newtown High School. For the past two years, freshman classes have been the biggest classes at the school — ever! This year when school begins…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (96+ words) Governer Ned Lamont visited Newtown Community Center for a special tour of the facility on Wednesday, August 19. As the building has recently undertaken several improvement projects with state support, the tour served as a way for Lamont to see these…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (155+ words) Union Savings Bank encourages people to contribute new crayons, markers, colored pencils, notebooks, and other items to its 10th Annual Teachers' Closet School Supply Drive. Running from August 1 through August 31, the month-long community initiative invites local residents to drop off essential…...