5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (753+ words) These days, with an estimated 125,000 vehicles a day on average passing within just a few yards of its front door on Interstate 84, Blue Colony Diner just off Exit 10 has been a destination for not only several generations of Newtowners but…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (442+ words) Baseball players looking to improve their swing and fans of America's pastime alike can dig into a book by Newtown's own Chris Petersen much like they or their favorite hitters dig into the batter's box. Petersen this year completed The…...

2+ week, 5+ day 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, 21+ hour ago   (728+ words) “The goal was to keep it as real as possible, so it was kind of an uninterrupted training … live start to finish, no pauses,” DaSilva said. “Modzelewski’s co-operator … met me there early that morning and we positioned the vehicles in…...

3+ week, 1+ 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, 4+ day ago   (348+ words) Newtown resident Jim Allen performed this song on the steps of Edmond Town Hall last Monday morning to close the event that formally announced the approval of Newtown's application to establish a state-recognized Cultural District. This old town's been around…...