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🌱 Patch AM: Numerous Newtown Students Earn Honors At University Of Connecticut

Also, don't miss Estate Sale - Sandy Hook on the Newtown Patch calendar

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  • See which Newtown and Sandy Hook students made UConn’s Dean’s List
  • Selectmen lock 6 Commerce Road into open space after split vote
  • Which Newtown wrestlers made the state’s must-watch list this season?

Also on today's calendar: Estate Sale - Sandy Hook and 9 more events.

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1. Numerous Newtown Students Earn Honors At University Of Connecticut (patch.com) — Newtown and Sandy Hook families can celebrate a long list of local students who earned a spot on the University of Connecticut Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester. The announcement highlights dozens of hometown scholars, showcasing academic success across both Newtown and the Sandy Hook neighborhood.
   

2. Newtown Selectmen Approve Open Space Deed for 6 Commerce Road After Divided Vote (patch.com) — Newtown residents are seeing a major shift for 6 Commerce Road as the Board of Selectmen voted 2–1 to accept new state-approved deed restrictions that lock the 37-acre parcel into open space or recreational use. After years of controversy over potential development, public comment strongly favored preservation, citing nearby environmental resources and the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary, while a minority urged keeping options open for future economic growth.
   

3. Here are 25 Connecticut CIAC high school wrestlers to watch in the 2025-26 season (stamfordadvocate.com) — Newtown wrestling fans will recognize juniors Antonio Arguello and Jake Maddox among the 25 CIAC standouts to watch statewide this season. The feature highlights their State Open and Class L performances, placing Newtown’s program alongside top competitors from Simsbury, Xavier, Ridgefield, and more.
   

4. Software company founder agrees to repay $50,000 in tax breaks (newsday.com) — Newtown readers will recognize how the Sandy Hook school shooting helped spur rapid growth in a Long Island security firm that later fell short on job promises tied to tax breaks. The company’s founder has now agreed to repay $50,000 as Nassau County seeks more than $227,000 still owed after employment levels collapsed and the business apparently shut down.
   

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