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Here's the news readers turned to from April 21 to April 27.

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Here's the news readers turned to from April 21 to April 27.

The season opens with "The Little Dog Laughed" at the Little Theatre on Orchard Hill Road.
Officials want to get a head start on designs for the school site, eying a Stamford-area project management firm.
The foundation, spun off from the United Way's support fund, will also hold public hearings to gather input.
The foundation, spun off from the United Way's support fund, will also hold public hearings to gather input.
Business owners are preparing for this weekend's Spring Fling, organized by the Sandy Hook Organization for Prosperity.
In addition, most residents felt proposals were not too low, officials reported. Another referendum is planned for May 14.
This banner, signed by Newtown residents and families of Sandy Hook victims, is on its way to Boston.
Live updates as reactions and results come in.
In voting to send recommendations to the town, the board restored funding to several municipal and education items.
A longtime Sandy Hook resident before moving to Vermont, he returned a few years ago.
A sample ballot for Tuesday's budget referendum.
We asked officials whether they thought the budget would pass and what they would have liked to revisit.
Here's the news readers turned to from April 14 to April 20.
A group charged with deciding the future of Sandy Hook School will focus on the former site and a nearby property.
Voters will approve the town budget and education budget separately this year. We asked officials what role bifurcation could play in the vote.
The latest home sales from the Newtown town clerk.
Despite calls from some Sandy Hook victims' families, the U.S. Senate voted down a "compromise" gun control measure, 54-46.
The Connecticut Attorney General issued a report today from 43 charities serving the Newtown community.