Leap Year –
Celebrating The Rarest Of Birthdays
By Jeff White
They say that eventually birthdays cease being exciting, that is, as exciting as a bir...
After months of intensive training, a very special member of the Newtown Police Department has been set to work. He’s Bronson, a ten-month-old Dober...
Newtown Volunteer Ambulance responded to 25 calls for the period February 19 to 25:
Medical: respiratory, 5; cardiac, 5; stroke related, 0; other seizure, 0; di...
Newbury Church To Celebrate Its 33rd Anniversary
On Sunday, March 12, Newbury Congregational Church of Brookfield will be celebrating the 33rd year of its found...
This column is always a repository for good news, but from my perspective the best news of this week was the return of Hector.
The Milatano family, who will be ...
TOPS Is Moving
DANBURY — The Connecticut chapter #134 of Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) is moving to a new meeting location, effective immediately....
Children’s Programs
The Children’s department has a large box filled with treasures that have been left behind, including some nice wint...
Bee’s Buck
Just two of our readers managed to find the small shelter (inset) pictured here last week. It was on Brushy Hill Road and M. Gervais and ...
NEW HAVEN – Even though Janelle Tracy has won four consecutive South-West Conference championships in the 55-meter dash, the one thing that has elud...
I am so sorry to hear of Nancy's passing. She was a good friend and often a sounding board for me during the years we shared walks, music, talks and good times. I cherish my memories and the relationship we developed. When I sing the songs we learned together I smile and remember how important she was to me.
perhaps the Board of Finance needs to be disbanded. The Legislative Council has a finance committee that could do the job easily, as they had done in the past. Frankly this feels like a power grab.
My condolences to the Hough family. I was fortunate to have played football and baseball with Courtenay at Newtown. Simply put he was the best high school athlete I ever played with and a great guy as well. Rest In Peace Courtenay.
I thought he was making a clever joke about himself rather than a reference to his competition. Though I can see how it could be taken offensively by those who don't know his character.
