On October 19, Zoar Ridge Stables hosted 27 children who were participating in Embrace Hope’s “It’s a Beautiful World” photography workshop.
They were met by fo...
Divine Dogs, “A heavenly spa where all dogs go,” according to its tag line, opened its doors at a new location December 2.
Formerly at 123 South Main Street, ow...
With shoulders extended by rods hung with green curtains and a yellow sash, Newtown Cultural Arts Commission (NCAC) member Donna Mangiafico was a perfect Starle...
Tax relief for Newtown’s senior citizens, commercial development and student enrollment are among the topics to be discussed with John Kortze, chairman of the B...
Town police plan to conduct two charitable drives for the needy during the holiday season — one for toys and one for food.
On Saturday, December 6, police will ...
December 8, 1989
After more than an hour of discussion, members of the Town Hall Board of Managers and Police Commissioners came to an agreement on ...
Occupation: I am manager of the School-Based Health Centers programs, which are health care facilities based in schools, to increase timely access to medica...
Eric Mackie, 89, the husband of Christina (Scott) Mackie, died peacefully December 3 in Southbury. He was born August 20, 1925, in Aberdeen, Scotland, and was t...
We hear that 1,000 peace cranes are in flight once again. Extending the gesture of 1,000 folded paper cranes sent to the First Congressional Church of Santa Bar...
Trees at Ram Pasture, Sandy Hook Center, and in Hawleyville will be formally lit for the holidays this weekend.
Newtown’s oldest tree lighting celebration will ...
26 years ago the Newtown education system was excellent, today it is not.
No amount of money will fix that until those responsible for the destruction leave the school system.
Is it not true, that school budgets, by LAW, cannot be reduced year to year, no matter the reason? If it was 1M at 1000 students, next year at 500 students, the budget MUST be 1M?