To the Editor:
On May 4, 22 good people descended on a house on Apple Blossom Lane to help repair it. It was the annual HomeFront project of the Newtown Congreg...
The collapse of a section of six-foot-diameter corrugated metal drainage pipe lying beneath Mile Hill Road has prompted the state Department of Transportation (...
NOTE (Tuesday, May 7, 2019; 1:59 pm): This story has been updated to include remarks from Hawleyville Fire Chief John Basso and additional information from ...
To the Editor:
We are coming to the final stretch of the Fairfield Hills Community Survey; Wednesday, May 15 is the final day to weigh in. As of May 6, just und...
To the Editor:
On behalf of SHOP, I would like to extend a personal invitation to our community to attend Rocking the Hook — 2019 Sandy Hook Village Free Concer...
To the Editor:
Thank you to everyone who read [naviga:u]my Letter to the Editor last week[/naviga:u]. Satire has been used as a form of social commentary for hu...
Newtown High School’s boys’ volleyball team defeated a trio of Southern Connecticut Conference teams this past week.
The Nighthawks beat visiting Cheshire 3-1 (...
STRATFORD — Newtown High School’s baseball team extended its winning streak to 11 games, highlighted by three consecutive shutouts. One trend spilled over into ...
Winners of four of five contests heading into the middle of this week — and thanks to owning tiebreakers over teams with similar records — the Newtown High Scho...
To the Editor:
The Borough Board of Burgess has amassed an amazing budget surplus over the last several years. Although it costs about $200,000 a year to run th...
Penny,
Thank you for sharing Jack's and your life story. We were moved,Jack was an exceptional person.
Lots of love to you and your wonderful family.
Pat and Julie D'Onofrio
Thank you! BOE budget items lurk in the shadows. Many programs we fund are often dreamed up by the State and pushed down to the districts to implement.
Schools could be consolidated here as enrollment decreases. And some 'luxury' programs should be trimmed. Downsizing administrators and support staff should be considered as well. And a 'few hundred' dollars on top of inflation is a bridge too far.