Health Care
Open House
WATERBURY — Naugatuck Valley Community College will hold an open house at 5:30 pm on Tues, June 19, and 5:30 pm on Tues, Augu...
Is It Time For A Nursing Home?
FAIRFIELD — How do you know when it is the right time to consider nursing home placement for a loved one? This subjec...
Donations Sought For Thrift Ball
Several Newtown High School students are asking the Newtown community to pull from their drawers and donate their unneeded clot...
Dealing With The Reality
Of Genetic Engineering
To the Editor:
Not too long ago, there was a time when it was okay to conjure up wild fantasies upon hearing th...
Newtown’s Favorite Pet Project: The Annual Rabies Vaccine Clinic
A long line of local pet owners snaked its way into and through the gymnasium at ...
Birding By Ear
SOUTHBURY — The Audubon Center at Bent of the River will offer a free workshop, “Birding By Ear,” on Sunday, ...
‘Visual Journey:’ Kromer’s Works
BETHEL — Bethel Arts Junction will host an opening reception for “V...
Is It Time For A Nursing Home?
FAIRFIELD — How do you know when it is the right time to consider nursing home placement for a loved one? This subjec...
Riding The Rails To A Possible Career
By Tanjua Damon
The GP35 Housatonic Railroad train did not pass by James Whigam. Instead the Newtown High School junior ju...
RIDGEFIELD — Woodcut and woodblock artist Mark Ceconi, who is currently being featured with a one-man exhibition called “Portraits of 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.