Newtown Youth & Family Services (NYFS) is bringing back Safety Town for its third summer, with the first session starting July 27. Safety Town is a free weeklong program that is held daily for five tw...

Connecticut author Sarah Darer Littman is returning this summer for C.H. Booth Library’s Creative Writing Summer Camp for young adults, as part of the year-round peer group for passionate young writer...

Reed Intermediate School's 2015 Pushcart Warriors have broken the school's previous record, by earning more than $5,900 to use toward a charity of the students' choosing. Pushcart Day was held on Tues...

The Children’s Summer Reading Program returns to C.H. Booth Library on Tuesday, June 23. The annual incentive-based program is held to promote reading while school is out for the summer. Alana Benniso...

Newtown Scholarships Association (NSA) held its Third Annual Awards Reception at The Dana-Holcombe House on Thursday, June 11. Students being awarded scholarships met with NSA members and school distr...

Newtown High School Principal Lorrie Rodrigue welcomed all in attendance on Wednesday, June 3, to the first evening dedicated to honoring and awarding students. NHS seniors were awarded scholarships a...

Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, which celebrated its 25 anniversary this school year, held its annual commencement ceremony for graduating eighth graders on Saturday, June 6, under a tent on the gro...

The first Scholars Luncheon was held at Newtown High School on Friday, June 12, after school. The event, which was held in the school's cafetorium, brought students in the top five percent of the grad...

Fraser Woods Montessori School eighth graders graduated during commencement exercises held at the Newtown Meeting House on Tuesday, June 9. Head of School Myriam Woods welcomed all in attendance befor...