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State Bills Would Expand Worker's Compensation Law

By Susan Haigh, Associated Press
Published: March 13, 2014 12:00 am
HARTFORD — The Newtown Police officer who has not yet returned to work since the 2012 school massacre because of post-traumatic stress disorder urged Connecticut lawmakers on Tuesday to expand the sta...

Team 26 Arrives In D.C.

By Ana Radelat ©The Connecticut Mirror
Published: March 12, 2014 12:00 am
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Riding 400 miles from Newtown, 26 bicyclists hoping to change the nation’s gun laws faced some strong headwinds on their way to Washington, D.C. When they reached the U.S. Capitol Tu...

State Senate Leader Opposes Privacy Bill As Affront To FOI

By Mark Pazniokas ©
Published: March 11, 2014 12:00 am
Senate President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams Jr. testifying against a bill that he says would erode the Freedom of Information Act. In testimony delivered in quick succession Monday to two legislative ...

Common Core Debate Heading To State Capitol Complex Wednesday

By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, ©CT Mirror
Published: March 11, 2014 12:00 am
HARTFORD — Legislators will get to hear feedback on the rollout of the Common Core Curriculum Wednesday during a public hearing at the State Capitol complex. The noon event is the result of a move by ...

School Board Crafts Budget Statement

By Eliza Hallabeck
Published: March 11, 2014 12:00 am
The Board of Education approved a budget statement that was passed on to both the Board of Finance and the public during a special meeting Monday, March 10. On March 4 meeting, the school board voted ...

On The Slopes With Adaptive Skiers

By Kendra Bobowick
Published: March 11, 2014 12:00 am
More than 20 disabled skiers participated in Leaps of Faith (LOF) Adaptive Skiers’ Snow Ski Clinic at Mount Southington in Plantsville on February 25 for a full day of snow ski and snowboarding instru...

Applications Due For Elderly & Disabled Homeowners Program

Published: March 11, 2014 12:00 am
The Assessor’s Office will be accepting applications for the Elderly and Disabled Homeowners Programs through May 15. Applications are accepted at the Assessor’s Office, at Newtown Municipal Center, 3...

Police Dog Saint Now On Patrol Duty

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: March 10, 2014 12:00 am
Saint, the town police department ’s new German shepherd, has started work with K-9 Officer Felicia Figol, resuming the dog-assisted patrols which had ended in the middle of last year, when former pol...