With an autumn sun sinking low, hauntings began before dark Wednesday afternoon, October 31.

This year marks the Ninth Annual Great Pumpkin Challenge on Main Street, which will become a hotbed of tick-or-treating on Halloween night.

Friends Of The C.H. Booth Library volunteers work diligently to retrieve many contributions during its Fall Donation Day on October 21.

Novelists Tom Seigel, Marilyn Simon Rothstein, and Georgia Hunter read from their published work during the latest offering of the Connecticut Authors Reading Series. The October 21 event was also a 2018 Newtown Arts Festival event.

Newtown Parks & Recreation hosted its second annual Fall Carnival at Fairfield Hills Campus from October 19 through 21.

Let’s face it, pets are one of the best things life has to offer. Whether you own a cat, dog, bird, fish, or rabbit, caring for a pet is a relationship filled with unconditional love and joy.

Crafters from all over Connecticut came out to support the annual Newtown United Methodist Church Craft Fair, on October 20.

Trick-or-treating on Halloween usually creates a sense of wonder and excitement for children as they anticipate what they are about to receive from each home. However, for those with special dietary needs, the feeling can be hushed by the constant concern if there will be anything they can eat.

With the blow of an air horn, masterfully made pumpkins on wheels whizzed down the hill behind the Edmond Town Hall towards the finish line at the Great Pumpkin Race on October 20.

Returning to the Danbury area after earning his master’s degree at Minnesota State University, Anthony DePoto set about to apply his theater passion and skills to working with children. The Newtown resident's latest project is about to celebrate the opening production of its second season.