Children and adults alike had smiles on their faces throughout a day full of equine-themed fun in honor of Jessica Rekos on May 6. The 5th Annual Pony Rides For Jessica Rekos event took place on the F...

Leah (Bogdan) DeCesare has very fond memories of growing up in Newtown. The author and blogger was born in Danbury Hospital, attended Trinity Day School, and was one of the first classes to go through...

Happy Mother's Day! If internet shopping is not your style, and you haven't found the perfect gift yet for the mom in your life, you can shop local this weekend and find just what you need. Jewelry, c...

Occupation: By trade, I am a Russian translator and elementary school teacher, but I have been home since I had my oldest daughter. I majored in Russian at Holy Cross as my undergrad degree and st...

Stamped envelopes and packages show up in everybody's mailboxes or on their doorsteps daily, and that is something people may take for granted. After all, mail delivery is kind of like clockwork and i...

Farmhouse Restaurant on South Main Street is hosting its first exhibition of art since opening in December. "Art With A Heart: Sharing is Caring," the latest collection curated by Newtown resident Ros...

May 15, 1992 A group of school and community leaders, school administrators, and the police department are calling for parents and other adults to resist pressures that increase at prom time to a...

NEW MILFORD - Recreating George Orwell's classic novel Animal Farm of 1945 as a play seems a timely undertaking. Adapted by Ian Wooldridge and being directed at TheatreWorks New Milford by Kevin Sosbe...

A Coffee & Conversation event held a few weeks ago for drivers and board members of Newtown Meals On Wheels (MOW) was a "fabulous" event, Janet Hovius said a few days later. A volunteer with the local...

Ornaments that were sold this past holiday season to raise money for the Newtown Lions Club's Sandy Hook Elementary Fund are available again. Julie Allen Bridals and Queen Street Gifts & Treats are bo...