For more than 20 years, on occasion, I've had to board my Norwegian Elkhounds at an area boarding kennel to attend a wedding, a funeral, or the very rare vacation where my husband and I travel togethe...

Past snow-flattened field grass and across a footpath is a swift-moving stream skirting Fairfield Hills. Walking toward an area of slower water and sediment build-up, Pootatuck Watershed Association m...

April 25 was a great day to be a member of The Garden Club of Newtown if your name happened to be Peg. The club was presenting a special three-day standard flower show, "A Party in The Garden,...

Occupation: I am the fire lieutenant for the City of Bridgeport Fire Department. I've been there for 18 years. My dad and uncle were firefighters in the same department, and I knew when I was abou...

On behalf of the Rotary Club of Newtown, Joe Hemingway accepted the Ed Osterman Outstanding Club Award at the recent district conference, held in Providence, R.I. Congratulations to the officers and m...

May 8, 1992 Sixty people scrutinized Danbury businessman Gary Kurz's plans to build a new restaurant, banquet hall, and inn at the site of the old Yankee Drover on Main Street. Nineteen backers a...

In March, a new neighborhood program called One Day 2 Missions launched in town to help provide consistent support for FAITH Food Pantry.hannahgroonell@gmail.com or by visiting the group's social medi...

Newtown Forest Association is asking for volunteers to help sow wildflower seeds Thursday, May 4, at 5 pm, at Blackman Preserve, 64 Mt Pleasant Road. The seeds will be broadcast on the soil surface, s...

Nearly anyone who has received or sent a package via UPS within Newtown during the past quarter century knows Al Sequeira. Most may not know his last name. But say "Al from UPS," and the majority of t...

RIDGEFIELD - The name Robben Ford may not instantly ring a bell for music fans, but his strong credentials include a who's who of artists who have sought out his guitar playing skills and easy-to-work...