PASADENA, CALIF. - Former Newtown resident, filmmaker, and daytime drama production associate Nate Hapke was thrilled to be among members of General Hospital's production staff who captured a Daytime ...

May 22, 1992 On a clear day: Earlier this week, some people in town saw black smoke in the center of town, and wondered whether there was a fire. As it turned out, the smoke was coming from Fairf...

Just as the adage goes that it takes a village to raise a child, the Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation (CVHF) is proving it takes a compassionate community to make a young girl's dream become a real...

Occupation: I am the executive director of Two Coyotes. We mentor kids in nature. Last year we served 860 kids on an average of 40 hours per child. We use the word "mentoring" because our programs...

The entries are starting to arrive at our office for the Protect Our Pollinators contest. In case you need a reminder, Protect Our Pollinators (POP) invites artists to design a 11-by-14-inch poster de...

You cannot make this stuff up! When mystery writer Crane Hammond takes off for some inspirational peace and quiet in the New England countryside, she encounters more intrigue than she could possibly i...

Katya Lebrija puts names to her works of art, but prefers that viewers have their own responses to the colorful works in the artist's oeuvre. "Each painting has a conversation," the artist said Monday...

Every year I drive home in the afternoon from a dog show in Pennsylvania on Derby Day. Most years I'm able to get back to Connecticut in time to tune in to the Kentucky Derby, dubbed "The Most Excitin...

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...