DANBURY - Two local women, one a traumatic brain injury survivor, the other an author and stress and weight reduction coach, will be putting their feet to the test while benefiting two post-12/14 caus...

Newtown resident Ethan Cox recently reflected on everything he learned while traveling to Tanzania with The Experiment in International Living program over the summer.experiment.org. "The program came...

I'm a dental hygienist; I work for Dr Cono at Brookview Dental in Newtown. I have been here for six years, almost seven. Originally, I was in a nursing program and was very young and was not as good w...

In "a week and only half a day," as Acting Up Theater Company Owner Barbara Distinti said, young actresses and actors prepared for the recent showing of The Most Epic Birthday Party Ever.The Most Epic...

This is the second article in a series looking at historic artifacts that are in the care of the town historian. Residents may be unaware, but in the 1700s and 1800s slavery was prevalent in the ...

DANBURY - As long-time buddies, premier banjo player Béla Fleck and mandolin virtuoso, composer and vocalist Chris Thile probably never dreamed they would becom...

A local man was presented with multiple military medals this week, receiving formal recognition for his service as a US Army soldier in the Vietnam War. Joe Farrell of Hawleyville was among those rece...

In its compilation of all things great in our state, it looks like Connecticut magazine reporters made a swing through Newtown. What did they discover? That one of the best ice cream places in our lit...

August 23, 1991 Browse and buy at the library book sale and craft fair. From Stephen King to Shakespeare, from art to artful books on any subject, it's all at the 16th Annual Labor Day Book Sale ...

The Trinity Church youth group has risen to the Great Pumpkin Challenge. The group will take on the role of hosting the annual fundraiser and pumpkin display on the church's grounds, at 36 Main Street...