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...

Newtown High School senior Clint Stergue said he learned about "a project behind Hawley [Elementary] School," last school year, while thinking of a potential Eagle Scout Project. Clint was interested,...

For the past 54 years, Dr Robert Grossman has found himself at The Pleasance on Labor Day, joining fellow Rotary Club of Newtown members to sell hot dogs and soda to the crowds of people lining nearby...

Many people fondly remember "Coach" Harold DeGroat and swimming lessons at Curtis Pond. Evelyn (Weber) Watts was the first to recognize Coach DeGroat in the August 19, 2016 presentation of The Way Wer...

September 6, 1991 Main Street was full of marchers and spectators for Monday's Labor Day Parade. The theme of the parade - Newtown, an all-American Town - this year honored the town's returning P...