For young people in Newtown, a chance to have their poetry, short stories, and/or art published is here. The New Stories For Newtown: Words and Images contest has a deadline approaching. Entries are d...

The Sandy Hook Organization for Prosperity (SHOP) held the Fourth Annual Passport to Sandy Hook on Saturday, October 11. The event challenged participants to visit the 32 participating locations to ha...

Renee Gilbert’s pictures reveal an arid, hard-packed village beneath a burning African sun. Casting harsh shadows, but smiling, are children dressed in new, pink school uniforms and standing before a ...

TRUMBULL — The Binky Patrol of Southern Connecticut (BPSC) is planning a Binkathon, a one-afternoon event during which hundreds of binkies will be produced for future distribution. The event will take...

For the tenth year a collection of cardboard boxes have been decorated and filled with Halloween offerings. For the first time, they are being sold around town. This year, the boxes have been decorate...

The second annual Newtown Pumpkin Festival was held at Fairfield Hills on Saturday, October 11. The festival — which was a collaborative effort between A Bead of Roses, NYA Sports & Fitness Center, Ne...

October 20, 1989 Picture the night of Friday, December 8. People will gather in the Ram Pasture to hear the school bands, sing Christmas carols, and watch the Christmas Tree get turned on. Around...

In a recent chat with Annie Haslam, the multi-tiered soprano now leading the classical prog-rock ensemble Renaissance, I mentioned how in 1977, I was dragged along by high school pals Trish and Salli ...

FAITH Food Pantry has joined the social network world, thanks to the efforts of Sandy Hook resident Gary Jeanfaivre, along with FAITH volunteer Nancy Taylor. “I have just helped the FAITH Food Pantry ...

Occupation: I’m the head of technical services and systems librarian at C.H. Booth Library. Family: My husband is Gary. We’ve been married for seven years. We have a son, Adrian, who is 2 year...