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“Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells, and cockle shells, And pretty maids all in a row.” —English nursery rhyme Emerging with spring’s flowers are a series of pollinator gardens — beds planted with native spe...

Residents who recycle appropriate items and divert them out of the flow of garbage that is incinerated at the Wheelabrator Bridgeport trash to energy plant are doing the right thing — and in some small way helping to better protect the environment an...

After a lengthy search and interview process, Newtown has a new Director of Human Services. On Wednesday, May 8, Natalie Jackson, LCSW, arrived for her first official day staffing the newly-created post that will serve as supervisor to the senior ser...

The Town of Newtown’s Economic Development Commission, in conjunction with the Economic and Community Development Department, hosted the April meeting of the Fairfield County Commercial Brokers’ Network (FCCBN) on April 26. Winthrop E. Baum, founder ...

Tucker Garrity became Newtown High School's all-time point leader when he scored his first of four goals to help Newtown High School's boys' lacrosse team to a thrilling 11-9 win over visiting Bronxville of New York on May 11. Garrity took a pass fro...

Luke Melillo's bases-loaded walk-off single in the seventh inning sent Newtown High School's baseball team to a 5-4 win over visiting Glastonbury on May 11. It was Newtown's 14th straight victory as the Nighthawks improved to 16-1 overall. Glastonbur...

Last year at this time, Justin Halmose ran his first 5K. And he won. Fast forward 365 days (plus a week) and several races later, and Halmose again came out on top in the Run4Hunger 5K to benefit the FAITH Food Pantry, hosted by Knights of Columbus, ...

Residents in the Borough of Newtown, a separate municipal zone encompassing around 800 residential and commercial properties adjacent to Main Street, have new elected leadership. And on Tuesday, May 14, all of its qualified residents and property own...

New Haven Police Detective Andrew Faggio sustained head injuries during a car accident while en route to a stake-out in January 2003. “When I got a knock on the door, I thought he was shot,” said his wife, Jennifer Faggio, a 1984 Newtown High School ...

Three years later and still growing, the Newtown Fruit Trail started by Andrew Mangold saw its annual spring maintenance on Saturday, May 4. Pulling weeds and clearing beds with him that day were volunteers who also helped plant shrubs, fruit trees, ...