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The Town of Newtown extends its sincere [naviga:u]condolences to the Richman family[/naviga:u]. If anyone in the Newtown community needs assistance, the following resources are available: 211: Phone: 211 (24/7 resource) Website:[naviga:u] http:/...

To the Editor: (To the people of Newtown): This letter is long overdue. It should have been written six years ago. But it took today’s tragedy to shake it loose from the lethargy. I can’t imagine the pain all of you must feel all over again hearing o...

To the Editor: Thanks to Janet McKeown for her March 20th letter, “Do Comments Fall on Deaf Ears?” Her question is a good one. I think I know the answer. It’s “Yes.” That’s because we live in a town that prioritizes industrial development over the wa...

UPDATE (Monday, March 25, 2019; 3 pm): This story has been updated to include a statement from The Avielle Foundation and Governor Ned Lamont. UPDATE (Wednesday, March 27, 2019): This story has been updated to include comments from Yale Department o...

UPDATE (Monday, March 25, 11:10 am): This story has been updated to include the name of the victim as announced by Newtown Police Department, and statements from First Selectman Daniel Rosenthal and the Edmond Town Hall Board of Directors. * * *...

Newtown Community Center has named Kristin Rebelo its first director of aquatics. Rebelo will oversee aquatic programming in the community center, which features a 25-yard, six-lane lap pool and separate zero-entry recreational pool. She will also di...

The Newtown Democratic Town Committee will host a free Municipal Campaign Training workshop for Connecticut residents, Saturday, April 6, from 9 am to 4 pm, at Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane. All are welcome. The workshops are designed for a...

Cultivating a Giving Garden from the existing Sticks and Stones Farm vegetable garden is resident Sean Fitzpatrick. He hopes to infuse “a new wave of energy” into the historic Sticks and Stones garden, he said. Toward this effort, he is making a publ...

Borough Zoning Commission (BZC) Chairman Douglas Nelson said last week the BZC in April plans to hold a public hearing on a series of proposed zoning regulation changes that are intended to clarify the intent of certain zoning rules as well as allow ...

Horses have occupied the imagination of young children for as long as they have shared the earth together. Through the Black Stallion series, Black Beauty and the countless other children’s books that have made them the primary subject, we have all d...