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Published: Feb 16, 2019 at 08:20 AM
Newtown Parks & Recreation is hoping to hear from gardeners who would like to participate in this season’s Victory Garden crop, whether they are new or returning to the community garden.
The garden was established in 2011. All produce grown within th...
Published: Feb 16, 2019 at 08:15 AM
Offering a free, two-hour workshop on February 23 on fruit tree pruning are members of The Victory Garden, Newtown Forest Association (NFA), and the Huckleberry Finn School of Arborculture.
The event will be at 1 pm at The Victory Garden in Fairfield...
Published: Feb 16, 2019 at 08:00 AM
After a two-year hiatus, the Flagpole Radio Café was back in full swing with a special performance featuring Tom Leopold at the Edmond Town Hall on the evening of February 9.
A line of eager attendees filled the lobby awaiting their tickets and then ...
Published: Feb 16, 2019 at 08:00 AM
Young adults representing a number of Newtown’s houses of worship will be traveling in June to Guyan Valley, West Virginia, where they will spend a week with Appalachia Service Project (ASP).
The 40 Newtown Ecumenical Workcamp Servants (NEWS) and the...
Published: Feb 16, 2019 at 08:00 AM
Newtown Parent Connection (NPC) is inviting friends, supporters, and all local residents to join board members and organizers for the Third Annual Mardi Gras Gala.
This year’s event is being planned for Saturday, April 6. It will run from 7 pm until ...
Published: Feb 16, 2019 at 07:00 AM
Following a public hearing during which several Hawleyville property owners offered their views on the redevelopment plans at hand, Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members on February 7 unanimously approved a project known as[naviga:u] Mitchell'...
Updated: Feb 16, 2019 at 09:36 AM
Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team replicated a dominant performance against New Fairfield, defeating the Rebels — whom they trounced in the last game of the regular season — with an even more convincing triumph in the playoff opener.
Now t...
Published: Feb 15, 2019 at 04:10 PM
Carolyn Hawley Downing, age 91, of Southbury, died on February 6, 2019. She was a resident of Pomperaug Woods.
Carolyn was born to Howard and Eleanor Hawley on October 27, 1927. She grew up in Nahant, Mass., and graduated from Lynn English High Schoo...
Published: Feb 15, 2019 at 08:00 AM
For students and educators across the district, February 4 marked the 100th day of the 2018-19 school year: It was a day to celebrate.
As students arrived at Middle Gate Elementary School, a sign showing the number 100 was on display near the front e...
Published: Feb 15, 2019 at 08:00 AM
Occupation: I retired in June after serving for 40-plus years as an educator and most recently as the Deputy Superintendent in Danbury. Concurrently, I taught at Yale University, Western Connecticut State University, and Columbia University, wher...
