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This report was updated at 9:45 am on Monday, December 18 to reflect new information from the state Freedom of Information Commission. For the first time in memory, the newly seated Legislative Council voted unanimously to suspend its own rules ...

For centuries people have planted crops to feed their hungry families and nearby villages, but with the convenient advent of the mainstream supermarket came a shift in how most people get their food. Still, local farmers who believe in their craft ha...

BETHEL - In that magical moment when Tiny Tim gazed at the reformed Ebenezer Scrooge in the closing minutes of the latest recreation of NewArts production of  A Christmas Carol and uttered that famous line, "God bless us... everyone,"...

Betty Lou Check, 79, of Sandy Hook died December 14. She was the wife of Emory T. Check. She was born May 2, 1938, in Paige, W.Va., daughter of the late Florence (Warwick) Campbell and Andrew Jackson Campbell. Formerly of Norwalk, she and her husband...

Newtown Boy Scout Troop 270, sponsored by Newtown Congregational Church, recently honored and recognized Justin Cicarelli its 97th Eagle Scout. Family, friends, and members of Troop 270 attended the ceremony on November 25, when Justin received scout...

The Newtown Senior Center hosted an afternoon of merriment with its 28th Annual Holiday Party at Michael's at the Grove in Bethel on December 7. As guests dressed in their finest festive outfits came in from the day's winter chill, longtime Senior Ce...

A Trumbull firm is proposing construction of a mixed-use complex for a 35-acre site at 79 Church Hill Road, which would include 224 rental apartments in six multistory buildings, as well as two commercial buildings, which would hold retail uses at th...

Hawley Elementary School's Reading Department welcomed students and family members on the evening of November 29 to "Camp Hawley." The school's gymnasium was decorated as "Camp Hawley" for the one-hour event. Students and parents brought chairs, slee...

The Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement announced December 11 that it has been awarded a multiyear, $600,000 grant from the NoVo Foundation for 2018-2021. The grant will be crucial in expanding the impact of the Choose Love Enrichment Program and contin...

Jamie Monsanto, 54, of Southbury, formerly of Sandy Hook, died unexpectedly December 13. He was born July 30, 1963, and was a lifelong area resident. Mr Monsanto's gentle, caring ways and quick wit endeared him to all. His loved ones say that "The he...