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Newtown Continuing Education announced it has limited openings available in the following classes. Contact Newtown Continuing Education at 203-426-1787 for further information or to express interest in a program.newtowncontinuinged.org.Yoga Stretch W...

The Board of Selectmen received an update on Planning Department grants from Newtown Grants Coordinator Christal Preszler March 7, along with approving a Business Incentive Plan request for a partial three-year property tax abatement for developers o...

A memorial service for Steven Vass will take place Saturday, March 19, at 1 pm, in the United Church of Christ, 283 Main Street North, Southbury. Mr Vass, 86, a former longtime resident of Newtown, was the husband of the late Helen (Szogedi) Vass, an...

The traffic engineer for the developers of a planned major mixed-use complex in Hawleyville has told Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members that the state Department of Transportation (DOT) has turned down's the P&Z's request that a traffic sig...

Spring season is almost here, and signups for Newtown Babe Ruth Softball are underway. The season starts in mid April and runs through mid-June. There will be one practice and one game per week.newtownsoftball.org. For information, e-mail softballreg...

Following an extended meeting on Thursday, March 3, the Board of Finance recommended a 2016-17 budget proposal to the Legislative Council totaling $114,901,744. If left as is by the council and approved by taxpayers at an April 26 referendum, the bud...

Memorial services for Rita Arlene (Schirmer) Platt, 87, former resident of Danbury and Newtown, who died February 10 in Melbourne, Fla., will take place Saturday, March 19, at 11 am, at the United Church of Christ, 283 Main Street North, Southbury. S...

In a move to boost attendance and spur business activity at the seasonal Farmers Market at Fairfield Hills, the market is seeking a zoning rule change that would allow prepared foods to be sold at the weekly market sessions.Market at Fairfield Hills ...

With Newtown Middle School's musical production of Fiddler on the Roof Jr showing April 1-3, students were already rehearsing scenes and songs on Thursday, March 3, under the guidance of technical director Andrew Tammero.Fiddler on the Roof Jr center...

Cochran House at Fairfield Hills was named in the 1950s for Alice Cochran, who was once the Fairfield Hills state mental hospital's Board of Trustees chairman. According to Town Historian Dan Cruson, "Cochran House was built in 1956 and named in hono...