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Mr and Mrs Andrew R. Grigg “Voici mon secret. Il est Tres simple: on ne voit bien qu ’avec le coeur. L ’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux. ” —Antoine St Exupery Ka...

Five Donated Parcels Could Enhance Newtown’s Open Space Inventory By John Voket Newtown is poised to take ownership of about 6.5 acres of donated land split among five parcels, several of which abut, and will enhance existing passive rec...

Agency Approves Revised Wetlands/Watercourses Regulations By Andrew Gorosko Following a public hearing, members of the Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) this week approved certain revisions to the wetlands and watercourses regulations which they admin...

Side Dishes: It’s Not All About The Turkey By Nancy K. Crevier Everyone has his or her favorite side dish for the traditional Thanksgiving Day feast, none more so than those who are involved in the food world, day in and day out. The New...

28th Annual Tree Lighting Memorials Begin Arriving The Newtown Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a fundraising drive for the 28th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and luminarias display that will be presented at Ram Pasture on Friday, November 30. Dono...

Connecticut Aims To Improve Child Abuse Detection HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut’s child welfare agency and medical providers are working to improve detection and reporting of child abuse, including setting new guidelines for exa...

Titans Tie Easton In Championship Game The Newtown Titans U13 boys’ soccer team tied Easton-Redding United in the division championship game Sunday. On Saturday, the Titans defeated Norwalk CSC in the semifinal, 2-1. As has been the case ...

Contribute Some Socks For Soldiers To the Editor: This month, November, is our annual “Socks for Soldiers” campaign. Please remember that we still have troops stationed around the world that are working every day to protect ou...

Smith, Meisel Earn Soccer Honors  The New England Collegiate Conference, has selected Lesley University junior Taylor Smith, daughter of Dave and Tracey Smith of Sandy Hook, to the Women’s Soccer All-Conference First Team. The Lesley Uni...

Doggone Etiquette — Food For Thought By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog: Are you eating up a storm? Oops, that’s the wrong word to use, so put it this way: Are you eating more, or asking to be fed more, now that weâ&#x80...