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Thunder Strike! — Girls Win Tournament  The Newtown Thunder rallied to win the West Haven Invitational Tournament held October 6 and 7 at the Paul Duffy Soccer Complex. The tourney started on an ominous note for the Thunder as they were...

Youth Runners Come Out On Top The Newtown Hawks Youth Cross Country team won the Winding Trails Invitational in Farmington, recently. The 2.1 miles races were won in record times by Newtown’s Olivia Hage in 15:17, and Riley Rising 13:39....

Head O’ Meadow School Song Unveiled By Eliza Hallabeck After working with third and fourth grade students at Head O’ Meadow Elementary School to craft a school song, singer/songwriter Brian Chevalier performed it for the first...

Final (?) Change Of Plans For Town Players When we think of October, we often think of one of two things: Halloween and the “October surprise” — you know, the kind political parties like to unveil just weeks before...

An Energy Strategy For Connecticut Nothing focuses our minds on energy consumption in our homes and businesses quite like the onset of long nights and cold weather as lights click on early and furnaces burn late. The cumulative bill for our collectiv...

Realtor Barbara Burkert, who for more than 25 years has been active as a leader with the Girl Scouts, was honored at the State Capitol in Hartford on October 14 as one of 109 “Outstanding Women of Connecticut.” The awards were...

Art Exhibits ___________________ Absolut Gallery at The Inn at Newtown, 19 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-270-1876. Through Oct 31: “Both Sides Now — Life’s Illusions We Recall…” monoprints by ...

Adopt From The Pound The following cat and dogs are among those available for adoption from the Newtown pound: BELLA is a beautiful white and grey female cat. She is spayed and weighs 5 or 6 pounds. Her right eye is blue and her left is an amber ...

‘Presidential Politics: Behind The Scenes’ SOUTHBURY — On Sunday, October 21, from 10 am until noon, The Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut will host a women’s brunch featuring special keynote spe...