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Cross Country Teams Off And Running By Andy Hutchison Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’ cross country teams are both coming off runner-up finishes in the South-West Conference and have high hopes for more succ...

Some Things To Watch For This Fall *2011 runner-up swim team strives to capture SWC title. *Coming off tourney championship game defeat, girls’ soccer hungry for more success. *Football team looks for third straight conference championshi...

Little Britches Caps Off Successful Summer Camp WOODBURY — The Little Britches Therapeutic Riding program concluded a successful camp, Summer Bridges, this past month. Thanks to generous grants from several corporate sponsors, 70 childre...

Letter Of Endorsement To the Editor: As a parent of children in the Newtown Public Schools, I enthusiastically support Lisa Romano for Newtown State Representative, to succeed Chris Lyddy. Lisa’s dedication to our schools can be measured ...

A Karate Kick-Off The School Year To the Editor: Neither tornadoes nor thunderstorms could bully the more than 70 children at Steve DeMasco’s Shaolin Studios of Newtown into not having a Kung Fu fun time at Saturday’s back-to-...

Free Breast Cancer Survivor, Family Support Groups BRIDGEPORT — A free breast cancer survivor support group, sponsored by St Vincent’s SWIM Across the Sound, meets on the first and third Tuesdays of every month from 5:30 to 7...

Library Series For Business Pros, Job-Seekers TRUMBULL ­— Business and career programs return to the Trumbull Main Library, starting on September 18 for business, and continuing on October 11 for job seekers. Various experts and agencie...

Defending Champion Spikers Have New Look By Andy Hutchison Coming off a thrilling double championship season — Newtown High School’s girls’ volleyball team claimed conference and state bragging rights in 2011 â&#x8...

Girls’ Booters Boast Offensive Firepower By Andy Hutchison Too many things need to go right for a soccer team to win for Marc Kenney to make any sort of predictions about his team in 2012. All too often it’s that one weird bou...

A Fashionable Approach To Fundraising By Nancy K. Crevier Twelve-year-old Newtown resident Sophie Ackert put together her love of fashion and the love of her vacation hometown and came up with a highly successful fundraiser, held Sunday, September 9,...