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St Rose, GM Partnership May Develop Solar Canopy Pilot Project By John Voket A public hearing August 20 on a proposal to enter into a solar lease project that will be located at Newtown Middle School served as a platform for a representative from St...

Religious Group Gains Wetlands Protection Permit By Andrew Gorosko The town has issued a wetlands/watercourses protection permit for work near a stream on a property at 115 Mt Pleasant Road (Route 6) in Hawleyville. The permit issued on August 9 by W...

Thunder Baseball Team Finishes World Series Experience With Victory By Andy Hutchison The U12 Newtown Thunder baseball team had an all-in-all memorable experience in the Cal Ripken World Series in Aberdeen, Md., this past week. The New England region...

Monica E. Allen Monica E. Allen, 69, of New Fairfield, beloved wife of Michael Allen, died peacefully at Danbury Hospital, August 17, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Danbury, daughter of Leoma and Burton Leach. In addition to her ...

Insects Thriving— Combating The Invasive Mile-A-Minute Vine In Newtown By Kendra Bobowick Pushing through bursts of golden rod and mugwort, an environmental-minded team found a sea of invasive mile-a-minute vines off Middleton Road. They ...

Mary V. Spicer Mary V. Spicer, 96, died August 20. She was born on February 2, 1916, in Newtown, to Elizabeth and Stephen Rockwell. After relocating to Florida from Connecticut, she became an accomplished artist. Her greatest pleasure was spending ti...

Meet Home Improvement Pros At ‘Speed Dating’ Events BRIDGEPORT — Anyone looking to make home improvements dreams of finding just the right architect, contractor, or designer to bring their ideas to life. But how ...

Kevin’s Community Center’s Planning Fifth Annual Mozart, Merlot And Mums Fundraiser Kevin’s Community Center, Inc, Newtown’s free, nonprofit medical clinic, will host its fifth annual major fundraiser, ...

Brayden Deraney Deraney is a U10 travel soccer player in town. Favorite part about playing: Shooting. Toughest aspect: Practice. Lucky number: 10. Team he roots for: Yankees. Favorite subject: Writing. Food of choice: Pasta.

No one had any luck locating the unusual mailbox decorated with a pot of pink flowers last week, so we are giving everyone another week to drive around and try to find it. If you think you know where it is, give us a call. The first five callers wit...