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Garner Inmate Arrested On Assault Charge State police report that they responded to Garner Correctional Institution, the state’s high-security prison at 50 Nunnawauk Road, on September 27 after receiving a report that an inmate had assau...

Caring About Our Health To the Editor: Yes, on September 24, we had a “Nicer in Newtown” kind of day. It was our 18th annual Health Fair at Newtown Middle School. The day was exceptional and it was due to the work of many will...

The Privileges Of Teaching To the Editor: Did you know: That our teachers are not employed by the state, but by our town. That they contribute six percent of their salary to their pension fund, but the balance is paid by the state (by law) even thoug...

The ABCs Of Advance Care Planning C.H. Booth Library, at 25 Main Street, will present a Lunch and Learn program, “The ABCs of Advance Care Planning,” with Dr Daniel G. O’Hare and Julia MacMillan APRN, on Tuesday, O...

79ers Newtown 27, Wallingford Vikings 6: Thunder and lightning rolled into Newtown Saturday morning to kick off Newtown Day, the annual event where all Newtown Youth Football teams play at home. The undefeated Nighthawks faced the Wallingfor...

Firehouse Ride A Success To the Editor: On behalf Newtown Hook and Ladder Co. #1, I would like to thank everyone who attended our Second Annual Firehouse Ride and Pig Roast to support Hook and Ladder’s efforts to raise additional funding ...

To Mr Walczak: Mr Walczak, your pitch (“Representing the School District on the Council,” Letter Hive, 9/29/11) for the “education vote” in District #2 leaves me cold and certainly of the mind that I co...

Doggone Etiquette — Catch A Thief By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog: Lots of you dogs are what amounts to “sneaky petes.” You make off with something that doesn’t belong to you and think you are ...

Paper Shredding Fundraiser MONROE — For anyone who has personal papers stacking up, and no time to shred them, the United Methodist Church of Monroe has an event that may offer an aswer. On Saturday, October 15, UMC Monroe will hold a Pap...

Police Announce Road Closures, Parking Bans For Parade Staging the town’s rescheduled annual Labor Day Parade will require that roads leading to the town center be closed to traffic from approximately 1:45 to 4 pm on Sunday, October 9, a...