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Repair Funds Available For Low-Income Earners By John Voket Newtown’s Community Development Office has a modest fund available for qualifying lower-income Newtown residents to make select or emergency repairs to their homes in town. â&#x8...

And Here’s The Pitch ... Slo-Pitch Women’s Softball Players Battle In Playoffs The Newtown Slo-Pitch Women’s Softball League playoffs got underway on Monday with all six teams battling in games for the right to ext...

Open House, Sample Classes At Osher Lifelong Learning Center WATERBURY — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Connecticut-Waterbury will host its annual open house Wednesday, August 17, from 9 am until 3 pm. ...

Flagpole Ensemble Excited By Challenges, Opportunities At Ives Debut By John Voket Calling it a “home grown Newtown experience transplanted to Danbury,” the Flagpole Radio Café is uprooting itself from the cozy confines of Ma...

It’s A Dog’s Life— Tips On Training By Mary Jane Anderson Q: A friend of mine lets his shepherd, Ralph, ride in the back of his old pickup truck. He tells me not to worry that Ralph knows enough not to jump out. Bu...

Marie Lawlor Silder Beloved Wife, Mother, And Sister Marie Lawlor Silder, 86, of Trumbull, died August 7, in her home. She was born in Yonkers, N.Y., and was a longtime Monroe resident. Her beloved husband Stephen H. Silder of Trumbull; f...

‘Guinness Book’s’ Tallest Couple Visits Newtown Relatives By Kendra Bobowick “We have some famous people in Newtown today!” said Toddy Hill Road resident Jennifer Wilson. She and her husband...

Fall Senior Baseball League Registration Newtown’s fall 18U baseball team will begin its inaugural season in September. The new Connecticut Senior Baseball League (CSBL), which was formed with 10 teams this past summer, has established a...

Brody To Be Featured Reader For WNPS Former Newtown resident Polly Brody will be the featured guest for Wednesday Night Poetry Series (WNPS) on August 17. WNPS offers weekly events at “The Garage,” Newtown’s teen c...

Recipe Contest Hopes To Revive Family Mealtimes For Local Seniors According to research conducted for the Home Instead Senior Care network, lack of companionship is the biggest mealtime challenge for seniors. And Sharon Massafra, president of the Ho...