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Who I Am; Why I’m Running To the Editor: Last week, I was notified by the Connecticut Secretary of the State’s office that my nominating petition to run for the Planning and Zoning Commission as an unaffiliated candidate had b...

State Needs To Live Up To Its Commitments (The following letter to Governor Dannel P. Malloy has been received for publication.) Dear Governor Malloy; I have resided in for Newtown for 26 years. I am writing you with a deep concern over the sev...

Daskam At Next SCAN Meeting The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will host Rick Daskam painting an oil floral at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, August 10, at 7:30 pm. SCAN programs are offered in the lower level of Newtown Meeti...

For longtime filmmaker and Newtowner Jeff Gewert, that line sums up the reason why he named his new home-based creative and production outfit Anomaly Media. “Today it’s more affordable than ever to put down your money and buy ...

St Vincent’s SWIM Memorial Service Is Sunday, August 7 BRIDGEPORT — St Vincent’s SWIM Across the Sound is hosting the 14th Annual Interfaith Memorial Service on Sunday, August 7, at 8:30 am, at Captain’...

Adopt From The Animal Center The following cats and dog are among those available for adoption from The Animal Center: JETT is a loving, outgoing, playful and sweet kitten for adoption. He enjoys playing with furry toys and gets along very well w...

Post Office Ponders Closing 1 In 10 Retail Outlets WASHINGTON, DC (AP) — The Postal Service is considering closing more than one in ten of its retail outlets. The financially troubled agency was announcing July 26 that it will study more ...

Before Concession Vote– About 600 State Workers On The Block By Keith M. Phaneuf ©The Connecticut Mirror An estimated 158 state employees out of 3,008 that have received layoff notices to date already have been separated from their jobs...

Theater Review— McNally At Westport: A Quartet Of Human Vulnerability By Julie Stern WESTPORT — Terrence McNally’s Lips Together Teeth Apart, is twenty years old now, and in that time medical advances and more enli...

State Duns Businesses For Unemployment Costs HARTFORD (AP) — Tens of thousands of businesses in Connecticut are receiving bills from the state to pay $30 million in interest this year for state borrowing from the federal government for un...