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Brushy Hill Horse Show SOUTHBURY — Brushy Hill Farm will sponsor a Horse Show on Sunday, August 21. Classes will include Leadline, Walk/Trot, Short Stirrup, Long Stirrup, Pleasure, and Schooling Hunter in the Indoor Arena. The Jumpers, Ba...

*** One of Newtown’s most colorful sights, that of formally clad horsemen galloping after a pack of yelping foxhounds across an open field, will become a less frequent sight after this fall’s foxhunting season is over. The Fai...

Motocross Rider Picks Up Speed, Catches Air On The Race Track By Andy Hutchison What 7-year-old doesn’t like to be out on a bike during his or her free time in the summer? Sure, maybe most preteens enjoy pedaling around, but for Newtownâ&...

Compact Discs On July 23, a black compact disc case containing about 24 CDs was found lying alongside Mile Hill Road. Several of the CDs in the case have a name written on them. Police are holding the items for safekeeping. The owner may claim t...

Newtown Families Sought To Host German Exchange Students Academic Year in America (AYA) is looking for Newtown families to play host to Germany. This year, AYA is bringing hundreds of German high school students to the United States to learn about...

Theater Review— ‘Menopause,’ In All Its Hilarity, Continues To Entertain By Julie Stern NEW HAVEN — All right, let’s be honest: Menopause the Musical is not a show to go to on a date, at lea...

The Most Beautiful Baby To the Editor: As I looked at this year’s contestants on the voting booth, I could see why every parent or grandparent who entered their baby thought their baby was the most Beautiful Baby. I “oohedâ&#x...

Sponsors Needed For Parade Entries By Nancy K. Crevier Newtown Labor Day Parade Committee President Beth Caldwell is hopeful that generous parade supporters will help offset the enormous cost of producing the annual end of summer event. In previous y...

LaPorta Wins MVP Honor Robbie LaPorta, of the Newtown Thunder 11-year-old Route 84 Baseball League team was selected as the MVP for the All-Star Game that was played Saturday night in Danbury. LaPorta pitched a scoreless inning and smashed a go-ahea...

WestConn To Host MFA Writers-In-Residence Readings DANBURY — The public is invited to attend readings by two celebrated writers as part of the Western Connecticut State University Master of Fine Arts program. At 7:30 pm on Sunday, July ...