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Boys’ Tennis Faces Tough Matches— Nighthawks, Perfect In Conference Play By Andy Hutchison Newtown High School’s boys’ tennis team has been dominant in recent weeks, cruising to seven straight wins, in...

Greenhouse Growers Offer Bountiful Blooms Vigorous Vegetable Plants HARTFORD — As buds swell across Connecticut, so do the excitement and anticipation of the state’s gardeners. May is prime planting time for flowers and vegeta...

Guided Wildflower Walks Returning To Nature Center WOODBURY — The Pomperaug Valley Garden Club, in conjunction with Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust, will host guided walks along the award-winning Botany Trail at the Van Vleck Farm and...

Food For The Pantries To the Editor: On Saturday, April 16, the Newtown Woman’s Club GFWC, Inc, held their 5th Annual Federation For Food collection. The theme for this year was to “Stuff A Bus,” and we would like ...

DUI Incident Police report that at about 11:43 pm on April 27, they were called to the Hot Shots Grille, Restaurant & Tap Room at 130 Mt Pleasant Road in response a motor vehicle accident that had occurred in the parking lot there. After investi...

Twelfth Grade Third Quarter High Honor Roll Courtney Amaral, Lainey Audet, Alexandra Avila, Leah Barrett, Brittany Bauch, Kyle Bella, Timothy Bloom, Jenna Bonaccorso, Kaitlin Brophy, Erin Brown, Gregory Campbell, Katherine Canavan, Brianna...

Thursday, April 28: 9:54 am, alarm, 139 Toddy Hill Road, Botsford, Sandy Hook, and Hook & Ladder responded; 12:13 pm, single fire company response, 18 Saw Mill Ridge Road, Hawleyville responded; 2:14 pm, alarm, 52 Watkins Drive, Sandy Hook respon...

Gloria Stolfi Melli Devoted Wife, Mother, And Grandmother Gloria Stolfi Melli, 79, of Stratford, the devoted wife of Michael E. Melli, Sr, died peacefully, May 3, at St Vincent’s Medical Center, after a long and courageous battle wit...

Newtown Support Groups Friday, May 6        AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion.   Saturday, May 7       Daily Reflections meeting, St Rose School (Monsignor Con...

What is special about your mother? Meghan Galda: She likes purple, blue, and pink flowers. And she helps me smile. Kamryn Morgenstern: She loves me. Peyton Heller: My mommy has my birthday at Tumble Jungle. Hannah Busillo: Well, I’d hav...