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Rally For Tax Justice To the Editor: I want to express my appreciation to the many fellow Newtowners who joined in the “Rally for Tax Justice” last Monday (Tax Day) in Danbury. Your participation and enthusiasm was a key to ma...

Challenging The Current Model Of Education To the Editor: I would like to respond to the letter of March 29, “Educational Overkill” written by Art Niedzielski. I am especially concerned about the addition of 100 new positions...

A float honoring Newtown volunteers took its place in the line of march in the gala parade on Saturday, April 19, in New Haven, which marked the conclusion of Connecticut’s year-long series of 350th birthday events. Also participating was...

A Successful Fundraiser To the Editor: The Zumba March of Dimes fundraiser was a success! I would like to thank Tammy DeMarche for generously opening up her studio for us and the fabulous instructors at Z Place for Fitness for volunteering their time...

Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multipurpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. The Senior Center is under the auspices of the Commission on Aging. The center is run by Senior Services Director Marilyn Place. For infor...

Fishermen Cast Their Lines On A Slow, Chilly Opening Day By Andy Hutchison Fishermen cast their lines and reeled in some dinner on the official opening day of trout fishing on Saturday, April 16. Among the hot spots was Taunton Pond, although hot wa...

‘An Ecological Perfect Storm’ Lecture At WestConn April 27 Early spring undergrowth that has turned the forest floors a pale green this month includes the invasive Japanese barberry — bad news to researchers, inclu...

Ladies Spring Brunch Planned SHERMAN — The Sherman Church will host the annual Ladies Spring Brunch on Saturday, April 30, at 10 am, at the church, 6 Church Road in Sherman. The speaker will be Alice McCullough of Gaylordsville who will s...

Newtown 9, Weston 5: Senior, Chris Haylon got the start for the Hawks and went four full innings, allowing no runs, three hits, and striking out three Trojans as NHS improved to 3-0 and Haylon improved to 2-0. Ryan Tita closed the game for the Ni...

Griffin Hospital Schedules Fertility Talk DERBY — Statistics show that more than six million couples suffer from fertility problems, yet 85–90 percent of these cases can be treated with medication or surgery. There are many d...