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Government Derives Its Power From God To the Editor: Barack Obama wants to be president again. Mr Obama is a devout liberal and a nominal Christian. President Obama, a Democrat, believes that government is the solution to human problems and that God...

It is a golden maxim to cultivate the garden for the nose, and the eyes will take care of themselves.          —Robert Louis Stevenson Gardens are a form of autobiography.                        â€&#x9...

The 2011-2012 Budget To the Editor: The annual budget process always creates a difficult set of choices: how to provide for the needs of our community while not placing an undue burden on the taxpayers. This year in particular it is asking a great de...

Youth Wrestlers Excel In Maine Members of the Newtown Youth Wrestling Club competed at the Marshwoods Invitational Tournament in Portland, Maine on April 2. The club, consisting of boys ages 4-14, participated through special invitation to this prest...

Stuff A Bus For Local Food Pantries The public is invited to help “Stuff A Bus” at Stop & Shop in Sand Hill Plaza, 228 Main Street South, on Saturday, April 16, from 9 am to 3 pm. Newtown Woman’s Club GFWC, Inc, wi...

Charles Roland Stephen US Army Veteran Charles “Chuck” Roland Stephen, 72, of Newtown, died April 2, at Danbury Hospital, from complications of lung cancer. He was born October 7, 1938, in Stratford, a son of Isabel (Hyde...

Congratulations to Donna Moyers, Peg Bowers, Jerry George, and Bill Pendergast, all of whom knew that last week’s challenge (inset) is a water tower located behind the house at 107 Berkshire Road. Each will receive a Bee’s Buc...

A Successful Community Effort To the Editor: I would like to thank everyone in the community that took the time to come to the screening of Race To Nowhere on Thursday, March 31. It was a powerful documentary that encouraged parents, students, teache...

Tips For Consumers Affected By Epsilon Data Breach WALLINGFORD — A number of financial and commercial institutions are informing their customers that they have suffered a breach of customers’ privacy in what is believed to be ...

*THE BLUE YODELS, one of the bands confirmed for the 4th Annual Newtown Earth Day Festival later this month (April 30 at Newtown Middle School), has a show this weekend for those who want an extra dose of this band’s “acoustic...