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Networking Group Celebrates Success Stories NORWALK — Capitalizing on the spirit of “March Madness,” the Entrepreneurial Woman’s Network will host a “March Membership Madness” ev...

Early Morning Fire Destroys Attached Garage In Sandy Hook By Andrew Gorosko Firefighters from all five local volunteer fire companies, plus Southbury, responded early Thursday morning to a garage fire at 39 Riverside Road in Sandy Hook, which destro...

Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get. —Mark Twain I’ve lived in good climate, and it bores the hell out of me. I like weather rather than climate.    —John Steinbeck Sunshine is delicious, rain is...

Shirley Ellen Toothaker Smith Flowers And People Her Passions Shirley Ellen Toothaker Smith, 71, of Woodbury, died March, at her home, surrounded by her devoted family. She was born in Portland, Maine, June 12, 1939, the daughter of Doroth...

Liquor Permit Suspension And Fine Levied In Alcohol Violations In an enforcement action for alleged alcohol violations, the state Department of Consumer Protection’s Liquor Control Commission has levied a fine and issued a five-day liquo...

REDDING — The bald eagle was considered extirpated from Connecticut by the mid-1950s. As breeding populations in eastern Canada and northern Maine began to recover in the late 1970s, migrant bald eagles began to appear in the state during...

Newtown Skaters Bounce Back In State Tourney After SWC Loss By Andy Hutchison Down to 11 skaters because of injuries and illness sidelining a handful of players, and behind by two goals in the second period, Newtown High School’s hockey ...

Sandy Hook School PTA Scholarship Available The Sandy Hook Elementary School PTA announced applications for the group’s two $1,000 college scholarships are now available at Newtown High School and at Sandy Hook Elementary School.  Requ...

A Promising Old Idea To the Editor: Years ago I ran into some Newtown Bridle Lands Association people who suggested turning Fairfield Hills into a New England Equestrian center. The acreage is there, the access to transportation is there, and the be...

Adopt A Dog From The Pound The following dogs are among those that are available for adoption from the Newtown pound, which is located at the end of Ethan Allen Road (behind the transfer station): ROSIE is a beautiful female Beagle with the class...