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Doggone Etiquette— Winterized Dogs By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog:              How are you doing with this long, cold, snowy winter? Do you think you look pretty sharp in your snow coat and boots? Or, are you the kin...

*** The fund drive at the Cyrenius H. Booth Library will take a different turn this year as library staff, trustees, patrons, contributors, and friends are invited to eat dinner at the Newtown Inn on behalf of the library. The Newtown Inn will split ...

Occupation: I am a self-employed carpenter. I’ve been in construction since I was 20 years old. I do everything. Over the years, I’ve worked with some great teachers and learned a lot. Family: My wife is Jodi, and our ...

Oncology Physicians Urge More Candor In Care Of Dying Cancer Patients DANBURY — Patients do not want to hear that they are dying and doctors do not want to tell them. But new guidance for the nation’s cancer specialists says ...

Hazel Agnes Meyers Gracious And Humble Hazel Agnes Meyers, 79, died February 12, at Bethel Heath Care, surrounded by family members. She was born February 6, 1932, in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, a daughter of Emma Louise Swinhoe and William Ed...

Boys Basketball— Nighthawks Clinch State Playoff Berth As Subs Contribute By Andy Hutchison It was a win-win-win situation for Newtown High School’s boys’ basketball team in a February 11 home game with Oxford. The...

Mary F. Banziger Retired Waterbury Educator Mary (Farrell) Banziger died February 13, at her home in Southbury, after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Robert E. Banziger, who died in 1992. She was born in Waterbury, April 15, ...

After just six months of debate, the bureaucratic equivalent of the blink of an eye, the town is now poised to change the way it votes on budgets. Last week, the Legislative Council voted to accept recommendations of the Charter Revision Commission t...

DUI Arrest After learning that police held a warrant for her arrest, Kerry Perran, 44, of 4 Appleblossom Lane turned herself over to police at the police station about 7:35 am February 9, and was arrested on charges of driving under the influenc...

State Utilities Panel Will Examine NU Merger NEW BRITAIN (AP) — Connecticut regulators now say they will consider whether they have authority to approve a massive power company merger between Northeast Utilities in Hartford and Nstar in B...