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Viola Florence Sanford Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother Viola “Vickie” Florence (Hoyt) Sanford, 84, of Nunnawauk Meadows, Newtown, died peacefully October 19, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Mr...

Become A Certified Soccer Referee For anyone interested in becoming a certified soccer referee, the course is now online at www.ctreferee.net. To be a referee for any sanctioned soccer games in Newtown one must be USSF certified. To take the course, ...

CWU Celebration Will Look At ‘The Beloved Community’ On Friday, November 5, World Community Day will be celebrated at Newtown Congregational Church. The program, which is being organized and will be presented by the local unit...

Uncle Sam Threatens Newtown? To the Editor: Most petty stuff that happens in Newtown goes by my state of consciousness without even a nod. I’m busy, have a life and stuff usually works out alright in the long run. Yesterday, I drove past ...

Halloween Spooktacular: Benefit For Healing The Children Northeast NEW MILFORD — Join Healing the Children Northeast for a hauntingly good time on Saturday, October 30, from 7 pm to midnight. The evening’s festivities, to take...

New Theatre Company Announces Auditions The Stray Kats Theatre Company, a not-for-profit theater company, announces auditions for its inaugural season, to be held Wednesday and Thursday, October 27-28. Auditions will run from 7 to 9 pm each night at ...

Dwindling Donations May Mean  ‘Lights Out’ On Main Street For Halloween Revelers By Nancy K. Crevier The scariest thing about Halloween on Main Street this year may be the dearth of candy — comparatively speaking....

Friday, October 22 Annual Harvest Fair, 9 am–4 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, gift baskets, quilts, seasonal (Halloween to Christmas) items, clothing and more, all created by Senior Center members, event continues to O...

What Federal Employees Make To the Editor: This weekend, I read an article in the Washington Post which really troubled me. It stated that in 2009 the average annual pay for a federal employee was $123,049 versus $61,051 for a private sector employee...

To the Editor: Watching the NLCS baseball game tonight, I saw an ad making fantastic claims about the recent health care insurance reform bill as reasons to vote against Chris Murphy. The ad was brought to you by a shadow group linked to Karl Rove an...