Log In

‘A’ Is For Apple, But ‘P’ Is For Pear: Autumn’s Other Fruit By Nancy K. Crevier It’s autumn, and the apple orchards are ripe for the picking. But while everyone else is drooling ...

Education Panel Says State Should Do More For Students HARTFORD (AP) — A state-appointed education committee says it has a ten-year plan to help reduce Connecticut’s achievement gap between low-income students and their peers...

Hospital To Host Eco-Friendly Fair DANBURY — Danbury Hospital will host the second Green Fair organized by a high-energy, employee-driven Green Team on Tuesday, October 26, from 8 am to 4 pm, in the Robilotti Conference Center, located ad...

William C. Eick Loving Husband And Father William “Bill” C. Eick, 56, of Sandy Hook, died peacefully, October 15. Born in Morristown, N.J., Mr Eick was a 1972 graduate of Newton (N.J.) High School. He was a self-em...

To the Editor: There is little chance for anonymity in a small town making it possible for greater personal accountability. Chris has been accountable here in our small town and in a big city — Hartford — fighting for everyone...

No More Lifetime Parking Passes WETHERSFIELD (AP) — Disabled Connecticut drivers will soon need to renew handicap parking permits after specific dates rather than holding lifetime passes. The state Department of Motor Vehicles is phasin...

Hawk Spikers Return To Winning Ways Newtown High School’s girls’ volleyball team carried a four-match winning streak into the middle of this week’s action. All four wins, over Pomperaug of Southbury, Notre Dame-Fa...

No one was able to locate the challenge offered up last week, so we’re giving you another week to find it. Here’s a clue: This mailbox belongs to a house on a corner property, where its address is one street but the homeâ&#x80...

Newtown Support Groups Friday, October 22        AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion. Saturday, October 23       Daily Reflections meeting, St Rose School (Monsi...

Stress And Diabetes Series At St Vincent’s BRIDGEPORT — “How Stress and Illness Affect Diabetes” is the latest in the “Staying Healthy with Diabetes” series of free seminars for ...