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Cross Country Teams Run After SWC Titles By Andy Hutchison Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’ cross country teams both have the goal of winning South-West Conference titles this fall. Both teams retain a bulk o...

Battling Invasives Near Pootatuck River By Kendra Bobowick Volunteers were aggressively yanking out invasive weeds at 147 Huntingtown Road on August 19. The roughly 9.1 acres of town-owned open space is rife with the mile-a-minute vine (Persicaria pe...

State Students Score Well In Reading, Writing SATS HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut students who took the latest SAT college entrance exams exceeded national averages in reading and writing, but lagged slightly behind in math. The scores for 2...

Classic Car Show To Benefit Cancer Center NORTHFORD  — Get ready to cruise for a good cause. The Hospital of Saint Raphael will present its second annual “Cruise Against Cancer” car show to benefit the Looking Fo...

Henry O. Barth Formerly Of Newtown Henry O. Barth, 78, formerly of Newtown, died September 5, in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was born in Wheeling, W.Va., to Elizabeth M. and Henry S. Barth. His wife Shannon; two sons, Hal, and his wife, Marie, and Scot...

The Newtown Board of Education is seeking applicants to fill the vacant position on the board. Candidates must be from the Republican Party. The deadline for applications is Friday, October 1;  send materials to the Newtown Board of Education, 3 Pri...

Malloy Leading Foley In Latest Quinnipiac Polling HAMDEN — Fueled by the Democrats’ big voter registration lead, former Stamford mayor Dan Malloy leads former ambassador Tom Foley, the Republican, 50-41 percent among likely vo...

It’s A Dog’s Life— Jogging By Mary Jane Anderson In a nation full of running enthusiasts, the sight of a jogger and his dog out for a daily run is becoming more and more frequent. Dogs love to run and can certainly...

Town Plan Update Aims To Clarify Document By Andrew Gorosko Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members have met with representatives of the Board of Selectmen and the Legislative Council, as the P&Z continues its update of the 2004 Town Plan of C...

Women’s Center Benefits Planned DANBURY — Since 1975, The Women’s Center of Greater Danbury has provided uninterrupted service to the women, men, and children of the greater Danbury area including those in Newtown....