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Newtown Bridle Lands Association Events The Newtown Bridle Lands Association (NBLA) announces events for month of August as follows: Saturday, August 7, NBLA will host a Potluck Dinner & Barn Dance at Happy Trails Farm, 36 Mountainville Road in Danbu...

Letters Of Endorsement To the Editor: I would like to urge all Newtown Republicans to vote in next Tuesday’s primary. For the office of judge of probate, I will cast my vote for Moira Rodgers. Moira is not only a friend of mine, but also ...

Newtown Company Working To Clear Up Murky Waterways By John Voket As the environmental debacle of the BP oil spill played out in the Gulf of Mexico, many who looked on helplessly got a crash course in marine biology With the world watching, hundreds...

Friendships Built Through AFS Continue By Eliza Hallabeck American Field Services (AFS) student Arnold Geng from Hannover, Germany, was only a student at Newtown High School for one year, but before the 2008-2009 school year was over he knew nearly e...

Updated Parity Regulations Defend Right to Access, Enhance Addiction Treatment HARTFORD — Kevin Lembo, state healthcare advocate, heralded new federal mental health parity regulations that went into effect on July 1. The regulations imple...

Grandma’s Molé:  The Secret To Arturo’s Success   Enchiladas may come and enchiladas may go. But when it comes to enjoying sweet success in the competitive world of Mexican food, Arturo Ortega says he owes it all to his...

What We Need In A Candidate To the Editor: Watching the end of the Connecticut Republican gubernatorial debate, I was horrified that another election season was upon us and that the candidates were talking about the same issues they seem to always t...

It’s A Dog’s Life— August — Dog Days By Mary Jane Anderson The phrase “dog days” came from ancient Romans to describe a period of about 40 days of the hottest season of the year....

Man Injured In Hit-And-Run Accident Amid Vandalism Incident By Andrew Gorosko Police said they are investigating a hit-and-run accident in which an adult male pedestrian was injured early on the morning of Tuesday, August 3. Police said that at about...

Bobby Lydon Lydon, 13, will be an eighth-grader this fall. He was interviewed during the Murphy Basketball Camp at Newtown Youth Academy this summer. Favorite part about playing basketball: “The intensity.” Toughest as...