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*The local original rock band AMERICAN MORTAR will be playing at the Blue Z Coffeehouse, 127 South Main Street (Route 25), on Friday, July 16, from 7 to 9 pm. This benefit for the Town of Newtown Park and Bark will help raise funds to build a special...

“She was pretty famous,” Richard said this week, obviously very upset about the death of his friend. “I know the book wasn’t a best-seller or anything, but we sold copies of it around the world. She out...

The School Board’s Bully Tactics To the Editor: It is too bad for Newtown that the Board of Education walked away from talks with the [school bus] owner/operators this past spring without so much as a reply to the last offer that was pres...

Theater Review— Richter Has Done A Great Job With ‘42nd Street’ By Julie Stern DANBURY —  Thirty years ago, producer David Merrick  hired Gower Champion to choreograph and direct a Broadway musical ba...

Midshipman Andrew Golankiewicz, 18, of Sandy Hook was inducted into the US Naval Academy July 1 in Annapolis, Md. Andrew will swim competitively while at Annapolis. Morgan Haynes Knees was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2010 ...

Bombs Away … Bombers Baseball Team Battling In States Newtown’s 12-year-old baseball team, the Bombers, got their second straight win in the State tournament, in Bethel, entering action in the middle of this week. The Bombers defea...

Theresa Oswald A Kind And Loving Woman Theresa Oswald of Heritage Village, Southbury, died peacefully in her home on July 9, at the age of 89. She is survived by her son Frederick, his wife Linda, and three grandchildren, Jennifer Zwiselsberger ...

Crime Scene Investigators Meet Newtown’s Finest With Fur By Eliza Hallabeck Newtown Police Officer Andrew Stinson’s canine partner Baro was a bit tired on Friday, July 9, when the pair visited students in Karen Pierce and Laur...

Five Guys’ Burger Fame Built On Freshness And Customer Satisfaction On any given day, families, teens, business people, and senior citizens form a steady line within the Five Guys Burgers and Fries, located in Waterfall Plaza on South Mai...