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NMS Fourth Marking Period Honor Roll Newtown Middle School released its honor roll for the fourth marking period of the 2009-2010 school year recently. The following seventh and eighth grade students earned their place on the list.   Eighth...

So far this year, the summer sky has been stingy with the rain, so by the time a low pressure front delivered a bank of storm clouds to us Tuesday afternoon, and the skies opened up in a downpour, parched lawns, wilting flower beds, and baked vegetab...

Bethel Summer Festival Returns This Weekend BETHEL — Many shops and restaurants in downtown Bethel will be participating in the 32nd Annual Bethel Summer Festival, which will run Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 16-18. Booths will be set...

State Police Make Arrests In Prison Crime Incidents   State police report some recent criminal activity at Garner Correctional Institution, the state’s high-security prison at 50 Nunnawauk Road, which resulted in the arrests of two inm...

Mavericks Basketball Team Goes National The Connecticut Mavericks U14 girls’ AAU Basketball team, consisting of  high school players from the area, including Newtown, competed in the National Tournament in Florida this month. The Mavs fi...

Friday, July 16 The Importance of Being Earnest, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, $20, $10 ages 10 and under, Town Players of Newtown production of Oscar Wilde’s work continues weekends to July 25; 203-270-914...

151 Shelter Rock Road, Danbury Michael Libertini sold his unit at 151 Shelter Rock Road in Danbury to Nancy O’Neil of Bethel. Dina & Associates of William Raveis Real Estate listed the unit. Madeline Lamberton of Century 21 sold it. Atto...

Off To Explore A World Of Learning By Eliza Hallabeck Resident Carole Brown has a philosophy, and this fall it will be put to the test. Ms Brown and her family will be taking a trip around the world to learn from people. “We had a dream ...

To the Editor: I may work in the political arena, but my degree isn’t in political science or anything related to it; it’s in elementary education. Rare is the day that my degree and my love of politics blend together as perfe...