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LaRocque Hosting Campaign Kickoff Newtown Councilman Chris LaRocque, Republican nominee for state representative of the 106th District, is planning a public campaign kickoff barbeque Sunday, June 27, at 42 Riverside Road in Sandy Hook from 4 to 7 pm....

Antiques Shows______ Saturdays: Woodbury Flea Market, 44 Sherman Rd (Rte 64 near Rte 6), Woodbury, opens 7:30 am, free adm & parking, up to 42 vendors w/ emphasis on early items & antiques, also plants & flowers; 203-263-62147. Sundays: Elep...

Savings Bank Foundation Opens Grant Process The Savings Bank of Danbury Foundation is now accepting applications for grants to be awarded in 2010. Grants are available to not-for-profit organizations serving Newtown as well as the Greater Danbury and...

For police reports Three MV Charges Police report they stopped motorist Thomas Santella, 21, of 12 Yearling Lane near 6 Old Farm Hill Road at about 12:47 pm on June 18 for a motor vehicle violation. Police said that after investigating, they cha...

We are so used to wincing every time the Legislature convenes for a vote, that a June 8 bipartisan and unanimous vote in both chambers came as a rare relief and a pleasant surprise. State representatives and senators overturned Governor M. Jodi Rellâ...

Nicholas A. Costantino Art Director And Designer Nicholas A. Costantino, 85, of Sandy Hook, and previous Ridgefield resident for 34 years, active member of the Ridgefield Men’s Club, The Italian American Mutual Aid Society, and...

* * * Town officials learned this week that F. Francis D’Addario filed an application with the state Department of Environmental Protection June 17 to expand his Button Shop Road bulky waste disposal site another 16 acres....

‘Newtown Bucks’ Now Available For 25 Local Businesses The Newtown Chamber of Commerce has officially launched its new gift certificate program, “Newtown Bucks.” Twenty-five businesses are currently part...

Milton R. Pierce Purple Heart Recipient Was WWII And Vietnam Veteran Milton R. Pierce (Ret Lt Col USAF), 91, of Trumbull, died June 14, in the Watermark of 3030 Park, in Bridgeport. He was predeceased by his first wife, Audrie Fay Pierce; ...

Housatonic Railroad Plans Affected— Legislature Overrides Veto Of Solid Waste Law By Andrew Gorosko Members of the General Assembly this week unanimously overrode Governor M. Jodi Rell’s recent veto of environmental protectio...