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Camp With Husky Adrien Getting to Glory, a summer high school basketball camp with University of Connecticut basketball standout Jeff Adrien, will be held August 2-5 at the Newtown Youth Academy. Camp days run from 3:30-8:30 pm. Cost is $249. The ca...

At Sandy Hook And Middle Gate— New Principals Prepare For First Days In The District By Eliza Hallabeck Just days away from starting their new careers in the Newtown Public School District, Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, who will be principal ...

Association Of Social Workers Honors Lyddy The National Association of Social Workers, Connecticut Chapter, honored State Representative Christopher Lyddy among others at its annual awards dinner on June 23 in New Haven. The local state legislator, a...

So Many Help Hospice Help So Many To the Editor: Once again Newtown has shown its community spirit by supporting those experiencing the life-affirming philosophy of Regional Hospice. On behalf of our board of directors, staff and the families we ser...

Help From The Animal Center To the Editor: We would like to express our thanks to the nonprofit charity The Animal Center for their assistance with a pregnant feral cat that found her way to our doorstep. After sending an email to the center wonderin...

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.              —Harper Lee To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen gener...

Women’s Center Support Groups Offered DANBURY — The Women’s Center of Greater Danbury offers the following support groups, which organizers say offer safe environment for all involved: Breaking the Silence is an on...

Fond Farewells From Departing Middle Gate And Sandy Hook Principals By Eliza Hallabeck With just a few days left on the job, Judy Liestman, who is leaving to work in New York, and Donna Pagé, who is retiring after 14 years with Newtown schools, sa...

Second Round Of 2010 DARE Graduates Honored By Eliza Hallabeck The second group of students to graduate from the DARE program this year were honored during a ceremony at Reed Intermediate School on Tuesday, June 15. “The students have wor...