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Finance Board Reacts To Public Statements On The Budget By Eliza Hallabeck After attending the Legislative Council’s meeting on April 7, Board of Finance Chairman John Kortze was concerned. He said he heard a number of statements that wer...

Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multipurpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. The Senior Center is under the auspices of the Commission on Aging. The center is run by Senior Services Director Marilyn Place. For more ...

Bishop To Visit St John’s This Weekend St John’s Episcopal Church announces that the Right Reverend Laura J. Ahrens, Bishop Suffragan of the Episcopal Archdiocese of Connecticut, will be visiting St John’s on Sund...

Doggone Etiquette — Sit Or Stay By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog: It’s good to be into the routine of your family, but sometimes it’s hard because not all dogs have the same lifestyle day after day. Some f...

Historical Society’s Spring Open House Will Include Guest Artist Newtown Historical Society will host an open house at its headquarters, The Matthew Curtiss House, on Sunday, April 18.  The house/museum, a fine example of Connecticut sal...

All-Breed Dog Show Mixed breed dogs that have obtained an American Kennel Club Canine Partner Listing and purebred dogs with either an AKC Alternative Listing or registration number, will be permitted to enter into the annual Greenwich Kennel Club Al...

Got Books? Donate Them The Friends of C.H. Booth Library will host its  Spring Book Donation Day on Sunday, April 25. From noon to 5 pm, rain or shine, volunteers will be in the rear parking lot of the library, at 25 Main Street in Newtown, to rece...

Schools Music Department Announces Spring Performance Dates The Newtown Public Schools Music Department announced its spring performance dates for all public schools. April 28, the Reed Intermediate School Chamber Concert will be held at 7 pm at Ree...

Girls U11 Newtown Thistle 2, Greenwich Freedom 1: Ashling Sugarman and Emily Neave scored for Newtown.  Alessandra Manfredi dominated the midfield. Brianna Lutz and Emily Montoya consistently outplayed  Greenwich on the defensive end....

By Andy Hutchison It took two trips to Seymour, but only one try for the Newtown High School’s girls softball team to knock off the defending Class M state champions. In doing so, the Nighthawks improved to 3-0 to begin the spring campaig...