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Thomas W. Travers Founded Advanced Water Systems On Cape Thomas W. Travers, 82, of West Harwich, Mass., and formerly of Dobbs Ferry and Riverdale, N.Y., died February 27, at Broad Reach Rehabilitation Center in Chatham, Mass. Mr Travers w...

Drug Charges Police report that at about 9:55 pm on February 24, they stopped motorist Richard Hopkins, 20, of New Milford for a motor vehicle violation near the intersection of Currituck Road and Hawleyville Road. Police said that while investi...

Recession Tampers With Plans For The Golden Years By Nancy K. Crevier For senior citizens, the recession has been a mix of experiences. Some have lost huge amounts in retirement portfolios that had been intended to see them through their golden years...

As Business Converges On Capitol, Labor Resumes Push For Paid Sick Days By Mark Pazniokas The Connecticut Mirror A renewed effort to make Connecticut the first state to mandate that private employers offer paid sick days is an election-year fault lin...

David Dunlop To Be Guest Artist For Next SCAN Program The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will have a painting demonstration by David Dunlop at its meeting on Wednesday, March 10, at 7:30 pm. The demonstration will take place at Newtown Me...

Teaching To The Test  To the Editor: Is there any inspiration left in learning? Tom Chapin says it best in a song about how the standardized Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) has changed the face of education. “Go on to sleep now, third gra...

Local Performance This Weekend— Belly Dancers Use Much More Than Their Abdomen By Shannon Hicks Egyptian Sunrise, a belly dance troupe based at Newtown’s Dance Etc studio, will offer a performance called “The Star...

Violinist & Pianist Will Share The Stage For Next NFoM Concert Newtown Friends of Music (NFoM) will sponsor a performance by the violinist Jennifer Stumm and the pianist Tom Poster on Sunday, March 14, at 3 pm. The concert will be in the auditorium ...