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Doggone Etiquette — Listen Up, Dogs! By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog:            For the past couple of months all you dogs have become true “house” dogs! The cold, snowy winter has been tough f...

Betty May Bedford Generous And Loving Betty May (Conley) Bedford, 86, of Shelton, died January 15, at Griffin Hospital in Derby. She was born in Bridgeport and was a lifelong area resident.  Mrs Bedford is survived by five children, includ...

Drug Benefit Expanded For A Million More Seniors WASHINGTON (AP) — In case the prospect of nearly $4,000 in prescription assistance is not enough to perk up low-income seniors, the government is using 1960s singer Chubby Checker to public...

Newtown High School Swimmers Downed 99-85 By Pomperaug Newtown High School’s boys’ swimming and diving team kept things close but fell short to unbeaten and always-dominant Pomperaug in Southbury, 99-85 on Tuesday afternoon. N...

Computer Classes At Danbury Senior Center DANBURY — Danbury SeniorNet offers structured computer education, with 12 new computers operating Microsoft Vista over a wireless network. New classes are beginning this month. An eight-session, f...

NHS Girls’ Basketball Qualifies For State Tourney— Shorthanded Hawks Fall To Weston, Rebound To Beat Stratford By Andy Hutchison Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team bounced back from a tough lo...

Guiding Eyes At Your Healthy Pet Guiding Eyes for the Blind will be at Your Healthy Pet, 224 South Main Street, from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturday, January 23. Representatives from Guiding Eyes for the Blind will discuss its program and inform the public...

Discussion Group Welcomes Special Speaker The public is invited to a special Discussion Salon at Mocha Coffeehouse, Monday evening, January 25, from 7 to 9, when Kim Hynes of Common Cause in Connecticut will speak. The Discussion Salon is a weekly m...

January 25, 1985 The Parks and Recreation Department had to call Oberg’s Texaco for a tow truck at Dickinson Park on Friday, January 18, after a town jeep cracked through the ice in the pool. Bob Martin was driving the jee...

Now On View The Candlewood Camera Club is currently exhibiting members’ works through February 27 during regular library hours. The club will be hosting an artist reception on Saturday, January 30, from 2 to 4 pm, and the public is invite...