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Click-It Or Ticket— Police Heighten Seatbelt Enforcement At Checkpoint Eight police officers from four towns staged a seatbelt compliance checkpoint for motorists traveling on the busy South Main Street (Route 25) on Monday afternoon, re...

Reed Student Wins Essay Contest On American Freedom By Eliza Hallabeck When her sixth grade teacher, Valerie Hepburn-Pagano, handed out a new assignment to the class, Reed Intermediate School student Hunter James thought it would be cool to win this ...

St Rose Christmas Boutique Returning The Annual St Rose Christmas Boutique will be held Friday, December 6, from 6 to 10 pm; Saturday, December 5, 10 am to 7 pm; and Sunday, December 6, 8 am to 2 pm, in the church’s parish hall on Church ...

Special Thanks To the Editor: A special thank you to Sportsplex of Bethel for their donation to our raffle. And thank you to Sippin Energy Products of Monroe for their sponsorship of The Mini Celebration of the Light the Night at Newtown High School ...

AKC Celebrates Thanksgiving With Nod To Dogs Who Sailed The Mayflower New York CITY — According to the American Kennel Club, research confirms that pilgrims were not the only passengers aboard the Mayflower. Turns out man’s be...

25th Annual Tree Lighting Memorials The 25th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in Newtown will take place December 4, once again on the Friday preceding the town’s annual Holiday Festival. Residents are invited to join in singing Christmas ca...

St Rose Christmas Boutique Returning In Two Weeks The Annual St Rose Christmas Boutique will be held Friday, December 6, from 6 to 10 pm; Saturday, December 5, 10 am to 7 pm; and Sunday, December 6, 8 am to 2 pm, in the church’s parish ha...

Newtown Voters Want Collaboration And Inclusion To the Editor: Voters clearly rallied around Pat Llodra in this recent election and her call for fiscal responsibility by way of collaboration and inclusion. The election results may also demonstrate a...

Newtown Contracts NY Marketing Firm For Municipal Website Video Content By John Voket Visitors to the town’s municipal website — newtown-ct.gov — can now see a small icon bearing a theater ticket and the teaser, â...

Garage Fire Damages Hawthorne Hill Road Residence By Andrew Gorosko Volunteer firefighters from four local fire companies responded to an accidental blaze discovered within a two-bay garage in the lower level of a house on Hawthorne Hill Road on the...