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To the Editor: It is with great enthusiasm that I endorse Paul Lundquist for the position of Legislative Council in District 1 of Newtown. Paul has been a longtime friend of mine. Not only is he incredibly intelligent, a fantastic father to two young...

To the Editor: In my opinion, the Town of Newtown has a great candidate for town clerk in the incumbent, Debbie Aurelia. Debbie is most knowledgeable, having spent several years working in the office of the town clerk, and attending on-going trainin...

Haunted Trail Walk At IAIS WASHINGTON — Ghost, goblins and monsters will be haunting the trail once again at The Institute for American Indian Studies. IAIS staff, board members and friends are putting together a guided half mile spooky w...

Romantic Thriller With A Twist “Russian Dance,” a romantic thriller with a political twist, will be the subject of the Sunday, October 25, meeting of the Greater Newtown/Danbury Hadassah chapter. The program, from 2 to 4 pm in...

‘Walk To The Stop’ Campaign To Be Recognized Next Month By Eliza Hallabeck Last year yellow bus key chains were handed out to students from their bus drivers for walking to their bus stop. That effort was part of the school d...

Lining Up Behind IPN To the Editor: A funny thing has happened since the formation of the Independent Party of Newtown in 2007. The IPN positions that were so readily dismissed by the local political establishment in Newtown have now become mainstrea...

Group Searches For Answer To Combat Tick-Borne Disease By Kendra Bobowick They asked the most pressing question: What do you recommend? “That’s against policy,” said the state’s tick-borne disease expe...

Federal Offenses— Former Newtown Oil Operator Indicted On Bank Fraud Charges By Andrew Gorosko One of the operators of the now-defunct Newtown Oil Company, who last year was found guilty of swindling oil company customers, is now facing f...

Chief Richard T. McGlynn Former Ridgefield Fire Department Chief Chief Richard T. McGlynn, 82, retired chief of the Ridgefield Fire Department, died October 7, at his home. He was the husband of the late Louise (Santini) McGlynn. Chief McG...

­Purple Stride Event Supports Pancreatic Cancer Awareness By Nancy K. Crevier It is estimated that 42,470 men and women will be diagnosed with and that 35,240 men and women will die of cancer of the pancreas in 2009, according to the National Ca...