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School Bus Contract Review Sparks Outcry From Owner/Operators And Supporters By Eliza Hallabeck A standing-room-crowd gathered at the Board of Education meeting April 7, dominating an hour of public participation to an agenda item warning possible ac...

Couple Seeks Traffic Enforcement On Great Quarter Road By Andrew Gorosko Following a couple’s request for traffic enforcement in their neighborhood, Police Commission members said they will have police monitor traffic conditions on Great ...

New This Week *Sibshop: Meetings for this group for ages 5 to 9 are Wednesday nights from 5 to 6 pm. This program acknowledges that being the brother or sister of a person with special needs is for some a good thing, others a not-so-good thing, and f...

Evolutionary Surprises: Darwinian Twists From Pet Snakes To Chili Peppers DANBURY — James Gorman, deputy science editor for The New York Times and editor of the newspaper’s weekly “Science Times” secti...

A Loss And An Injustice To the Editor: I am writing in support of the reinstatement of Carolee Mason as animal control officer (ACO). The need for an ACO in a community is to act as a bridge between human and nonhuman animals. There are lost and aban...

Amaline T. Maloney Retired Bridgeport Educator Amaline T. Maloney, 91, of Newtown, previously of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Edward J. Maloney, died April 2, in her residence. Born in Bridgeport, the youngest of seven children, to Domi...

Helping Kids For The Cure To the Editor: I just want to thank everyone who made the Kids For A Cure Movie Fundraiser a big success. Together we raised over $500 to fight back against cancer. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard on this event, includ...

Harmon CPR Challenge Part 2 Announced Volunteers from the Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps and a Newtown consulting firm that provides emergency training have announced the next opportunity for residents to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) ...

9th Annual Duck Race Is In Planning Stages Have you ever watched children enjoy playing in bathtubs with rubber ducks? With great glee, they watch the ducks race about whatever swirling motion or rocking waves they can come up with. They never tire ...

Diabetes Educator, Dietitian Speaks Out About Dining Out DANBURY — The Diabetes Club of Danbury, a support group for people with diabetes, their families and friends, features a series of guest speaker programs and special presentations ...