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Easter Bunny Breakfast Wesley Learning Center will host “Breakfast with the Easter Bunny” at Newtown United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 28, from 9 to 11 am. Cost is $15 per family (up to five) in advance, or $20 day of...

On The Courts — Youth Basketball Highlights Girls Midgets Chili Peppers vs Purple People Eaters: For the Peppers, Haley Harkins and Rylee Mulligan led the offense while Jenna Lavelle and Catherine Rizk were aggressive on def...

Mr & Mrs Jeremy Kowcheris Former Newtown resident Courtney Ann Waters married Jeremy Henry Kowcheris on October 17, 2008, at The Riverview in Simsbury. Kevin Gouveia officiated the ceremony, which was followed with a reception at the same location. C...

The Humorous Side Of Lent:  Are You Smarter Than A Catholic Fifth Grader? Being a Roman Catholic in Lent can sometimes seem to be no more than being called to sacrifice, denial, and (in Newtown anyway...) the obligatory Knights of Columbus Fish Fry...

Three-Session Workshop Will Focus On The Best Way To Approach A Job Search C.H. Booth Library and Cheryl Schwartz, LCSW, CRC, a Newtown career consultant and clinical social worker, have joined to present a three-session workshop designed for the un...

NUSAR Trains And Gets It Down Cold For the Newtown Underwater Search and Rescue (NUSAR) team, ice is not just for skating. It is also for diving. Under it, that is. In February, three NUSAR divers completed their ice diving certifications, meaning th...

Getting US Back On Track To the Editor: Each week I read with interest the banter between those blaming Obama, Bush, Clinton, Reagan, etc for the economic collapse we are now experiencing. The real culprit is someone we all know quite well: we the pe...

Stimulus Dollars Hit The Road In Newtown By John Voket Based on the latest estimates provided to Newtown Public Works Director Fred Hurley this week, Newtown will receive enough federal economic stimulus funding, designated for transportation infras...

Mark Twain’s words certainly have been ringing true so far this month: “If you don’t like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes.” March roared in with nine inches of snow, then teased us w...

Friday, March 13 St Rose Annual Friday Knight Fish Fry, 5–8 pm, St Rose Gathering Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, $10 adults, $5 children, $30 max family (parents & children), drive-up/takeout service available; 270-3314, 426-1014. 11...