The Panacea & Friends annual Labor Day weekend concert/dance at Dickinson Park Pavilion is planned for Sunday, August 31. The all ages event will kick off at 2 pm with live music featuring hits fr ...

On Tuesday, August 5, the Friends of the C.H. Booth Library sponsored a performance by Judy Pancoast. The free concert at Dickinson Park was also the finalé of the 2025 Tuesday Tunes Kids’ Concert ...

EAST HADDAM — Take twenty five songs made famous by Elvis Presley, mix them together with a William Shakespeare plot and add a dash of good old fashion musical comedy and what do you get? A delightful ...

Newtown Police Department will host an open house at its headquarters this week for those interested in a career in law enforcement. The event is planned for Tuesday, July 15, at 6 pm, at Newtown PD, ...

To The Editor: Legislative Council member Derek Pisani is exploring the idea of suing Newtown for Gross Stupidity. At the July 2nd LC meeting, the need for an ordinance to address protests was debated ...

Jane entered heaven on June 30, 1975 and became our guardian angel. We are remembering our wonderful Jane who was greatly loved and will forever be in our hearts. She was always a thoughtful and ...

CHESTER — Writers Richard Maltby Jr and David Shire may not be household names like Andrew Lloyd Webber or Stephen Sondheim, but chances are you’ve heard their work. Individually, Shire has written sc ...

Jenny Hubbard and her small team of employees at the Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation have been hard at work putting the finishing touches on the new, permanent educational facility located at the ...

This year marks a major milestone for one of Newtown’s beloved restaurants — Sal e Pepe Contemporary Italian Bistro is celebrating 20 years of culinary excellence, community connection, and warm ...

DERBY — Griffin Hospital recently held its 37th Annual Nurses Week Celebration to honor its more than 480 staff nurses. The Nursing Department staff members were treated to refreshments, gifts, raffle ...

Newtown Lions Club members began planning for the 25th Great Pootatuck Duck Race soon after the final rubber duck was fished out of the race’s namesake waterway last June. Organizers wanted to do ...

Seed packages appearing in local mailboxes may arrive carrying more than unsolicited items to plant. Officials believe the packages could carry one or two different threats: A QR code on the package ...