Easton News

Champlain College recently held its commencement ceremonies, and two local students were among those who earned degrees: Michael Bromer ,A of Easton , received a bachelor of scienceA degree in business.

Gonzalo Guizan of Norwalk was killed during the raid. Photo: Brian A. Pounds / Connecticut Post 91 Dogwood Drive in Easton, where a heavily armed group of police officers raided the home of Ronald Terebesi on May 18, 2008.

EASTON, Conn. - The Memorial Day Mile dash, the Memorial Day parade and the fair in Weston are the key holiday events in and near Easton this weekend.

EASTON, Conn. - Thomas McMorran, the Joel Barlow High School principal who was named principal of the year by the Connecticut Association of Schools, lauded his seniors on Tuesday at the Region 9 board of education meeting.

Michael Antonovich , of Weston, was named to the dean's list at Villanova University for the Fall 2011 semester.

Peter DawsonA''s disturbing episodes largely disappeared shortly after he began enhancing his diet with simple cornstarch.

Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire which destroyed a Judd Road home in Easton last Friday , Easton Deputy Fire Marshal Lucy Crossman said earlier this week.

EASTON, Conn. - Lovers of local, farm fresh produce have two ways of getting it regularly from Sport Hill Farm .

Sometimes the little boy would awaken just before dawn shaky and weak, complaining of hunger or thirst; after consuming something he would quickly recover.

The chimney is all that's still standing of the former house at 507 Judd Road. As of Monday morning, the state fire marshal was continuing the investigation of the house full of fireworks on Judd Road in Easton that exploded into flames Friday, May 17, at 6 p.m., consuming the structure and continuing to erupt throughout the night.

Residents of the heavily wooded neighborhood near the Newtown line said the Cooper family for many years treated them to a small fireworks display every Fourth of July, but it became terrifying clear just how extensive a collection of pyrotechnics the family had when their house went up in flames Friday night.

Weston Middle School Principal Kenneth Craw has been named a finalist for the district's second highest job, Lewis Brey, the district's human resources director, announced last week.

EASTON - Several residents living on the Hattertown section of town saw smoke and heard sirens and a series of explosions at around 6 p.m. Friday.

The sounds of explosives and fireworks rocked the quiet wooded neighborhood of Easton bordering on Monroe.A A tall pillar of smoke seen for miles away heralded the fire to many, who followed trucks to the corner of North St and Judd Rd.

Joel Barlow High School, which serves both Redding and Easton students, is ranked 18th in the state, according to U.S. News & World Report's Best High Schools report.

The New Canaan Farmers Market is back, featuring some old favorites and new faces.

Matthew Kipp can't sell beer at the Easton Village Store due to town zoning regulations, so the new law that permits Sunday liquor sales doesn't apply.

EASTON, Conn. - A farmers' market, spring plant sale, jazz concert and book sale are some of the events in and around Easton this weekend.

Just after the Town Council passed a new town budget that will raise taxes on the average home by about $58, Stratford has hired a new tax collector.

People are taking notice of one former Avon Old Farms School pitcher this season at Wheaton College.