Easton News

Andrew Schwartz, of Weston , was named to the dean's list at Wheaton College for the Fall 2011 semester.

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Easton Public Library's Children and Young Adult Librarian Lynn Zaffino reads aloud during the library's Preschool Story Time program.

EASTON, Conn. - A new video said to show a mistreated horse at Pee Wee Horse Farm in Easton went viral this week.

EASTON, Conn. - A 17-year-old Easton girl and a 17-year-old boy from Redding each received infractions for possession of alcohol by a minor after an Easton police officer found them with alcohol at Helen Keller Middle School.

EASTON, Conn. - Only one registered sex offender lives in Easton, but that shouldn't stop residents from keeping tabs on their neighborhood, advises Easton Police Chief James Candee.

The finance board continued its fraud risk assessment discussion at its Jan. 23 meeting, but ultimately put a decision on pursuing it on hold.

Without much back and forth, the three boards of education last week approved a 2012-13 central office budget that's a 1.58% increase over the current year's budget, or a hike of about $25,000. Salaries are the largest chunk of the central office budget.

Easton high school students can review for the Connecticut Academic Performance Test at tutoring sessions being offered at Joel Barlow High School.

Team loyalties run deep, and are often determined by where you grew up. Connecticut has always struggled with its dual personality of being part of New England, and yet for much of the state - including Weston , Redding and Easton -within commuting distance of New York.

EASTON, Conn. - An update on the Easton animal shelter, tax refunds and "various issues relating to the Town Clerk" are on the agenda of Thursday night's Board of Selectmen meeting.

EASTON, Conn. - Do you have a car you no longer need? The Easton Volunteer Fire Department is seeking donated vehicles to use for fire training.

Volunteers with the Easton, Redding and Region 9 school districts will now have to submit to fingerprinting and a criminal background check.

The finance board continued its fraud risk assessment discussion at its Jan. 23 meeting, but ultimately put a decision on pursuing it on hold.

Christine Linley's "Pink Floral" photograph is just one of 138 pieces of art on display at the Easton Public Library.

Town officials are encouraging any interested Easton residents to apply for one of the open spots on several town boards and commissions.

EASTON, Conn. - Several readers of The Daily Easton became vocal about a recent story on the arrest of Paul Vittorio, owner of Pee Wee Horse Farm, and one of the six counts of animal cruelty he faces.

EASTON, Conn. - Members of the Easton Animal Shelter Building Committee expressed their frustrations with the slow moving construction project and with the general contractor's absence from a recent meeting.

EASTON, CONN. Winter presents myriad challenges for New Englanders, but not only for two-legged ones.

Christopher Message, 35, of Valley Road in Fairfield was charged with three more counts of arson and a count of attempted burglary last week.