Easton News

A planned 38-acre nature preserve made possible by the late Paul Newman was re-zoned in September to accommodate such a piece of land.

Most schools in the Greater Danbury area will have delayed openings today due to snowy conditions and slippery roads early this morning.

A local man was arrested on drunken-driving charges Wednesday afternoon after he ran one car off the road and hit a second vehicle head-on. Paul Percudani , 35, of Timber Lane, was charged with driving under the influence, evading responsibility and failure to drive right after the crash, which took place about 4:30 p.m. on Redding Road.

An 18-year-old Joel Barlow High School senior who has been studying the violin since age 4 captured first place Sunday in the Greater Bridgeport Symphony's 29th Carlson-Horn Competition for Young Instrumentalists.

The board of education plans to finish preliminary interviews of candidates for superintendent by the end of this week.

For many a music-lover, the opportunity to attend a competition among gifted young soloists is an extraordinary experience, especially considering that the outcome could spark a professional career and potentially change the lives of those involved.

The developers of the Saddle Ridge property have won one battle -- but the question is whether they really want to.

The owner of Bravo Restaurant has been charged with 100 counts of allowing unsupervised minors in his Post Road bar when police staged a underage drinking raid last fall.

For some, looking back through volumes of historical records, maps, journals and property sites can be overwhelming.

Local Cablevision customers were "thrilled" that the Food Network and HGTV had returned to their TV sets late Thursday afternoon, following a resolution to the tiff between the cable provider and Scripps Networks, parent company to the two channels.

Mention Easton to anyone who lives there or passes through this Fairfield County town, and these are the things that spring to mind: big trees, stone walls, winding rural roads.

Last year's winner of the National Book Award for fiction, Colum McCann , will be the featured speaker at a Feb.

Start off with a big dose of bluegrass, throw in folk, country, blues and a large helping of jam band rock, stir them together with skill and passion and you'll end up with something like the String Fingers Band The Connecticut-based String Fingers Band performs at the Redding Roadhouse on Friday at 9:30 p.m. I caught this band live at a recent ...

Two drivers lost control of their vehicles this weekend, nearly injuring a pedestrian in one case, when they accidentially floored the gas pedal instead of the break.

The Christmas tree that stood tall in Rockefeller Center this year is making a complete circle.

In Kent, a plan for a memorial to one of its native sons killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks has hit what may be a permanent roadblock over proposed wording.

For a change, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree got to be a gift rather than a beacon of the holiday.

It stood tall during the Holidays at Rockefeller Center . Now, the Christmas tree at 30 Rock will have a new purpose in Connecticut.

How do you describe a woman like Maria? To those who are personally touched by Nov.

A federal court judge has denied a last-ditch attempt by former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim to win dismissal of his 2003 conviction on numerous federal corruption charges.