An American Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled for Tuesday, July 2, from 8:30 am until 6:30 pm, at Newtown Congregational Church.

Hark ALS plus friends and family of Newtown resident Laurena McCarthy are planning an evening of comedy at The Palace Danbury to celebrate and support her as she faces advanced stage Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Now in its 30th year, Newtown's Giving Circle supporting Regional Hospice and Palliative Care is hosting its annual community breakfast on Wednesday, June 12, at 7:30 am, at The Waterview in neighboring Monroe.

Tick season is running full blast and giving local health officials reason to remind residents about a different kind of BLAST that could help save them and their loved ones from the effects of a tickborne disease.

Newtown Bridge Club is planning its third annual Longest Day fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association. This year's event, scheduled for Wednesday, June 19, will again take place at Edmond Town Hall. Organizers have announced the addition of Scrabble games and tournaments for this year's offering.

A Newtown physician and top executive with Western Connecticut Health Network and a Westchester County-based leader of Health Quest are bringing their particular talents and expertise together following the merger of their respective organizations to create Nuvance,

Three different styles of yoga classes are hosted by Newtown Congregational Church, whose minister of youth and mission sees the offering as a spiritual practice that is good for everyone.

A national health controversy over exemptions from childhood vaccinations that lost traction with state lawmakers this session has also cast focus on a local private school has prompted comments from Newtown’s top local health official.

Families United in Newtown (FUN) is presenting its seventh annual autism awareness-raising concert, Saturday, June 8, at 5 pm, in the Newtown Congregational Church. This year’s concert theme involves popular children show tunes and will welcome back headliner and New Jersey’s YouTube sensation Jodi DiPiazza.

The Newtown Parent Connection and its founder, Dorrie Carolan have announced an upcoming forum entitled “What Are Teens Up To: Vaping, Weed, ‘Dabs’ and More.”