Today is World Humanitarian Day, a day to honor those who put their lives in danger to help people in need across the globe.
Second annual Newtown Yoga Festival is scheduled for August 23, 2014.
'Joining Night' will be held Sept. 10.
Participating DQ stores will donate $1 or more from every Blizzard sold to local Children Miracle Network Hospitals.
Did you catch a glimpse of the beautiful August 10-11 super moon?
Greater Danbury Chamber is looking for nominations for its 2014 Heart of Women Award.
Twenty teens and five adults returned to Newtown today after repairing houses damaged by the fall 2013 flooding in Colorado.
14-year-old Darius Kot given free admission to UConn’s Kevin Ollie Basketball Camp
The movie, in stores July 22, is about a real-life boy who says he went to Heaven and met Jesus during surgery. We spoke with the family behind the film about how it can help start a discussion in your town.
Patch readers told us who the "Everyday Inspirations" in their communities are, and we're sharing their stories and the work they've done locally.
What do you get when you mix bands, bikers, barbecue and Buddha? The First Annual Buddha Bash, of course!
State close to transferring 34 acres of land to Catherine's foundation.
Man thought he was a 'goner'
Jason Rosado came up with an out-of-this-world doodle that landed in the top spot for our state. Now he needs your votes to take the grand prize home.
A New York woman is so good at bargain shopping that she's used her skills to donate groceries and other goods to charity. Learn how you can follow her lead locally.
As a part of our "Everyday Inspirations" series, we look at how children across the country are making big impacts locally.
After losing three people close to her in eight months, Edie Elkan picked up a harp for the first time in 28 years. Now she runs a program training others to play the instrument for patients in hospitals.
Patch wants to share stories about people who work every day to change others' lives for the better.
Shockingly, motorists in CT are ranked seventh-best in the nation, according to a new report. How can this be?
The $1 million ticket was sold in Fairfield County.
Who says the punishment always has to fit the crime?
Christian Bucks’ idea to foster friendship spreads to 32 states—and counting.
Here's our roundup of the most uplifting and feel-good stories from Patch towns across the country.
Fifty turkey experts will answer questions on meal prep and turkey emergencies this holiday season.
It's not on the menu, but customers can give baristas a special recipe that will produce a drink similar to the beverage enjoyed by the fictional witches and wizards from the Harry Potter books.
And you'll never believe what he did with the money.
We rounded up the most uplifting stories trending across the country.
A shelter dog saved at the last minute, thanks to a Newtown rescue group and one Brookfield woman.
A football dream comes true for a high school senior in New York.
A Newtown student's misspelled answer cost him in the final round of the popular game show.
What I've learned in the first few weeks of living in our new home in Sandy Hook.
She's not superwoman, but this 18-year-old Sandy Hook resident is kicking some serious butt in the responsibility arena.