The John J. McCarthy Observatory in New Milford will unveil its scale model of the solar system Nov. 14. Following a brief ceremony at the Route 7 South observatory, behind the high school, the ...

Pouring rain didn't dampen the spirits Saturday of about 100 people who gathered to witness the unveiling of a scale-model solar system at the McCarthy Observatory in New Milford. The centerpiece is ...

NEW MILFORD -- For the fourth time in a year, vandals have stolen or damaged planets or other space-related pieces of the all-volunteer McCarthy Observatory's 6-mile wide, scale-model solar system.

While rooftop solar panels are common throughout the Bay Area, this would be the first solar energy and storage infrastructure built on the Peninsula. Photo by Sana Dadani. This story was written by ...