With kindergarten registrations happening locally in the coming weeks, Town Clerk Debbie Halstead is reminding parents that if they resided in Newtown at the birth of their child they do not have to go to the hospital or town where the child was delivered to obtain a required birth certificate for registration.

Parents can request the document during weekday business hours at the Town Clerk’s office, within Newtown Municipal Center at 3 Primrose Street.

The cost is $20 per certified copy.