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Fire Reports | April 8-21, 2026

Published: Apr 27, 2026 8:00 am

Wednesday, April 8: 5:42 pm, fire alarm, 4 Old Farm Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded.

Friday, April 10: 1:16 am, service call, 27 Hoseye Coach Road, Botsford responded.

Wednesday, April 15: 1:17 pm, fire alarm, 2 Primrose Street, Hook & Ladder and Sandy Hook responded; 2:38 pm, fire alarm, 37 Poverty Hollow Road, Hook & Ladder and Dodgingtown responded; 6:21 pm, fire alarm, 3 Enclave Circle, Hook & Ladder responded.

Thursday, April 16: 9:55 am, gas leak, 6 Washington Square, Sandy Hook and Hook & Ladder responded; 10:13 am, medical assist, Mt Pleasant Road, Hawleyville responded; 12:01 pm, CO alarm, 75 Church Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 6:32 pm, service call, 13 Susan Lane, Hawleyville responded.

Friday, April 17: 1:12 am, standby, 4 Rector Street, Bethel, Hawleyville and Hook & Ladder responded; 8:06 am, motor vehicle accident (MVA), Main Street and Mt Pleasant Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 9:22 am, structure fire, 71 Castle Hill Road, all companies responded; 9:24 am, medical assist, Huntingtown and Meadow Brook Roads, Botsford responded; 11:12 am, fuel spill, Botsford Lane and South Main Street, Botsford responded; 11:14 am, smoke/odor investigation, 100 Alpine Drive, Sandy Hook responded; 2:16 pm, medical assist, The Boulevard, Hook & Ladder responded; 6:11 pm, MVA, 19 Dodgingtown Road, Dodgingtown responded; 9:05 pm, outside fire, 10 Elm Drive, Hook & Ladder responded.

Saturday, April 18: 2:46 pm, smoke/odor investigation, Meridian Ridge Drive and Old Hawleyville Road, Hawleyville responded; 2:49 pm, service call, 15 Botsford Hill Road, Botsford responded; 4:33 pm, MVA, Berkshire and Bennetts Bridge Roads, Sandy Hook responded; 5:25 pm, MVA, Botsford Hill and High Bridge Roads, Botsford responded; 6:35 pm, MVA, Mt Pleasant Road and Splendid Place, Hawleyville responded; 8:07 pm, outside fire, 106 Hanover Road, Hook & Ladder responded.

Sunday, April 19: 1:56 pm, MVA, I-84 West Exit 9 off-ramp, Hook & Ladder, Hawleyville, and Sandy Hook responded; 8:41 pm, MVA, Wasserman Way and Trades Lane, Hook & Ladder responded.

Tuesday, April 21: 6:40 am, medical assist, Birch Hill Road, Dodgingtown responded; 7:49 am, smoke/odor investigation, 3 Old Gate Lane, Botsford responded; 1:22 pm, fire alarm, 37 Hundred Acres Road, Botsford and Dodgingtown responded; 3:51 pm, fire alarm, 6 Glen Road, Sandy Hook and Hook & Ladder responded; 5:56 pm, service call, 60 Washington Square, Hook & Ladder responded; 8:42 pm, outside fire, 8 West Farm Ridge Road, Dodgingtown responded.

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Appreciated the opportunity to hear from both candidates as we were present for the College Dems forum but only heard from Brandon Moore. It was an opportunity to see who can unseat the Republican incumbent and there is no doubt that Brandon Moore should be the Democratic candidate. One concerned parent posed a question about discrimination unaddressed by the school district and interestingly enough, Michelle Ku, who proudly speaks of her Board membership years, said little, while Brandon Moore passionately addressed the issue along with his experience as an Apache Helicopter Commander. This family is supporting Brandon Moore. We need change and someone who is not afraid to disagree, especially about the rising costs of living in Newtown.

Second Newtown DTC, League Of Women Voters Candidates Event Planned

I am glad to see First Selectman Bruce Walczak engaging the electorate. Mark your calendars, folks — apparently, communication from Town Hall is possible after all. But where was Bruce two days ago, when Connecticut State Police requested assistance from Newtown Police after two individuals fled on foot from an I-84 crash? As a manhunt went through town, police were stationed at our schools, and many residents checked their car doors, deadbolted their houses, and armed themselves (Thank you James from Port Conway). That sounds like exactly the kind of situation where residents would expect timely communication from town leadership. Parents, neighbors, and residents in the affected area should not have to piece together information after the fact while police are actively searching the community. The issue is not whether our police did their job. They did. The issue is whether Town Hall is doing its job when it comes to keeping residents informed during real-time public safety situations. If the First Selectman can write to residents about the importance of showing up for the budget, he should also show up when residents are looking for clear, timely information during an active police incident. This kind of communication was promised during the campaign. Unfortunately, Bruce Walczzzzak is starting to look like just another politician: campaign on change, criticize the last guy, ask taxpayers for more staff, and then tell residents the job still cannot be done.

The First Selectman On The Budget

528 more feet of broadsheet paper ... we have passed the dump ... as for the details, it is worth pointing out that Merrimack's coal plant shifted to two (2) 4 oil generators. I wonder if this is why crude oil production hit record highs in July...

Elections Have Consequences XXV

Where was our CodeRED? For over 4 years Newtown has a CodeRED system. The town tells residents it exists for emergencies and points to things like missing persons, wildfires, and criminal activity as the kinds of incidents it is meant to address. Yet we had no CodeRED for Kateri Doty, no CodeRED for the brush fires, and no CodeRED for yesterday’s manhunt with police and tracking dogs moving through our backyards. That is not one oversight. That is a pattern. Under sleepy Bruce Walczak, the town has an emergency notification system that never seems to get used when actual emergencies happen. Whether or not Bruce physically sends the alert himself is beside the point. If the system is not being used, if residents are left hearing about dangerous situations from Facebook and the neighbors’ kids instead of from their own government, then that failure belongs to him. Newtown residents should not have to guess when there is a public safety issue unfolding around them. If Bruce Walcz"zzz"ak cannot make sure an emergency alert system is used for emergencies, then what exactly is he doing?

State Police Seeking Two Evading Responsibility For Incident

So your counterpoint is that The Bee prints the same number of pages regardless of how much content appears in it. If that is true, then I stand corrected. I actually doubt that is the case.

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