The Town of Newtown on September 30 issued a statement concerning technical issues being experienced by the Public Works department and the transfer station office.

Due to the September 26-27 nor’easter, according to the statement, the department and station have been experiencing problems with the credit/debit card payment system and live phone lines.

The department’s main telephone line (203-270-4300) is only working for voicemail. Callers are asked to leave their name, a contact phone number, and the reason for their call as voicemails.

“The team will continue to monitor voicemails and act accordingly to each need to request,” according to the statement.

The transfer station is currently only accepting checks as payment for the Town-branded garbage bags or any other dumping fees.

Resident readers are reminded the Town-branded bags are also available at Big Y World Class Market, 6 Queen Street; Caraluzzi’s Newtown Market, 5 Queen Street; CVS, 6 Queen Street; Newtown Hardware, 61 Church Hill Road; Stop & Shop, 228 South Main Street; and Walgreens, 49 South Main Street.

Public Works employees and local firefighters were sent on many calls for trees and/or wires down Saturday, September 26, which closed some secondary roads until wires could be safely secured by Eversource crews. The most significant closures occurred around midday Saturday, when Dodgingtown Road/Route 302 was temporarily closed at Old Hawleyville Road; and then Sunday morning, when Berkshire Road/Route 34 was closed for a period near its intersection with Jordan Hill Road for a tree on primary wires there.

Most people took the advice of local officials, who had asked for the public to limit non-essential travel while the storm was in the area.

No storm-related injuries were reported, and no structures were reportedly damaged during the weather event.