The Newtown Bee is seeking residents to take part in semi-regular conversations throughout the year. Five to six people will be selected for each session of The Community Buzz, responding to a single-subject question selected by our newsroom and sharing thoughts on that subject with each other.

The Legislative Council held the final public hearing of the 2019-20 budget process March 20, drawing only two residents representing the 20,000-plus local taxpayers.

Calls for Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps for the period of March 14-20, 2019.

Water & Sewer Authority (WSA) members have unanimously approved an update to the town’s Water Pollution Control Plan, the document that describes the town’s strategy for controlling surface water and groundwater pollution.

The Connecticut Supreme Court’s March 14 decision to allow a lawsuit to proceed against the manufacturer, distributor, and seller of the assault-style rifle that was used to kill 26 people in December 2012 at Sandy Hook School has drawn many comments.

Visitors to the second floor Reference area of C.H. Booth Library will be seeing a brand new resource that is aimed at promoting public health and educating patrons about a new research program on precision medicine.

The Board of Selectmen have approved transfers to pay for several infrastructure improvements and related hardware that were initiated by the town outside the original scope of the community center/senior center project budget.

Newtown’s Department of Public Works (DPW) could be looking at as much as a quarter-million dollar surplus in its winter maintenance account as long as the town is not hit with one or more spring snowfalls.

Fire reports for Newtown, Conn. for the period of March 14-20, 2019.