For the second time within a month, the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) will be asked to approve the location for a gas station proposed for Hawleyville Center.
A...
The Board of Education heard a hopeful report at its meeting on February 19, when Director of Business Ron Bienkowski explained that due to an estimate for the ...
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It never ceases to amaze me how the ring of the phone, a split second event, or a spontaneous decision can decisively alter our intended course of action. It ha...
NOTE (Monday, March 4, 2019): This story has been updated with cancellation and delayed opening information received this morning. Those notes have been added t...
In an impressive postseason follow-up to their South-West Conference championship Newtown High School’s cheerleading team placed second in the state championshi...
Newtown Public Schools will be closed Monday, March 4, due to the weather.
The school district's staff offices will open at 10:30 am.
The announcement was made ...
At a special meeting of the Borough Board of Burgesses held on February 26, the candidates for 14 elected borough offices in the May 6 Borough of Newtown electi...
MERIDEN — Two state police officers, who have commanded the Troop A Barracks in Southbury in the past, on February 22 were promoted to command staff positions d...
It appears that enthusiasm for hosting an annual Relay for Life in Newtown has run its course.
For only the second time since the community began holding the la...
Penny,
Thank you for sharing Jack's and your life story. We were moved,Jack was an exceptional person.
Lots of love to you and your wonderful family.
Pat and Julie D'Onofrio
Thank you! BOE budget items lurk in the shadows. Many programs we fund are often dreamed up by the State and pushed down to the districts to implement.
Schools could be consolidated here as enrollment decreases. And some 'luxury' programs should be trimmed. Downsizing administrators and support staff should be considered as well. And a 'few hundred' dollars on top of inflation is a bridge too far.