Fundraising efforts for a multipurpose turf field proposed for the back area of Newtown High School are well on their way thanks to a group effort. With some mo...
The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center, at 191 South Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:
Thursday, Janu...
The Legislative Council (LC) approved the town’s five-year 2022-23 through 2026-27 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) at its January 19 meeting, with only a few ame...
Struck Fence And Trailer
Newtown Police report Danxi Sun, 23, of Newtown, operating a 2018 Nissan RGE, was traveling northbound on Narragansett Trail at 10...
While preliminary state data shows that fewer building permits for new housing were granted in 2021 than in every year over the previous decade and further cont...
Newtown High School is set to launch a new book discussion group and members of the community are invited to join.
The first book discussion group meeting is se...
The Newtown High School girls’ basketball team pushed its winning streak up to eight games with victories over Masuk of Monroe and Stratford. The Nighthawks def...
After nearly a decade of exemplary service as a comfort dog in Newtown, Maggie the golden retriever has retired with her forever family and canine companion to ...
Newtown Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) continued the public hearing for an application proposing to build a mammoth warehouse distribution facility in Hawleyv...
January 31, 1997
First Selectman Bob Cascella figures next year’s town budget could be kept under $22 million, up just 2.7 percent over the current budget,...
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.