Selectman Maureen Crick Owen has agreed to be Newtown’s appointed liaison to a statewide COVID-19 Long Term Recovery initiative as state officials began outlining plans to phase reopening state colleges and universities. Read this and more in today's update.

Thirty-five Western Connecticut State University undergraduate art majors who are candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in 2020 are presenting their works in the Senior Portfolio Virtual Exhibition.

Thirty-five Western Connecticut State University undergraduate art majors who are candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in 2020 are presenting their works in the Senior Portfolio Virtual Exhibition.

With the help of their parents, students launched Teacher Appreciation Week with a surprise parade for a Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher.

Newtown Superintendent of Schools Dr Lorrie Rodrigue has provided a statement in response to school closure.

The Connecticut Education Association (CEA) applauds Governor Lamont for listening to public health experts in his decision to close schools for the remainder of this school year.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, he is ordering in-person classes at all K-12 public school facilities in Connecticut to remain canceled for the rest of the 2019-2020 academic year.

RIS teacher Cheryl McCaffrey is the 2020 Weller Excellence in Teaching Award recipient.

An op-ed submitted by CEA President Jeff Leake.

School district leaders are proposing to carry most or all of a COVID-19 related surplus into a non-lapsing fund - and use some to offset bonding for the Hawley School's HVAC project.