Three members of the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission (SHPMC) joined First Selectmen Dan Rosenthal for the group’s monthly town meeting at the Municipal Center on the evening of August 8.

Town Planning Director George Benson said this week the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has given preliminary approval to the town’s proposal for a 1,500-foot-long driveway, which would extend from 6 Commerce Road, providing access to town land proposed for industrial development and to the planned Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary.

Newtown Police Department K-9 Officer Felicia Figol has been named the Connecticut Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for “exceptional service” by the American Legion of Connecticut.

Putting an end to rumors that the inclusion of mixed-use residential development at Fairfield Hills is a done deal, First Selectman Dan Rosenthal told The Newtown Bee this week that no decisions will be made until a public referendum on the subject is held next April.

A Newtown man was being held at the Bridgeport Correctional Center on August 15 on multiple charges stemming from a violent domestic dispute at his southern Newtown home on the morning of August 10.

Police reports for Newtown, Conn. for the period of July 29-August 13, 2019.

Readers may have noticed some slight changes to the website of The Newtown Bee, newtownbee.com, as of Monday morning, August 12.

Library Director hosts "Listening Sessions" to hear residents' thoughts, concerns about what the library has to offer.