Newtown officials crossed a COVID-19 benchmark this week they had hoped never to see.

Connecticut's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority is siding with Newtown, Ridgefield, and New Fairfield on a recently filed legal brief requesting relief following extensive and protracted power outages after Tropical Storm Isaias early last month.

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Fire calls and their responders in Newtown, Conn., for the period of September 10 to September 16, 2020.

Calls for Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps for the period of September 10 to September 16, 2020.

Congresswoman Jahana Hayes, whose Congressional 5th District includes Newtown, has tested positive for COVID-19.

As recently as this week, state DOT crews have closed Interstate 84 off- or on-ramps as road work is completed. But that work may not always involve the ramp, frustrating at least one

Members of the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission (SHPMC) met via teleconference on September 10 to receive an update on the memorial project from First Selectman Dan Rosenthal and design firm SWA.