Town Players of Newtown announces the suspension of productions at The Little Theater for the 2020 season.

Health District Director Donna Culbert has notified

The Connecticut State Police was awarded national accreditation on March 21, 2020, by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.

As Newtown's Health District saw local coronavirus positive cases climb to 64, the community's Human Services Director released an updated version of a COVID-19 Resource Guide, and State Rep Mitch Bolinsky updated local students about AP testing.

A sparsely populated meeting room at the Municipal Center April 1 was the scene of an appropriately distanced Legislative Council meeting that included some high level discussion about the 2020-21 town and school district budget requests ahead of further planned deliberation on Wednesday, April 15.

Menu for Senior Center prepackaged meals pick up orders, April 20-23, 2020.

Following a walk-through of the new police headquarters site, April 9, Public Building & Site Commission Chairman Robert Mitchell gave a big thumbs up to those continuing to work on the project, albeit with protections to prevent any coronavirus contamination taking place.

A wind and rain storm on Monday resulted in multiple calls for emergency responders.

As a powerful weather system bringing rain and punishing wind gusts hit Newtown on Monday, April 13, the ongoing surge of Fairfield County COVID-19 positive cases included at least 60 now identified locally.

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