Newtown Public Schools will be closed “until further notice” starting Monday, March 16, as announced by the superintendent on March 13. Read the superintendent's full message to district staff and families here.

Governor Ned Lamont has ordered the state law requiring schools to be in session for at least 180 days to be modified, effectively waiving the guideline by executive order.

continues to receive word of cancellations and postponements in light of COVD-19. Organizers are encouraged to contact Associate Editor Shannon Hicks at

More than 20 firefighters from four local volunteer fire companies responded mid-afternoon on Monday, March 9, to a pesky brush fire fanned by a steady breeze blowing across a steep hill overlooking Farrell Road in Hawleyville.

Support groups for the week of March 13-19, as well as monthly listings.

UPDATE: The March 19 Planning & Zoning Commission public hearing has been canceled. || The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) has rescheduled a public hearing on a developer’s proposal for a 14,000-square-foot retail center at 32 Berkshire Road (Route 34), near Exit 11 of Interstate 84.

The new owners of The Inn at Newtown property at 19 Main Street said this week that they plan to renovate the long-closed historic building that stands on the 3.002-acre site and put it back into service a restaurant, bar, lounge, and banquet hall.

The Connecticut Department of Correction is suspending all social visits to its facilities across the state effective Friday, March 13, 2020.

There is plenty to read at newtownbee.com, but so much more information to be found in print.