Garner Correctional Institution Warden Amonda Hannah met with members of the town’s Public Safety Committee on March 3, updating them on activities at the state Department of Correction’s (DOC) 260,100-square-foot high-security facility at 50 Nunnawauk Road.

Within about an hour’s time late Friday, March 13, Newtown First Selectman Dan Rosenthal and Governor Ned Lamont both briefed the press on updates in the face of the COVID-19 virus situation.

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.