Just over two years since the devastating macroburst in town, the Board of Selectmen finally completed allocating $2,001,532 in FEMA disaster reimbursements that were distributed to the town about a month ago.

As Newtown businesses and facilities falling under Governor Ned Lamont’s Phase 1 reopening program begin to welcome customers and visitors, Heath District Director Donna Culbert is continuing to stress all the basic safe practice messages that have helped get the community to this threshold.

A food drive to benefit FAITH Food Pantry takes place at RIS, May 24.

CFMA and NFPA have safety tips for Memorial Day, as does our local fire marshal's office.

The C.H. Booth Library will have a library materials drop off day on Thursday, May 21.

The Town of Newtown offers guidance as parks and beach open up.

In a 5-1 vote at its latest meeting with member Matthew Mihalcik opposing, the Board of Finance agreed to permit the School District to tap its nonlapsing fund to cover the cost of the engineering phase of the Hawley School HVAC project.

The annual Friends of the C.H. Booth Library Book Sale has been canceled for 2020.

The latest release of state testing data on positive COVID-19 cases was something Newtown Health District Director Donna Culbert was not anticipating when she checked in May 18 and learned local positive virus cases had spiked to over 200.

Treadwell and Dickinson Parks will reopen to the public on May 20, though playgrounds will remain closed.