Fire reports for Newtown, Conn. for the period of February 20-26, 2020.

Police reports for Newtown, Conn. for the period of February 18-25, 2020.

Following technical review at a February 26 session, Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) members approved a wetlands/watercourses protection permit for a construction project that would provide vehicular access through a wetland to an Edmond Road site, where future industrial development is planned.

While the per capita ownership of electric vehicles (EVs) in Fairfield County is still fractional compared to vehicles powered by fossil fuel, 2019 still showed a measurable increase in the ownership of these clean driving cars in Connecticut — and in Newtown.

While local initiatives to enhance Newtown’s “walkability” status with the development and installation of sidewalks has brought miles of new paved surfaces to the center of town, Borough of Newtown leaders have determined there are still more than a dozen strategic areas that could benefit from similar attention.

Governor Ned Lamont announced February 28 that the Connecticut Department of Public Health’s laboratory in Rocky Hill is now fully capable of conducting diagnostic testing for the coronavirus disease.

Support groups for February 28-March 5, 2020, plus monthly listings.

Hear what local and state officials had to say after Gov Lamont effectively gave up February 19 on Senate Democrats ever calling a promised vote on truck tolls.

The Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA) will be requiring local homeowners and businesses in Newtown along with other communities in its jurisdiction to separate out qualified glass containers starting in June.