Town Clerk Debbie Aurelia Halstead advises Newtown voters that absentee ballots are available Friday, October 4 for the Municipal Election to be held in Newtown on November 5, 2019.

After roughly a three-year process and a two-year evaluation, the Board of Education heard results and plans from an English language arts (ELA) study at its meeting on October 1.

Calls for Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps for the period of September 26-October 3, 2019.

Fire calls and their responders in Newtown, Conn., for the period of September 26-October 2, 2019.

Newtown residents are invited to join their First Selectman tomorrow afternono for an Autumn Walk & Talk event.

State Senator Tony Hwang applauds the passage of Tobbaco 21, which raises the age to purchase vaping and tobacco products to 21, but sees more work ahead if the growing health crisis is going to be stopped.

NOTE: This story has been updated to include comments from Monsignor Robert Weiss, senior pastor of St Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church. || More than 70 former or deceased Bridgeport Diocese clergy members are accused of sexual abuse, and three previous bishops are being harshly criticized for ignoring accusations and enabling accused clergy members to continue patters of abuse after being transferred.

State Representative Mitch Bolinsky is inviting constituents to join him this week for “Coffee & Conversation.”

New laws that went into effect this morning cover everything from an increased age for those allowed to purchase tobacco products to school security and tax relief for certain elderly homeowners, and beyond. State Representative Mitch Bolinsky reminds his constituents of some of the new laws, and how he voted on their acts.