Police reports covering Newtown, Conn., for the period of July 11-23, 2019.

FAITH Food Pantry will be open Saturday, July 27, from 10 am until noon. This special session comes after the nonecumenical food pantry was unable to open for two weeks while paving work had been ongoing at St Rose of Lima Church's parking lot.

State police said this week they have arrested a Garner Correctional Institution correction officer, charging her with making a false statement and with two counts of bringing unauthorized items into a prison, in connection with her alleged romantic relationship with a male inmate at the high-security facility at 50 Nunnawauk Road. All three charges are Class A misdemeanors.

Following discussion at a July 18 public hearing, Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) members approved some changes to vehicle parking regulations as they specifically apply to a veterinary medicine complex now under construction at 94 South Main Street.

Following extensive discussion at a July 18 public hearing, Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) members in a 4-to-1 vote modified an existing special zoning permit for a controversial proposal to increase the number of rental apartment buildings planned at Covered Bridge Apartments in Hawleyville.

Given the information Legislative Council Ordinance Committee Chairman Ryan Knapp has amassed as he shepherded the local ordinance while keeping a close eye on similar actions in Hartford, he has issued a release to The Newtown Bee that unpacks a lot of details on both initiatives.

About 30 minutes into a July 23 Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) information session related to a permit renewal for a water skiing slalom course on Lake Zoar, it became clear that most attendees were enthusiastically supporting the measure.

Fire reports for Newtown, Conn. for the period of July 18-25, 2019.