Members of the Newtown High School Class of 2019 graduated during a commencement ceremony held at Western Connecticut State University’s O’Neill Center on June 11.

At the quarterly meeting of the Public Safety Committee for Garner Correctional Institution on Tuesday, June 4, committee members met the prison’s new warden — Amonda Hannah.

Dispatchers at Newtown Emergency Communications Center, and members of Newtown Police Department, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and the town’s five volunteer fire companies are all asking residents and business owners to assist them, by clearly marking their property to make it easier to find in the event of an emergency.

Local volunteers promote reduced plastic use, healthier environment with 'Skip the Straw.'

UPDATE: The young man has been found, and is safe, according to a town official who spoke with The Newtown Bee. || Newtown Police Department is asking for the public to keep an eye out for a 20-year-old Newtown resident who went missing Saturday morning. A CodeRED alert has been issued, with Newtown Emergency Communications Director Maureen Will saying the male is autistic. 

Several dozen elected and appointed local officials were joined by counterparts from other neighboring communities and those aspiring to some level of public service May 30 as Newtown hosted a Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) workshop on “How to Run Legal and Effective Public Meetings.”

As the 2019 State Legislative session drew toward a close at midnight June 5, a review of specific initiatives saw Newtown’s delegation had each fought hard and contributed their personal due diligence to a diverse array of proposed bills.

Newtown Police and Garner staff members took part in the June 7 Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, June 7.

There were many moving statements during a June 2 #WearOrange rally at Newtown Middle School hosted by Sandy Hook Promise before hundreds of participants took to the streets for a brief march.