The final public hearing on proposed 2019-20 municipal and school district budgets is slated for 7 pm on Wednesday, March 20, ahead of the Legislative Council taking up deliberations and eventually sending the spending plans for taxpayers’ endorsement or rejection to referendum April 23.

Ambulance calls in Newtown, Conn., for the period of March 7-13, 2019.

Fire reports for Newtown, Conn. for the period of March 7-12, 2019.

Police reports for Newtown, Conn. for the period of March 5-12, 2019.

The Newtown Bee is seeking residents to take part in semi-regular conversations throughout the year.

This Friday [March 15], the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee of the General Assembly will be holding a public hearing on Governor Lamont's proposed revenue budget and the Senate Democrat Leader's proposal to institute a statewide property tax and a statewide car tax.

HARTFORD — The Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday, March 14, ruled in favor of ten Sandy Hook families in their lawsuit against the manufacturer, distributor, and seller of the assault-style rifle used in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting, thus allowing that lawsuit to proceed in state Superior Court.

Newtown resident Rudy Magnan led a citizen-organized event called “A New Town Conversation” in the C.H. Booth Library’s Meeting Room on the evening of March 7. The two-hour discussion offered residents the opportunity to speak publicly with elected town and state officials about topics like new taxes, programs, and budgets.

At the request of the applicant, the Planning & Zoning Commission has postponed a public hearing on a vineyard/winery proposed for land off Pole Bridge Road in Sandy Hook.

Following their review of a Hawleyville proposal to construct what would be the largest industrial/office complex ever built locally, Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) members have unanimously rejected the project, turning down a requested wetlands/watercourses protection permit.