The new Fairfield Hills Master Plan Review Committee had its first meeting of the year at the Newtown Senior Center on the evening of January 9.

Following the departure of Senior Center Director Marilyn Place in late December, The Newtown Bee has learned that Newtown Social Services Director Ann LoBosco and Newtown Center for Support and Wellness Director Jennifer Crane are also departing their positions in the coming weeks.

A Connecticut Superior Court judge has ruled that families of the victims killed on 12/14 will be able to review the financial documents of the conspiracy theory site Infowars, which has called the shooting a hoax.

Six months after After Apple, Spotify, Twitter, Facebook, and other media companies banned Infowars, a program produced by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who was among a vocal minority denying 12/14 ever happened, was notified the Roku entertainment streaming service was dropping the program channel from its lineup.

Fire reports covering Newtown, Conn., for the period of January 10-16, 2019.

Following recent resident uproar on social media pertaining to an alleged incident of a car passing a stopped school bus, The Newtown Bee sought information regarding bus stop protocols for drivers and students.

Ambulance calls in Newtown, Conn., for the period of December 27, 2018-January 17, 2019, as reported by the dispatchers at Newtown Emergency Communications Center.

The fed shutdown has come home to roost in Newtown, affecting local businesses. But it appears assistance is on the way as state and federal political leaders push for compensation assistance for Connecticut's out of work government employees and service members.

On January 11, First Selectmen Dan Rosenthal hosted a special Listening Session at the Newtown Senior Center to hear senior feedback and welcomed a turnout of more than 50 residents.

The Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission conducted its first meeting of the new year on the evening of January 10.