A developer’s proposal to construct a gas station/convenience store/eatery in Hawleyville Center that would be known as Hawleyville Station is scheduled for a Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) public hearing at 7:30 pm, Thursday, January 17, at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

The inaugural address of Governor Ned Lamont.

State Representative Mitch Bolinsky (R-Newtown) hosted a community-wide Legislative Listening Session on Monday, January 7, at C.H. Booth Library.

Newtown Action Alliance recently received a generous donation from Representative Elizabeth Esty.

Following a brief outage of 911 emergency communications overnight that affected numerous Connecticut communities including Newtown, local Director of Emergency Communications Maureen Will is reminding residents to post and familiarize themselves with the local 911 switchboard’s direct contact number.

Danbury police seek help in finding Joshua McLean, considered an endangered youth.

Newtown Public Schools will have a two hour delay on Tuesday, January 8, due to the weather. The announcement was made Tuesday morning.

The Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) is scheduled to conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, January 9, on a requested wetlands protection permit for a major industrial/commercial complex proposed for a sprawling site in Hawleyville, near Exit 9 of Interstate 84. The meeting is slated to start at 7:30 pm at Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) members on Wednesday, January 9, are scheduled to take action on remedies to be implemented by a plant nursery to correct a wide range of wetlands violations at its Huntingtown Road and Meadowbrook Road growing areas. The IWC session is slated to start at 7:30 pm at Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Two meetings of the Fairfield Hills Master Plan Review Committee take place in January, focusing on private sector uses, including commercial, mixed use (housing over commercial), and housing.