Driving through town has been more complicated than usual during recent months as a half-dozen road projects have been underway, creating challenges both for those doing the road work and for motorists traveling through the construction areas.

There is a new plan in place for a proposed skating rink to be added to the NYA Sports & Fitness complex at Fairfield Hills. Rink developers, as well as NYA representatives, are hopeful of groundbreaking in April and for the rink to be in operation by the end of July.

A handful of bell ringing opportunities have opened up for the Newtown chapter of Salvation Army, including two for tomorrow.

Air conditioning projects for Hawley Elementary School’s multipurpose room and Newtown Middle School’s cafeteria were approved, along with a lightning protection system project for Sandy Hook Elementary School, by the Board of Education at its meeting on December 4.

The Newtown Fund is making one final appeal for support ahead of December 15, when the annual Adopt-A-Family event will culminate in Depot Day.

While sale closings in real estate transactions typically are carried out with little fanfare, in order to note its municipal significance, the sale closing on the abutting South Main Street/Pecks Lane properties, which comprise the site for the planned new police station, was held before an audience in the Council Chambers at Newtown Municipal Center on November 30.

Fire reports covering Newtown, Conn., for the period of November 29-December 6, 2018.

After a thorough investigation, police have determined that the sighting of a “gun” which was reported at the Western Connecticut State University Visual and Performing Arts Center on November 20 was actually a portable light stand.

Residents gathered near loved ones and fellow community members to stand witness to three annual tree lighting ceremonies November 30, December 1, and December 2 at Ram Pasture, Sandy Hook Center, and Barnabas Plaza. The events annually begin the holiday season in Newtown.