The Board of Selectmen spent about 30 minutes during its regular meeting, January 7, hearing about all the exciting community and economic development happenings going on around Newtown in 2018.

Following lengthy review during the past several months, Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) members have approved a wetlands/watercourses protection permit for Planters’ Choice LLC, a Huntingtown Road plant nursery at which a wide range of environmental violations were found last spring.

Police Chief James Viadero this week updated Police Commission members on the progress of plans to convert and expand a vacant office building on South Main Street for use as a new police station.

Dawn Gerrity had been meaning to have the leaking, rotted roof on her house fixed for quite a long time.

Police reports covering Newtown, Conn., for the period of December 27, 2018-January 8, 2019.

Fire calls and their responders in Newtown, Conn., for the period of January 3-9, 2019.

The Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) has rescheduled its initial public hearing on a requested wetlands/watercourses protection permit for a major industrial/commercial complex proposed for a sprawling site in Hawleyville, near Exit 9 of Interstate 84.

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.