Western Connecticut Council of Governments (WestCOG) is seeking public input as it finalizes an update to the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for the Housatonic Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and South Western Region MPO.

Newtown Police say a suspect of interest in a number of stolen vehicle cases has been apprehended after he reportedly dragged a Newtown officer, nearly crushing him against his own patrol unit, before temporarily escaping October 7.

The Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company has received word that its US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) competitive grant application has been approved, allowing the organization to acquire a range a firefighting equipment.

The new Newtown Community and Senior Center construction is on schedule as the building begins to take shape in Fairfield Hills.

C.H. Booth Library announced a new streaming program for its patrons through an e-mail announcement on September 25: “The world’s finest cinema now streaming with your library card,” the e-mail read.

Police reports covering Newtown, Conn. for the period of October 3-8, 2018

Lake proponents seek solutions to invasives in local waters.

Three of the town’s five volunteer fire companies — Dodgingtown, Botsford, and Sandy Hook — have taken delivery of new fire tankers to replace some aging tankers in their organizations.

Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) members at an October 4 public hearing again considered the commission’s proposal to create zoning rules that would provide a regulatory mechanism for allowing eateries at shopping centers to have drive-through window service.

Fire reports covering Newtown, Conn., for the period of October 4-10, 2018.