The Newtown Police Department is seeking public comments about its performance as a law enforcement agency as it pursues reaccreditation by the Connecticut Police Officers Standards and Training Council (POSTC).

To publicly recognize and grant awards to its volunteer members whose performance has been exemplary, Hook & Ladder Company, No 1, also known as Newtown Hook & Ladder, on Sunday, August 19, held a ceremony in their honor.

School officials are promising answers and action after a number of parents came forward at an August 14 Board of Education meeting to detail concerns they had about district Special Education practices.

The somewhat expedited process of getting a funding authorization for a new police headquarters on the November 6 ballot is progressing favorably and is just a few steps away from meeting the deadline for filing with the Connecticut Secretary of the State’s office.

Following discussion at an August 16 public hearing, Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members unanimously approved the construction of an 8,300-square-foot industrial building at Curtis Corporate Park in Sandy Hook.

Following discussion at an August 16 session, Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members unanimously endorsed bonding $14.8 million to convert an existing commercial building at 191 South Main Street (Route 25) into a new police headquarters.

Newtown’s Emergency Communications Director Maureen Will was among the first volunteers to offer the local dispatch center as a test site for a brand new 911 emergency text system that was being developed. That system was formally rolled out statewide this week.

The First Selectman's Office has issued work zone alerts to help residents avoid traffic backups over the next few days.