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'Large Quantity' Prescription Pills & Controlled Substances: Four Charges For Local Juvenile

Published: July 27, 2018 12:00 am

A Newtown juvenile was stopped while driving on Church Hill Road late Wednesday evening and subsequently arrested with four serious drug-related charges.a post on Newtown Police Department's Facebook ...

Officials Anticipating Up To $150,000 Municipal Budget Surplus

By John Voket

Published: July 27, 2018 12:00 am

Robust parks, permit, and other municipal service fees, along with twice the anticipated revenue from police special duty service contracts in the 2017-18 budget, are adding up to what Town Finance Di...

Eversource Worker Injured

Published: July 27, 2018 12:00 am

Eversource spokesman Frank Poirot said that an Eversource electrical line worker was injured on Wednesday, July 25, while working on a line near 35 Cherry Street in Sandy Hook. At 4:10 pm, Sandy Hook ...

Local Household Hazardous Waste Collections Planned; Brookfield Event Saturday

Published: July 26, 2018 12:00 am

Newtown has already hosted this year's HRRA Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Day, but residents can take advantage of similar events being held in two local towns this year. The next event is schedu...

Auto Thief Seizes Opportunity, Steals Sedan At Wheels Gas Station

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: July 26, 2018 12:00 am

Police report that the latest local theft of an unsecured auto occurred about 7:42 am on Thursday, July 26, at Wheels gas station/convenience store at 67 Church Hill Road. Police said that a white mal...

Town Police Arrest Three As Part Of Statewide Warrant Sweep

Published: July 25, 2018 12:00 am

Newtown police said that after several months of planning, more than 90 municipal, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in the state conducted a "statewide warrant sweep operation" on July 18, ...

Steel Frame Outlines Community/Senior Center's Shape

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: July 21, 2018 12:00 am

Stepping out of his office atÃÂ Newtown Municipal Center the morning of July 17, First Selectman Dan Rosenthal looked across the street toward rising steel. Beams traced an outline of what will ...

Expanded Sandy Hook Sewage Pumping Capacity Planned

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: July 20, 2018 12:00 am

Water & Sewer Authority (WSA) members are reviewing equipment improvements planned to be made at the Sandy Hook Center sewage pump station at a 5-A Glen Road so that the facility can meet the wastewat...

Rosenthal Talks Timing For Police Headquarters Referendum

By John Voket

Published: July 20, 2018 12:00 am

The first public discussion of timing leading up to a planned November referendum to seek funding for a new police headquarters surfaced during First Selectman Dan Rosenthal's report at a special Boar...

Hunters Ridge Reserves Sewage Capacity

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: July 20, 2018 12:00 am

Following discussion at a July 12 Water & Sewer Authority (WSA) session, WSA members unanimously endorsed an agreement with development firm 79 Church Hill Road LLC that creates a "temporary hold" on ...

Antique Boggs Hill Road Home Heavily Damaged By Fire

Seeking Newtown’s First Baby Of 2026

Fire Companies Help Santa Deliver Gifts To Hundreds Of Homes

Hawleyville Restaurant Delivers On Promise Of Free Christmas Meals For Local Families

Happy (Early) Birthday America!

We love Papa Al’s both for take out and sit down. We’d highly recommend!

Dining Guide: Papa Al’s — Pizza, Pasta, And Subs

My darling, You were the best GRANDmother a child could ask for. You created so many great memories & traditions that I have passed down to your Great grandchildren. You brought joy into every room you stepped into. Your laughter, singing, whistling and the signature Rockettes high kicks, is something I will always hold in my heart. There was something about walking into your home and being greeted by your beautiful face. *kiss on each check* followed by HELLOOOOOO Darling! The classical music playing softly in the background and your love and comfort made your home, a safe space. Somewhere, where love knew no boundaries. It was so much more than a home. I aim for the same in my home, and play the classic music 24/7, but it will never be the same. I pray I can be 1/4 of GRAND, you put in GRANDmother. You were so resilient. You found the positive in every situation. I look up to you so much. I remember begging Mom and Dad for years to change my name to “Carmen”. They didn’t officially change my name, but eventually started calling me “Carmenita” as I am a little you. THE HONOR. You were there for me, no matter the day or hour. You were always the one who would talk me through whatever hard situation I was going through. When my baby passed away, I refused to talk to anyone for 3 weeks. Except for you. You said to me “Better days are coming, babes. There’s always a rainbow after the storm”. Of course, you were right, because you are GRAND. I picture you in heaven dancing and laughing with him. Uncle Jay playing the money game with him. To know you are with your children again & with mine does bring me some joy. Twas the night before Christmas & New Year’s Eve, will never be the same. Another tradition you created. A memory that will last forever. Not just with me, but for generations to come. It may not be the same, but we won’t let it die. It will live on, in your name. To be your first GRANDchild was a blessing. I could write an entire book about you & all the amazing things about you. Even though we were robbed of time together & it makes me angry, I know I will see you again. This isn’t a goodbye, but a “see you later”. Just like we ended every phone call. Ciao, darling. I love you. MWAH MWAH! Love your GRANDchild, Kimberly aka Carmenita

Carmen Accashian

Unfortunately, I think this is likely to get worse, not better... Based on both public comments and private conversations, I’m increasingly concerned that our newly elected First Selectman intends not just to install these cameras, but to expand their use for full-blown enforcement and fines. Try getting a straight answer out of him about the long-term plan and you quickly realize how vague the responses become. Tyler is absolutely right to raise the privacy issue. These systems don’t just “catch speeders” — they quietly build a database of where we drive, when we drive, and who is in our vehicles. Once that infrastructure is in place, it becomes very easy to justify expanding its scope: more cameras, more locations, more uses, and eventually more automated enforcement. If Newtown is going down this road, residents deserve clear, written answers to some basic questions before anything is expanded: What limits will be placed on how and where cameras are used? Will footage and plate data be used only for speed enforcement, or for other investigations too? How long will data be stored, and who can access it? What safeguards will prevent vendors and individuals from abusing this information? Without firm, enforceable rules in place, “just a few cameras to slow traffic” can turn into something very different over time. I support safe roads — but not at the cost of unchecked surveillance and vague promises from our leaders. You try getting straight answers out of our First Selectman, myself and others have not been able to...

Discusses Traffic Cameras

I had to hold back a laugh at the idea that 7:30 pm is apparently such a late-night hardship that we’re already talking about moving meetings earlier. For a lot of residents, 7:30 is the earliest they can realistically get to Town Hall after work, family obligations, and the rest of real life. Shifting BOS meetings to 7:00 might make the calendar look tidier for those in the building, but it makes participation harder for the people who pay for the building. If the new First Selectman’s week is already booked solid and evening meetings feel like a strain, that’s not a reason to move the goalposts on public access—it's a reminder that the job is supposed to be demanding. Public service means accommodating the public, even when it’s inconvenient.

Walczak Adjusts To New Role, First Board Meeting

Real people were just in a frightening car accident. To immediately frame their misfortune as rhetorical ammunition against new housing — affordable housing included — feels less like concern for “health and safety” and more like opportunistically using a scary moment to support a pre-existing position. If we’re going to debate this proposal, we should do it honestly: with data on traffic volume, accident history, engineering recommendations, and the town’s housing needs, not by seizing on a single crash as proof that 300 apartments are inherently unsafe. Newtown deserves a thoughtful, fact-based conversation about growth, safety, and affordability — one that doesn’t turn other people’s bad day into a political talking point.

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'Large Quantity' Prescription Pills & Controlled Substances: Four Charges For Local Juvenile

Officials Anticipating Up To $150,000 Municipal Budget Surplus

Eversource Worker Injured

Local Household Hazardous Waste Collections Planned; Brookfield Event Saturday

Auto Thief Seizes Opportunity, Steals Sedan At Wheels Gas Station

Town Police Arrest Three As Part Of Statewide Warrant Sweep

Steel Frame Outlines Community/Senior Center's Shape

Expanded Sandy Hook Sewage Pumping Capacity Planned

Rosenthal Talks Timing For Police Headquarters Referendum

Hunters Ridge Reserves Sewage Capacity