The town's ongoing review of Hunters Ridge, a mixed-use complex combining 224 rental apartments and more than 55,000 square feet of commercial space that is proposed for a 35-acre site at 79 Church Hi...

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Fairfield County ahead of an approaching snow storm.The Newtown Bee will monitor and report on the storm, the third nor'easter ...

Town Clerk Debbie Aurelia Halstead, municipal IT Director Al Miles, and GIS Specialist Kevin Dunkin recently gathered to demonstrate a new system being launched that will enable residents and other in...

A group of Girl Scouts met with First Selectman Daniel Rosenthal outside Newtown Municipal Center on March 6, when he shared a proclamation recognizing Girl Scout Day, just ahead of Girl Scout Week, w...

State police report they received a call about 7:07 pm on March 2 from Garner Correctional Institution, the state's high-security prison at 50 Nunnawauk Road, informing them that a prisoner there had ...

The Resiliency Center of Newtown announces a six session parent group that will focus on the social and emotional needs of tweens and teens (ages 12-18). The group will be facilitated by Suzanne Arnon...

The Resiliency Center of Newtown (RCN) was recently awarded two $15,000 Community Impact Grants from New York Life. The funding will help the community service nonprofit formed in the months after 12/...

A malfunctioning electric space heater caught fire and partially melted, causing a smoke condition within a single-family house on Toddy Hill Road on the night of Sunday, March 4, fire officials said....

SUV Into Barrier State police report that at about 8:06 am on March 3, motorist Caidan Smith, 29, of Brookfield, who was driving a 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV on Interstate 84's Exit 11 on-ramp, st...

A single-family home was heavily damaged by fire Friday night, as all five of Newtown's fire companies responded to 107 Great Quarter Road following a report of a heavy smoke condition in the area.The...