Botsford Fire Rescue members will open their fire station at 315 South Main Street to the public on Saturday, November 4. "We'd like the public to come in and meet us, see the apparatus, tour the fire...

The dispatchers at Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:Thursday, October 26: 1:15 pm, wires down, 9 Georges Hi...

The Newtown Bee circulated a questionnaire and request for photos from all but the First Selectman candidates on the November 7 municipal election ballot, so voters can familiarize themselves with...

Newtown Forest Association (NFA), a private land trust, has issued a call for volunteers. Enjoy time exploring NFA properties, which members inspect annually. "We do these inspections for many reasons...

According to the latest update from town officials, residents are regaining their electrical supplies and roads continue to reopen following the strong rain and wind storm that moved through the regio...

Newtown Public Schools will be closed Monday, October 30, due to road closures. The announcement was made early Monday morning.

This story has been updated to include rainfall totals as of 10 pm Sunday and peak wind gusts, as supplied by the WCSU Weather Center. * * * * * A rain system that stalled over the region on Sund...

Even with the cessation of rain and lessening of winds, more Eversource customers in Newtown were without power and more of the town's roads were partially or totally blocked with downed wires or tree...

After the C.H. Booth Library's most recent director, Karen Tatarka, left in July of this year to return to her role as director of the Weston Public Library, Newtown has been faced again with the task...