Following lengthy discussion at an October 11 session, Borough Zoning Commission (BZC) members unanimously approved a 72-bed assisted-living complex for a 3.97-acre site at 37 Church Hill Road (Route ...

The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) is scheduled to conduct three public hearings in connection with a nonprofit group's proposal to create an animal sanctuary at a 34-acre site off Old Farm Road...

Rock of Angels, the stone monument in the small field behind St John's Episcopal Church, is going on another road trip.The Newtown Bee on Monday, October 16.A Point Of Contention installed and ded...

Fire Marshal Rich Frampton is offering the public some Halloween fire safety tips to make trick-or-treating safe for those who participate on Halloween, Tuesday, October 31. The National Fire Preventi...

Ginny Wolcott enjoyed the sunny, 70-degree weather at Ferris Acres Creamery on Monday, October 2, with her dog Luther. The 5-year-old Labradoodle was all smiles after eagerly lapping up a Pup Cup of i...

After review of a new state law that automatically adds to municipal zoning regulations provisions that allow municipalities to regulate temporary health care structures, also known as "granny pods," ...

A review of crime statistics for the past five calendar years indicates that in 2016, Newtown had its lowest rate of burglaries and larcenies during that five-year period.Police Comment The statistic...

The dispatchers working at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South at 3 Main Street report these fire calls and the fire responders: Thursday, October 5: 12:25 pm, investiga...

Newtown Action Alliance and 125 other gun violence prevention organizations and allies have joined the Campaign Against Assault Weapons to ban #WeaponsOfWar in America.http://bit.ly/NationalVigil4LasV...

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Newtown Police Department will jointly sponsor a drug collection event from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, October 28, at the police station at 3 Main Stre...