The Board of Selectmen on January 3 unanimously endorsed amending the current year's authorized Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) allocations to position enough funding to complete a unique open space pr...

The first snow of 2017 brought a little more accumulation than what the National Weather Service had been predicting for Newtown, but it still was not enough to create too many issues for residents. I...

Superintendent of Schools Joseph V. Erardi, Jr, shared with the Board of Education what he said is a responsible budget that allows the district to both maintain and "move forward" at its meeting on T...

After having worked 24 years at the police department, the Police Commission has promoted Aaron Bahamonde, 45, from the position of administrative sergeant to that of lieutenant, marking his entry int...

The radio dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders: Thursday, December 29: 9:46 pm, motor ve...

Often struggling throughout the year, community center planners and town officials succeeded in 2016 in bringing the project closer to construction. By year's end, the Public Building and Site Commiss...