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Council Rejects Forming FOI Panel, Prefers Direct Contact

By John Voket
Published: June 02, 2016 12:00 am
Absent the Legislative Council member who suggested the idea, Councilman Ryan Knapp's colleagues rejected forming a proposed freedom of information advisory board, reserving the opportunity to revisit...

Deceased Police Officer's Name Added To 9/11 Memorial

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: June 02, 2016 12:00 am
The name of Newtown police officer Stephen Ketchum, who died on March 15, has been cut into a polished black granite wall at the 9/11 Responders Remembered Park in Nesconset, N.Y. The family o...

Memorial Day Commemoration: 'A Day For Reconciliation'

By Alissa Silber
Published: June 01, 2016 12:00 am
On Memorial Day, a crowd of veterans, state dignitaries and community members gathered under the pavilion on the grounds of Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 308 to remember and pay their respects t...

Caucuses Reveal Consensus Behind 106th District Candidates

By John Voket
Published: May 31, 2016 12:00 am
Unless a petitioning resident or interested local independent candidate surfaces in the coming weeks, it appears the race for the 106th state legislative district seat is on.The Newtown Bee that she w...

Flag Retirement Drive, June 1-13

Published: May 29, 2016 12:00 am
State Representatives Mitch Bolinsky (R-106), J.P. Sredzinski (R-112) and Dan Carter (R-2) and State Senator Tony Hwang (R-28) are sponsoring a flag retirement drive in cooperation with VFW Newtown Po...

Holiday Closings

Published: May 28, 2016 12:00 am
All town offices will be closed on Monday, May 30, in honor of Memorial Day . Newtown Senior Center, the schools, and C.H. Booth Library also will be closed. The transfer station on Ethan Allen Road w...

Disaster Relief Shelter Drill, Sunday At Health Club

Published: May 28, 2016 12:00 am
Club NewFit will conduct a mock Disaster Relief Shelter Drill this weekend. The event is scheduled for Sunday, May 29, from 3:30 to 6:30 pm, at the health and fitness club, 23 Commerce Road. Club NewF...

Newtown Poised To Save With Virtual Net Metering

By John Voket
Published: May 28, 2016 12:00 am
With the stroke of a pen wielded by Governor Dannel Malloy, Newtown can launch into a new era of energy generation using "virtual net metering." Upon the governor's signing of a pending bill that perm...