As voting continued at the different polling places around town, Hawley Elementary School offered breakfast options for "Donuts With Dads" to help promote voting before school on Tuesday, April 26.her...

Police report that they arrested a woman on a heroin possession charge at the police station on April 23, following an investigation in which they used their German shepherd to sniff for drug evidence...

The state Department of Transportation's (DOT) plans to reopen Silver Bridge to traffic have been delayed.a one-week closure. The bridge is now expected to reopen to traffic at about 3 pm on Tuesday, ...

Newtown High School Principal Lorrie Rodrigue has received a letter notifying her the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) has voted to award her school continued accreditation. The...

Refreshed after several days of travel and leading Newtown's Team 26 activist cycling contingent on its fourth ride from Sandy Hook to Washington, DC, organizer Monte Frank reflected on the growing nu...

On Friday, April 22, police arrested a male Newtown High School student, charging him with three counts of possessing or transmitting child pornography by a minor, police said. The charge is a Class A...

A controversial proposal to construct a Tractor Supply store at 116 South Main Street (State Route 25) has been rescheduled for an Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) public hearing on Wednesday, May 11....

Following separate closed deliberation sessions and secret balloting April 18, both which may have Freedom of Information implications, Newtown's Board of Ethics recommended local selectmen consider a...

School district Business Director Ron Bienkowski told the Board of Education at its meeting on Tuesday, April 19, the current financial situation is a "break even." The school board later unanimously ...