After months of surveys about a soon-to-be-built community center, the last of numerous public forums, a Saturday afternoon meeting stretching over three-and-a-half hours, several moti...

Lacking a quorum to conduct an official meeting February 9, the Legislative Council's Ordinance Committee decided to conduct a working group session with Town Finance Director Robert Tait as the panel...

The sound of live music joined the clang of free weights in the gym and the echoing shouts of basketball players on the courts at NYA Sports & Fitness Center one recent afternoon. Local musician Joe P...

Newtown is one of 15 communities that will receive funding under the latest round of Connecticut's Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) grants, which help underwrite infrastructure and capit...

When considering that they may be the first emergency services personnel to arrive at an urgent situation, town police are now equipped with an expanded set of medical tools to aid people in dire case...

With frigid temperatures expected this weekend in Connecticut, Eversource is carefully monitoring its electric and gas systems, and is ready to respond to any problems that may arise. As the electric ...

For generations, natural curiosity and a desire to explore all facets of the world around them have led young people to experiment. Parental values are tested and peer-pressure comes to a boil, just a...

The National Weather Service on Thursday issued a Special Statement, cautioning residents of southern Connecticut, as well as areas of New York and New Jersey, of the impending weather. The statement ...

On Friday, February 12, Town Attorney David L. Grogins clarified a statement he made at the Thursday, February 11 meeting of the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission (SHPMC) about why the High Mea...