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School Board Postpones CIP Decision Again

By Eliza Hallabeck
Published: September 04, 2015 12:00 am
For the second meeting in a row, the Board of Education postponed a decision on its five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) on Tuesday, September 1. A decision is expected during the board’s next sch...

Erardi Comments On SBAC Results, Seen As "Baseline" Data

By Eliza Hallabeck
Published: September 04, 2015 12:00 am
Superintendent of Schools Joseph V. Erardi, Jr, responded to the state’s release of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) exam results on August 28, by calling the results “baseline data.”...

School Board Approves Phase 6 Of SHES Project

By Eliza Hallabeck
Published: September 04, 2015 12:00 am
Geralyn Hoerauf of Diversified Project Management presented the sixth phase of the new Sandy Hook Elementary School building project before the Board of Education during its meeting on Tuesday, Septem...

Superintendent Delivers Enrollment Update

By Eliza Hallabeck
Published: September 04, 2015 12:00 am
During the Board of Education’s meeting on Tuesday, September 1, Superintendent of Schools Joseph V. Erardi, Jr, shared updated enrollment data. Dr Erardi compared enrollment information from the last...

Police Commission Rejects NHS Request For Oakview Road Access

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: September 04, 2015 12:00 am
Following lengthy discussion at a September 1 session, Police Commission members, serving as the local traffic authority, rejected a request from Newtown High School officials to allow limited staff a...

Interviews Slated For Police Chief Candidates

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: September 04, 2015 12:00 am
Police Commission Chairman Paul Mangiafico said this week that the town’s search for a person to replace Michael Kehoe as police chief is proceeding well. “It’s going very well,” Mr Mangiafico said at...

Fire Reports, August 27-September 2, 2015

Published: September 03, 2015 12:00 am
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, August 27:  9:14 am, public s...

Police Reports August 15-September 2, 2015

Published: September 03, 2015 12:00 am
Interstate Crash While traveling east on Interstate 84 at about 6:35 pm on August 27, motorist Roger Mavrides, 59, of Canton, Mass., who was driving a 2010 BMW, struck the rear end of a 2005 Merc...