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Proposed Settlement Reached In Lanza Estate Lawsuits

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: August 03, 2015 12:00 am
The 16 plaintiffs in lawsuits that were filed earlier this year against the estate of Nancy Lanza would receive nearly $94,000 each in a proposed settlement of those legal claims. The lawsuits stem fr...

Officer Penna Back In The Saddle For Police Bicycle Patrol

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: August 03, 2015 12:00 am
As part of its community policing program, the police department has resumed its warm-weather bicycle patrols, with Officer Leonard Penna monitoring central sections of town while traveling on a mount...

Sandy Hook Fire Substation Expansion Hearing Set For August 6

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: August 01, 2015 12:00 am
A proposal to more than double the size of the Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company’s fire substation at 249 Berkshire Road (Route 34) is scheduled for public discussion at a Planning and Zoning...

Agency Finds Condo Complex Won't Threaten Aquifer

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: July 30, 2015 12:00 am
The Aquifer Protection Agency (APA) this week endorsed an aquifer protection planning report for the 74-unit River Walk at Sandy Hook Village condominium complex, which is proposed for the west side o...

Rand-Whitney Proposes Factory Expansion

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: July 30, 2015 12:00 am
A local firm that produces packaging materials is seeking two zoning variances from the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) as part of its proposal for a major expansion of its factory in a M-1 (Industrial)...

Fire Reports, July 23-30, 2015

Published: July 30, 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, June 23: 5:14 pm, wires down, ...

Police Reports, July 16-28, 2015

Published: July 30, 2015 12:00 am
DUI Case At about 1:23 am on July 24, police were called to the town-owned Eichler’s Cove Marina at 11 Old Bridge Road on Lake Zoar because a man there had become involved in an argument with a s...

Police Planning Crosswalk Enforcement Project

Published: July 30, 2015 12:00 am
In August, police plan to conduct a crosswalk enforcement project in the town center to raise public awareness about the state law that requires motorists to yield to pedestrians standing in marked cr...

Change Of Zone Sought For South Main Retail Proposal

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: July 30, 2015 12:00 am
The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Thursday, August 6, on a major retailer’s proposal for a change of zone for a 8.19-acre site at 116 South Main Street,...