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Town's 12/14 Insurance Claims Pay $1.1 Million

By John Voket
Published: May 15, 2015 12:00 am
Town Finance Director Robert Tait released information to local officials recently detailing insurance claims paid by CIRMA — the Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency — Newtown’s provider of ...

Aggressive New 'Grandparent Scam' Reported In State

Published: May 15, 2015 12:00 am
HARTFORD — In a newly reported scam targeting older adults, callers demand money immediately to free a kidnapped relative and threaten physical harm to the relative if funds are not delivered, accordi...

Environmental Review Of River Walk Project Continues

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: May 15, 2015 12:00 am
Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) members are continuing their review of the environmental aspects of The River Walk At Sandy Hook Village, a 74-unit housing complex proposed for the west side of Washi...

Police Commission Reviews Stats From Accident-Prone Areas

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: May 15, 2015 12:00 am
Police Commission members, in their role as the local traffic authority, are reviewing a statistical report listing the places in town with the highest accident rates during a three-year period, with ...

Santucci, Chickos Plead Not Guilty To All Drug Charges

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: May 15, 2015 12:00 am
HARTFORD — A former Newtown police sergeant and a former town emergency communications dispatcher have pleaded not guilty to all federal drug charges against them, which allege that they were part of ...

HRRA Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Saturday

Published: May 15, 2015 12:00 am
Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA) will conduct a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, May 16, for residents of Newtown, Bethel, Danbury, New Fairfield, Redding, and Ridge...

Wallingford Man Pleads Guilty To Harassment Charge

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: May 15, 2015 12:00 am
BRIDGEPORT — A Wallingford man has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport Superior Court to two criminal charges stemming from his having placed multiple telephone calls on April 7 to Sandy Hook Elementary Scho...

Newtown Friends of Music Slate Annual Meeting

Published: May 14, 2015 12:00 am
The annual meeting of the Newtown Friends of Music, Inc., will be held on Tuesday, May 19, at 7:30 pm, in the Board Room of Cyrenius H Booth Library, 25 Main Street. Members of record as of May 1, 201...

Fire Reports, May 7-13, 2015

Published: May 14, 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, May 7: No calls listed. Fr...