DUI Incident Police report that at about 6 pm on June 22, they received a report that a motorist who was driving a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV in a commercial parking lot on Queen Street, had ba...

An intense, swiftly moving thunderstorm bearing high winds struck Newtown late Tuesday afternoon, dropping trees across town, some of which brought down electric lines as they fell, causing approximat...

This story was amended to update information provided by NAA earlier today. Approximately 25 to 30 people, mainly members of Newtown Action Alliance (NAA) and The Newtown Foundation (TNF), gather...

Following its review of a traffic engineering report on travel safety on the residential Key Rock Road, the Police Commission has approved creating additional speed tables there to better control moto...

The state Department of Agriculture (DOAG) on Monday, June 22, seized nine malnourished, neglected horses, plus numerous cats and dogs, all of which were living in unhealthy conditions at a residentia...

For about 20 years, local civic groups and town agencies have had their colorful banners posted by the town above Queen Street, near Newtown Middle School, to promote various nonprofit events that are...

Chances are, no matter where you travel in Newtown, you have seen or experienced something for which either former state lawmaker Julia Wasserman or Mae Schmidle was responsible. From the iconic flagp...