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Recreation Commission Makes Policy Changes For Field Use

By Andy Hutchison
Published: November 28, 2014 12:00 am
The balancing act of providing field space for youth and adult athletics and accommodating a combination of the most competitive of those children (and their parents), as well as out-of-town players o...

Turkey Trot Traffic Note, Weather Watch

Published: November 26, 2014 12:00 am
The 2014 Newtown Savings Bank Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot, to benefit the C. H. Booth Library, will take place Thursday morning. Travelers can expect brief delays and road closures Thursday, November...

P&Z Endorses Hook & Ladder Firehouse Plan

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: November 26, 2014 12:00 am
Following discussion at a November 20 Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) session, P&Z members unanimously endorsed Newtown Hook & Ladder, Company, No. 1’s proposal to build a firehouse on Church Hil...

Fire Reports, November 20-26, 2014

Published: November 26, 2014 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, November 20: 4:57 pm, brushfir...

Closings & Cancellations Piling Up

By Shannon Hicks
Published: November 26, 2014 12:00 am
In response to the snowstorm that has reached the area, businesses and organizations have begun announcing program cancellations and/or early closing plans. Readers who would like to have their closin...

Police Reports, November 17-22, 2014

Published: November 26, 2014 12:00 am
Four Charges Police report a two-vehicle accident on Sugar Street at its intersection with South Main Street, Glover Avenue, and Main Street about 4:18 pm on November 21. While waiting a red traf...

Letters Spark Concern At NHS, Responsible Party Found

By Eliza Hallabeck
Published: November 25, 2014 12:00 am
Following a number of letters sent to Newtown High School students in recent days, the school announced Monday night, November 24, the responsible individual has been determined and measures are being...

Town Offices, Library Closing Wednesday At 12:30 (UPDATED)

By Shannon Hicks
Published: November 25, 2014 12:00 am
UPDATED Wednesday, November 26, 8:36 am: C.H. Booth Library Director Brenda McKinley has announced that the library will also close at 12:30 Wednesday. * * * * * Newtown Director of Communications Mau...