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Church Hill Road Intersection Project Slated For Info Meeting

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: July 11, 2014 12:00 am
The state Department of Transportation (DOT) has scheduled a public informational session on its project to create a conventional four-way signalized intersection of Church Hill Road, Commerce Road, a...

Wetlands Agency Reviews Sandy Hook School Project

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: July 10, 2014 12:00 am
The Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) this week conducted a public hearing on the wetlands protection aspects of the town’s proposal to construct a new Sandy Hook Elementary School at 12 Dickinson Driv...

Public Building Panel OKs Early Phase SHS Project Plans

By John Voket
Published: July 10, 2014 12:00 am
Following an hourlong briefing by members of the Sandy Hook School Design Team on July 8, members of the Public Building and Site Commission unanimously approved accepting construction plans and cost ...

Fire Reports | July 2-10, 2014

Published: July 10, 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: Wednesday, July 2: 1:33 pm, alarm, 19 Ca...

Residents Sought For Commission Posts

Published: July 10, 2014 12:00 am
First Selectman Pat Llodra is seeking residents to fill several opening on local appointed boards and commissions. In some cases the appointments are required to be affiliated with a specific politica...

WANTED: Havens From Hot And Hazy

By Kendra Bobowick
Published: July 10, 2014 12:00 am
Editor's Note: Water quality tests following heavy rains earlier this week prompted officials to temporarily close Eichler’s Cove Beach. The Newtown Parks & Recreation Department Thursday morning ...

State Police Confers Awards On Dozens Who Responded To 12/14

By The Associated Press
Published: July 09, 2014 12:00 am
EAST HARTFORD (AP) — Matthew Bell thought he would never again experience an event as momentous as the September 11 terrorist attacks, when he helped people evacuate lower Manhattan as a member of the...

Emergency Communications, Paramedic Contracts Approved

By John Voket
Published: July 09, 2014 12:00 am
In two separate actions July 7 the Board of Selectmen approved a three-year contract for 24-hour paramedic services, and a two-year contract for the town’s emergency communications staffers. The actio...

Police Department Adds New Officer To Its Ranks

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: July 09, 2014 12:00 am
Michael Caramadre is the a latest man to join the Newtown Police Department. Officer Caramadre, who is now studying law enforcement at the state’s municipal police academy in Meriden, was hired on Jun...

Taunton Lake Weed Infestation Under Study

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: July 08, 2014 12:00 am
Last fall, 250 grass carp were placed in the waters of Taunton Lake, a scenic 124-acre spring-fed, glacial lake in the Taunton District whose waters drain into Pond Brook and eventually to the Housato...