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Failed Gutter-Heating System Causes House Fire

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: April 07, 2014 12:00 am
At about 8:12 pm on Saturday, March 29, about 25 volunteer firefighters responded to an automatic alarm from a home at 54 Mt Pleasant Road where a system used to electrically heat drainage gutters fai...

Local Attorney Now Attending To Clients Of Paul S. Lux

Published: April 05, 2014 12:00 am
James M. Powers, Attorney at Law, LLC, of New Milford announces that, effective immediately, it will be attending to the clients of recently deceased Attorney Paul S. Lux of Lux & Timmel LLC in Newtow...

Making Room For More Tennis At Treadwell

By Kendra Bobowick
Published: April 05, 2014 12:00 am
Soft ground bore scars left by heavy machinery as Parks and Recreation crews dug out 21 tree stumps Wednesday at Treadwell Park. Pine, hemlock, and several birch trees that came down several weeks ago...

Two Residents Honored By White House As 'Champions Of Change'

By John Voket and Shannon Hicks
Published: April 04, 2014 12:00 am
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two Newtown residents, the father of one of the 12/14 victims and the daughter of a 12/14 survivor, have been named Champions of Change by The White House. All of this year’s honore...

Police Reports | March 17-April 2, 2014

Published: April 03, 2014 12:00 am
Main Street Stop, Two Charges Police said that at about 9:49 pm on March 17 they stopped motorist Handerson Flausino Desouza, 25, of Bridgeport for driving faster than the posted speed limit near...

Fire Reports, March 27 - April 3, 2014

Published: April 03, 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, March 27: 2:19 pm, brush fire,...

Regional Dispatching Plan Raises Concerns

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: April 03, 2014 12:00 am
Although town officials have long been exploring the prospect of regionalizing municipal emergency radio dispatching for 911, police, fire, and ambulance calls to improve cost efficiency, Police Commi...

School Board Votes On Charter Revision Recommendations

By Eliza Hallabeck
Published: April 03, 2014 12:00 am
Before voting to schedule Newtown High School’s graduation ceremony for June 17 and Newtown Middle School’s moving up ceremony for June 16 at Western Connecticut State University’s O’Neill Center, the...