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NOTE (Thursday, December 17, 11 am): This story has been updated to include information received from Newtown Continuing Education. * * * * * Newtown Municipal Center and Newtown Community Center will both be closed due to today's snow. N...

Town officials Wednesday afternoon issued a reminder to remain vigilant about cold weather preparedness. Ahead of a Nor’easter predicted to arrive Wednesday night and dump as much as 16 inches of snow before clearing, First Selectman Dan Rosenthal an...

Ahead of an anticipated snowstorm, Newtown Public Schools announced there will be no school on December 17 for a snow day. The district made the announcement the afternoon of December 16. The district previously released snow day expectations, avail...

HARTFORD — For the first time this season, Governor Ned Lamont has directed Connecticut’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol to be activated. This comes ahead of an approaching winter storm that has the entire state under a National Weather Service Winter ...

Ellen Grace (White) Jeffrey, 79, of Southbury, died peacefully on December 10, at Danbury Hospital after a brief illness. Ellen was born April 17, 1941, in Jersey City, N.J., daughter of the late Willard and Marguerite (Berrian) White. She was the be...

Colette R. Williams (Harson), 95, of Newtown, passed peacefully away in her sleep on Sunday, December 13, at her home on Main Street. Colette was born in Hackensack, N.J., on September 21, 1925, to Felix Harson and Paulette (Martineau) Harson. In 191...

HARTFORD — Governor Ned Lamont announced December 15 that the State Emergency Operations Center, which is already activated in a virtual capacity for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, will remain activated to monitor and respond to conditions resulting ...

Gordon W. Platt, Jr, 71, formerly of Newtown, passed away unexpectedly at his home in The Bronx, New York, on November 23. He is the son of Gordon W. Platt, Sr, and Rita A. (Schirmer) Platt, both deceased, of Newtown. Gordon “Bill” is survived by his...

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Superintendent of Schools Dr Lorrie Rodrigue released a letter to district parents and staff on December 15, which follows in part, regarding the planned return to school for January, and for anticipated snow days: Dear Parents and Staff, I hope you ...