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During 2019, the Police Commission repeatedly discussed two items listed on its meeting agendas — converting and expanding a former office building on South Main Street into a new $15.1-million police station, and better controlling a chronic speedin...

Two major fires in Newtown displaced families, at least temporarily, this year. All five of the town’s volunteer fire companies made quick work at each location, and no human life was lost, but homes were nevertheless destroyed or heavily damaged. Th...

This year, the Newtown community lost a number of residents who left their mark on town, whether it be through their time in politics, organizations, or schools. Among them was neuroscientist Dr Jeremy Richman, who died on March 25. He was the cofoun...

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following calls for Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps: Thursday, December 19: 9:38 am, fall/accident; 2:03 pm, unconscious/syncope; 3:34 ...

Volvo Hits Tree Motorist Oliver Brown, 20, of Danbury, was driving a 1986 Volvo 244 sedan northward on Obtuse Road, near Newbury Road, about 10:24 am on December 22, when he lost control of the auto, drove off the right road shoulder, and then s...

Local Registered Interior Designer Agni Pavlidou Kyprianou may be a go-to resource for a growing number of business owners looking to create unique, welcoming atmospheres — but the real work she does for her growing portfolio of satisfied clients beg...

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders: Thursday, December 19: No calls listed. Friday, December 20: 2:19 am, motor vehicle accident...

New staff members, milestone anniversaries, a new home, and other special events were among the highlights for Newtown’s houses of worship during the past 12 months. Trinity Episcopal Church opened the new year with a King Cake Bake Off. The friendly...

At the start of business at their December 19 meeting, Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) members reelected all three commission officers to a one-year term. Without opposition, members reelected Democrat Don Mitchell to a term as P&Z chairman, Repub...

Every building has a story, and in the summer of 2019 The Newtown Bee sat down with Newtown Historian Dan Cruson to get his take on some lesser-known sites that deserve their day in the sun. With a list of more than half a dozen commercial and reside...