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Following review at a December 5 public hearing, Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) members have unanimously approved a set of rule changes concerning lots in the Hawleyville Center Design District (HCDD) zone, the chief change being reducing the min...

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 5: 5:18 pm, alarm, 214 Sugar Street, Dodgingtown and Hook & Ladder responded;...

A presentation at the Board of Education’s December 3 meeting highlighted programs and endeavors in the district’s school counseling programs. Director of Kindergarten to Twelfth Grade Counseling Services and Newtown High School Counseling Director B...

DUI Arrest Police report that after receiving a call about 12:18 am on December 11 concerning a motor vehicle accident that occurred near 1 South Main Street, they went to the area to investigate. Police said they charged motorist Alexanna Lea J...

A Newtown resident and Middle School nurse who is used to providing medical support is now reaching out to her community for a life saving donor willing to participate in a liver tissue transplant procedure. Karen McKenzie White, APRN, recently reach...

In tenor tones, Tim McKee sang, “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas,” filling an antique kitchen with holiday cheer at the Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street. Welcoming guests to enjoy an open house at the mid-1700s saltbox decorated with a Christm...

A film that began life as a Christmas season hit in 1983 and has continued with annual 24-hour television screenings centered around December 25, will return to the big screen in Newtown this month. Another Christmas film will also be brought back fo...

Newtown resident Jim Spinner is alive and well, and there are several individuals responsible for that after coming to his rescue this past summer. On Sunday, December 8, the men and women who joined efforts and reacted diligently to save his life we...

The Class LL state championship game seemed destined for overtime. Newtown High School’s football team had the ball at the Darien 36 yard line with three seconds left and the game even at 7-7. Then one of the more dramatic finishes in Connecticut championship history occurred.

Newtown High's football team captured the Class LL state championship on the last play of regulation. QB Jack Street connected with Riley Ward to win the game. Final: NHS 13, Darien 7. See video of the deciding score and celebration here.