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To the Editor: The Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) would like to take this opportunity to express our deep gratitude and sincere thanks to Bob Mulholland for his years of service on the commission. Bob served on P&Z for 14 years, three o...

To the Editor: A local daily newspaper recently ran a “Dangerous Roads” series, which profiled several Danbury area towns. It was reported that traffic accidents in Newtown had dropped when compared with the prior year. In fact, traffic accidents hav...

The dispatchers working at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders: Thursday, January 31: 8:35 am, motor vehicle accident, near 9 Grays Plain Road, Sandy Ho...

To the Editor: We moved to Newtown in 2005. We love the community, the local business, and the wide variety of restaurants. The people are friendly, and the schools are great. Our newest favorite sweet gem is Dere Street Bakery. For me, it brings bac...

Business name: Expedia CruiseShipCenters Address: 67 Federal Road, Brookfield Owners: Jim and Mary Villamana of Newtown Business background: Jim: I had the opportunity throughout my career to travel to many parts of the world — China,...

Following a February 6 public hearing, Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) members unanimously approved a site at 26 Hawleyville Road (State Route 25) as a suitable location for a proposed gas station. The 0.7-acre property, which holds a deteriorated buil...

BRIDGEPORT— Lawyers for Alex Jones, host of the controversial internet-based Infowars program, have asked a Connecticut Superior Court judge to move to another part of the state two pending defamation lawsuits against Jones in connection with Jones’ ...

Occupation: I’m the executive director at Nunnawauk Meadows. I’ve been here since April of 2018, but I’ve been in nonprofit administration and management for over 30 years. I have two passions in my life: animals and working with seniors. I was t...

During its regular meeting February 4, the Board of Selectmen learned that Town Finance Director Robert Tait has finalized plans for offering bonds for sale and a planned refunding of bonds that he said would generate nearly a quarter million dollars...

First Selectmen Dan Rosenthal hosted a public Listening Session for seniors in the Gathering Room of C.H. Booth Library on the evening of February 6. The meeting was the second session Mr Rosenthal arranged to hear local seniors’ thoughts on what the...