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Published: Mar 27, 2015 at 12:00 AM
All town fields remain closed, according to a reminder from Newtown Parks & Rec, which made the announcement via email Friday, March 27.
Treadwell and Tilson artificial fields remain closed as well, due to snow cover and frozen sub-surface conditions...
Published: Mar 27, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Hard-hitting, fast-paced hockey at the collegiate level is quite a jump for those who have finished their high school careers. Dave Landau Jr, just completed bridging that gap with a ladder-climbing stint through junior hockey — one in which his skil...
Published: Mar 27, 2015 at 12:00 AM
As Connecticut lawmakers consider whether to fund a pilot program to help local police agencies acquire body cameras, Newtown’s local police department is in the final stages of completing its first elementary study on the new technology.
On March 20...
Published: Mar 26, 2015 at 12:00 AM
It is said two things in life cannot be avoided: death and taxes. That is not entirely true. The truly unscrupulous can evade taxes, or at the very least, a bargain can be struck to make them less onerous. With death, however, there is only one settl...
Published: Mar 26, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Following discussion at a March 19 session, Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members unanimously endorsed the town’s plans to expand the municipal sanitary sewer system in Hawleyville, a project which is intended to stimulate economic development...
Published: Mar 26, 2015 at 12:00 AM
At the Newtown Prevention Council meeting on Thursday, March 19, members reviewed a workshop conducted in January and worked on ways to continue its efforts to foster a resilient community.
Prevention Council Vice Chair Donna Culbert said the January...
Published: Mar 26, 2015 at 12:00 AM
The Newtown Republican Town Committee is calling all party members who may currently, or at some point in the future, consider serving their community in an elected or appointed capacity. And for the first time, the GOP is actively recruiting unaffil...
Published: Mar 26, 2015 at 12:00 AM
State Senator Tony Hwang, State Representative Mitch Bolinsky, and representatives from The Arc Connecticut will attend an information session at C.H. Booth Library on Thursday, April 9. The discussion will concern proposed cuts in the 2016 and 2017 ...
Published: Mar 26, 2015 at 12:00 AM
The Newtown Police Department announced, on March 26, that certain roads on and around the Fairfield Hills campus will be closed during the Sandy Hook 5K, set to take place on Saturday, March 28.
Police will block off roads into the campus, as well a...
Published: Mar 26, 2015 at 12:00 AM
The Board of Finance was expected to approve $205,000 in internal Highway Department transfers at its March 26 regular meeting.
But Town Finance Director Robert Tait said beforehand that such transfers are routine, particularly when the funds come f...
