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Newtown Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) continued the public hearing for a proposed housing development on Commerce Road during its evening meeting on April 12. IWC members present were chair Sharon Salling, Scott Jackson, Suzanne Guidera, Craig Fer...

Ice cream lovers rejoice! Holy Cow Ice Cream Shop, located at 51 Church Hill Road, officially opened for the season earlier this month. On April 10, the shop posted to Facebook, “It’s been a long winter, we can’t wait to get back to scooping for you!...

The ultimate remedy for the disappointment of a walk-off loss: the thrill of a walk-off win. Newtown High School’s baseball team followed up a 2-1 setback to host Weston, an extra inning game that lasted into the tenth inning when a Weston home run e...

For the second consecutive spring, Newtown High School’s girls’ lacrosse team edged nonconference foe Cheshire by the slimmest of margins in an early-season battle, topping the host Rams 12-11 on April 14; last year, the host Nighthawks prevailed 14-...

From 6 am to 8 pm Tuesday, April 25, polls will be open at Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, for voters to consider the proposed 2023-24 municipal and school budgets, as well as three different capital projects. Additionally, there will be spec...

Following approvals by the town’s fiscal bodies for $200,000 towards sidewalks on Sugar Street and Queen Street, the Borough of Newtown’s Board of Burgesses approved a $135,000 contribution from American Rescue Plan funding toward the joint venture. ...

The Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard (2GHG) welcomed gardeners to shovel and take home composted soil during the second Saturday of four during its annual spring fundraising event, on April 15. There will be two more compost collection days at 2...

Newtown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team defeated visiting Immaculate of Danbury 16-7 at Blue & Gold Stadium, on April 13. The Nighthawks went out of conference, and out of town, to take on Daniel Hand of Madison on April 15, and fell 17-4. In the w...

To the Editor: Yes, Earth Day is this Saturday, but why do we have to wait for a special awareness day to pick up the trash that litters our roads? Every day is Earth Day. Respect the Earth - don't litter in the first place. Nicole Morris Newtown

To the Editor: Open Letter to the Newtown Public Schools Board of Education: I am writing to you as a parent of an upper classman at NHS (my other child has already graduated and left the NPS system), as a citizen of Newtown, and someone who is oppos...