The Charter Revision Commission continued its work weeding down its list of charges to a shorter, more manageable list for further discussion at its August 12 meeting.

Police reports covering Newtown, Conn., for the period of August 14-22, 2026.

First Selectman Bruce Walczak is seeking residents to volunteer to fill vacancies on multiple local boards, commissions and committees.

The Legislative Council at its August 19 meeting approved a resolution that no stationary license plate reader cameras would be added in town, and that current ones would be turned off and covered up to indefinitely prevent their use.

A planned closure of the Exit 9 onramp to I-84 Eastbound from Hawleyville Road/Route 25 for this weekend will begin in just a few hours.

Connecticut’s largest 9/11 tribute, with thousands of motorcyclists from across the Northeast, will return a week early this year.

For more than a year, activists in Danbury have mobilized to support the local immigrant community as US Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity has ramped up in one of the country’s most diverse cities. Many expressed frustration related to what they say is a lackluster response from elected officials during a press conference Wednesday in Kennedy Park.

Newtown Planning & Zoning Commission approved a subdivision at 9 Beechwood Drive and 12 Valley Field Road South.

Governor Ned Lamont is reiterating the rights that residents of Connecticut hold — regardless of their legal status — as well as the resources available to affected communities.

Newtown Emergency management officials are planning to utilize this year’s statewide Governor’s Emergency Planning & Preparedness Initiative Exercise on September 1, to test virtually every localized public emergency notification asset available to residents.