A fourth grader at Middle Gate Elementary School and a Reed Intermediate School fifth grade student are being celebrated as the local winners of the 2022-23 Connecticut Fire Prevention Poster Recognition Program.

One of the final calls of 2022 for local firefighters was a complex forest rescue that pulled in help from three fire companies and an ambulance crew.

While far from a certainty, severe cold weather could put sufficient strain on the grid to cause rolling black outs this winter.

Governor Ned Lamont is directing the flag of the State of Connecticut to be lowered to half-staff in honor of State Representative Quentin “Q” Williams (D-Middletown), who was killed early this morning in a motor vehicle crash.

Newtown’s first responders are always ready to answer calls for help, and 2022 kept police officers, firefighters, search and rescue divers, and emergency medical personnel busy with myriad calls for help.

Read our "Year In Review" feature highlighting Newtown Public Schools in 2022.

In 2022, Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) reviewed a variety of applications, including some that brought residents out to meetings in droves.

Read our "Year In Review" feature highlighting topics covered by the Board of Education in 2022.

Police reports for December 10 through December 22, 2022.