During the Newtown Nonprofit Council’s (NNC) virtual meeting on May 16, C.H. Booth Library Director Douglas Lord announced that reference librarian Lily MacHugh will be taking over the duties of running upcoming meetings.

Newtown Police Department hosted a private memorial service on May 15, honoring fallen police officers on Peace Officers Memorial Day.

Following the shooting of a mother bear, her two cubs have been taken to a rehabilitation center.

Police reports for April 28 through May 18, 2022.

Fire calls and their responders in Newtown, Conn., for the period of May 11 to May 17, 2022.

Wharton Equity Partners, a developer looking to build a warehouse at 10 Hawleyville Road, has offered to make modifications to downsize the facility and place 52 acres of the property in a conservation easement as members of the public were given a chance to speak during a May 19 hearing. Read what your neighbors had to say.

Connecticut's Public Health Commissioner is urging residents to stay cool and hydrated as the weekend's anticipated temperatures approach 100 degrees.

The Newtown-based Parent Connection is working to help communities understand how fentanyl is playing such a prominent role in taking so many lives.

A former Community Center employee was charged in connection with a fire set in an exterior bathroom of the center in February.