Two upcoming issues of The Newtown Bee will have early deadlines due to Christmas and New Year’s Day. Multiple entities will also have hours affected due to the holidays.

Following a public referendum November 3 that passed by more than 2,000 votes, the Board of Selectmen (BOS) formally accepted a recommendation to add a residential option to the Fairfield Hills Master Plan.

A chimney fire in Sandy Hook this week reiterated the need to have chimneys cleaned every year.

Newtown Interfaith Council will host an online event Monday evening to commemorate the eighth year since the shootings at Sandy Hook School. Additional resources are available for those who want to pray or find guidance on or ahead of Monday, December 14.

Newtown school officials responded to district parents and student guardians after more than two dozen co-signed a letter earlier this month expressing concern about the district’s recent decision to remain in a remote learning model.

At least two, possibly three additional Newtown residents have succumbed to COVID-19 over the past week as local case numbers swelled to 688 — more than 80 in just a week according to state Department of Public Health (DPH) data.

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Police reports covering Newtown, Conn., for the period of November 3-December 2, 2020.