US Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy wrote to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Michael Carvajal, demanding that he provide answers regarding the department’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak at the Danbury Federal Corrections facility.

Connecticut State Police are offering a free Zoom presentation for parents and caregivers.

Secretary of the State Denise Merrill has released the Connecticut plan for the August 11 primary and November 3 general elections in 2020 in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.

Governor Ned Lamont may have downplayed it at the top of his May 5 press briefing, but the fact that state COVID-19 hospitalizations increased for the first time in almost two weeks was not surprising to Newtown Health District Director Donna Culbert. Learn why in our May 5 daily update.

Authorization for a significant amount of a costly emergency communication system upgrade may remain in the hands of voters if a proposal to split the project's bonding into two phases is embraced by the Legislative Council on May 6. Read on to learn more.

Newtown Superintendent of Schools Dr Lorrie Rodrigue has provided a statement in response to school closure.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, he is ordering in-person classes at all K-12 public school facilities in Connecticut to remain canceled for the rest of the 2019-2020 academic year.

Check out the upcoming virtual programs from C.H. Booth Library.

The number of COVID positive cases and virus-related deaths in Newtown escalated over the weekend — and State Rep Mitch Bolinsky just released a survey to gather input about prospects of reopening businesses. Read about it and a lot more more in today's update.

The NAR reports a calm home selling market.