The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) and Daniel Amaral have reached a settlement of the 2016 lawsuit that Mr Amaral filed against the ZBA concerning the land uses which are permitted at the Amaral Motors property at 40 South Main Street (Route 25).

After 27 years of service on the town’s Water & Sewer Authority (WSA), Richard Zang of Sandy Hook has retired from that post. The seven-member appointive agency administers the town’s two sanitary sewer systems and its public water supply system.

Connecticut’s smallest city will be serving up huge challenges for Newtown drivers, commuters, and heavy trucks that travel on Route 34 between I-84 and Route 8 on the weekend of August 16.

Auctioneer Fairfield Auction invites Newtown and area community members to examine and bid on surplus items at the Newtown Library Fundraiser online auction, underway through Thursday, September 5. Proceeds will benefit preservation of the library's museum and archive collections.

For decades, during the wintertime, Joe Tani has kept his ear close to the radio, listening to weather reports on approaching storms for guidance in planning how best to remove the snow and ice that accumulates on local roads.

Police reports covering Newtown, Conn., for the period of July 31-August 7, 2019.

Calls for Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps for the period of August 1-7, 2019.

A vigil is being planned for Thursday evening to honor the victims of the country’s most recent mass shootings and others killed by gun violence. The event is scheduled for 7 pm August 8 at Newtown United Methodist Church.