It appears that enthusiasm for hosting an annual Relay for Life in Newtown has run its course.

MERIDEN — Two state police officers, who have commanded the Troop A Barracks in Southbury in the past, on February 22 were promoted to command staff positions during ceremonies at the Connecticut State Police Training Academy.

At a special meeting of the Borough Board of Burgesses held on February 26, the candidates for 14 elected borough offices in the May 6 Borough of Newtown elections received endorsements from the 23 registered borough voters who attended the session, according to borough records. The meeting lasted four minutes.

Newtown Public Schools will be closed Monday, March 4, due to the weather. The school district's staff offices will open at 10:30 am.

UPDATE: This story has been updated to include notes of delayed openings and cancellations as of Monday, March 4. || Ahead of a winter storm that could bring 5 to 8 inches of snow across the region by midday Monday, Town Players of Newtown have announced the postponement of auditions planned for Sunday and Monday evenings.

For the second time within a month, the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) will be asked to approve the location for a gas station proposed for Hawleyville Center. Applicant 13 Hawleyville Road LLC is seeking a certificate of location for its project.

With an anticipated increased legalization of recreational marijuana in the Northeast, town police expect that they may encounter more motorists illegally driving under the influence of marijuana.

Responding to recent discussions over the school district’s legal counsel and its duties and responsibilities, district representatives shared information on the law firm’s role in the district.

STAMFORD — Kyle Lyddy, 32, formerly of Newtown, and his defense lawyer appeared on February 27 in Connecticut Superior Court in Mr Lyddy’s ongoing first-degree larceny case involving his alleged misappropriation of approximately $500,000 from Match Marketing Group, his former employer in Norwalk.

SOUTHBURY — State police have arrested a former Garner Correctional Institution inmate on felony charges for sexual actions he allegedly took while incarcerated at the high-security prison for men at 50 Nunnawauk Road in Newtown.