Town offices, schools and other entities will be closed Monday, January 21, in honor of Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day.

Ahead of a winter storm that is heading toward the East Coast, local groups and organizations are postponing or canceling events scheduled for January 19-21, 2019. We will continue to update this list as announcements are received.

Local officials are urging residents to be prepared as the first significant storm of the season is forecast to impact the state Saturday night into Sunday. The Newtown Bee is reminding event planners and business owners to contact us to help alert readers and residents of any changes to special events and operating hours before, during and after the storm.

Shortly after 7 am Friday, January 18, first responders were dispatched to the area of 84 Taunton Lake Road to rescue a deer that had fallen through the ice.

John Boccuzzi, Jr is taking the motto of his recently opened business to heart.

Police reports covering Newtown, Conn., for the period of January 9-13, 2019.

The new Fairfield Hills Master Plan Review Committee had its first meeting of the year at the Newtown Senior Center on the evening of January 9.

Following the departure of Senior Center Director Marilyn Place in late December, The Newtown Bee has learned that Newtown Social Services Director Ann LoBosco and Newtown Center for Support and Wellness Director Jennifer Crane are also departing their positions in the coming weeks.

A Connecticut Superior Court judge has ruled that families of the victims killed on 12/14 will be able to review the financial documents of the conspiracy theory site Infowars, which has called the shooting a hoax.