State Senator Tony Hwang (R-28) and State Representatives Mitch Bolinsky (R-106) and Will Duff (R-2) are inviting Newtown residents to a Legislative Session Update on the General Assem...

A new Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) is forming, and local parents and teachers are invited to attend the group's scheduled first meeting on Wednesday, February 28, from 7 to 8 p...

The Police Commission, in its role as the local traffic authority, is asking the state Department of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the posted speed limits along two sections of state roadway in town....

HARTFORD - Mothers United Against Violence will hold a rally outside Hartford City Hall on Tuesday, February 20, and are inviting "all people of good will to join this vigil," the organization posted ...

Sanitary sewer system statistics presented at a February 8 meeting of the Water & Sewer Authority (WSA) indicate that the town has much less unallocated sewage treatment capacity remaining at the Comm...

To publicize the dangers posed by scam artists who use threatening telephone calls in seeking to force the person called to give them money, Newtown police are publicizing a recent incident in which a...

Saturday dawned sunny and relatively warm - for mid February - with no snow on the ground, but all that could change during the next 12-18 hours.shannon@thebee.Businesses, organizations, churches, et ...

Residents concerned about the potential negative effects of a major residential/commercial development proposed for a 35-acre site at 79 Church Hill Road this week explained to Inland Wetlands Commiss...

Newtown's Police Chief James Viadero and Police Commission Chairman Joel Faxon both praised their department's officers, detectives, and staff after learning the National Council for Home Safety and S...

With a signed contract in hand, Newtown Forest Association (NFA) is closer to the purchase and preservation of approximately 30 acres of Cherry Grove Farm property, at the intersection of Palestine, P...