Following review at a July 5 session, Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) members unanimously granted several zoning variances sought by a New Milford man for his proposed construction of a 4,400-square-foo...

State police report a three-vehicle accident on Interstate 84 during the morning rush on Wednesday, July 12, that closed two of three lanes on the westbound side of the highway, snarling traffic and c...

Newtown Parks & Recreation Department has closed the beach at Eichler's Cove for Thursday, July 13. An announcement issued by the department just before 10:30 am Thursday said the closure was due to "...

Newtown police confirmed this week that they are investigating an internet fraud, which purports to have teenage girls who are interested in modeling work, pose for web-based photos in various states ...

UPDATE (Wednesday, July 12, 2017; 10:39 am): This story has been updated to include the name of the victim of Tuesday night's accident., along with details from Connecticut Department of Energy an...

Newtown Cultural Arts Commission is now accepting applications for its Sixth Annual Grant Competition.newtownartscommission.org/arts-community/grants-scholarships and this year's deadline is August 30...

Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) members are scheduled to review an application to cut sawtimber at a hilly forested parcel near Wilderness West Road. The IWC is slated to consider the logging applica...

A local firm is proposing the construction of a private roadway through a swampy area, which would provide vehicular access from Edmond Road to industrially-zoned acreage that it owns west of Edmond R...

First Selectman Pat Llodra told members of the Community & Senior Center Design Team and Advisory Committee on July 7 that municipal efforts will be focused on gaining an August 3 site development pla...

DANBURY - The Town of Newtown and the Newtown Board of Education are seeking to have a state Superior Court judge dismiss a pending wrongful death lawsuit, which was filed against them by the estates ...