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Fire Reports | April 14-28, 2016

By Shannon Hicks
Published: Apr 28, 2016 12:00 AM
The radio dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:Thursday, April 14: 12:35 pm, brush fire, nea...

Town, School Budgets Both Pass Handily

By John Voket
Published: Apr 27, 2016 12:00 AM
More than 29 percent of Newtown's eligible voters turned out to vote April 26, many traveling between two polling places to cast ballots for the state's Presidential Primary as well as Newtown's munic...

Schools Promote Voting

By Eliza Hallabeck
Published: Apr 26, 2016 12:00 AM
As voting continued at the different polling places around town, Hawley Elementary School offered breakfast options for "Donuts With Dads" to help promote voting before school on Tuesday, April 26.her...

Silver Bridge Reopening Delayed To Tuesday, April 26

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: Apr 25, 2016 12:00 AM
The state Department of Transportation's (DOT) plans to reopen Silver Bridge to traffic have been delayed.a one-week closure. The bridge is now expected to reopen to traffic at about 3 pm on Tuesday, ...

Forest Fire Danger Level: High

By Shannon Hicks
Published: Apr 25, 2016 12:00 AM
Two days after the National Weather Service issued a Special Weather Statement for Fairfield and Litchfield counties, the Forest Fire Danger Level remains at High across the state on Monday. Very ...

NEASC Continues High School Accreditation

By Eliza Hallabeck
Published: Apr 23, 2016 12:00 AM
Newtown High School Principal Lorrie Rodrigue has received a letter notifying her the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) has voted to award her school continued accreditation. The...

Team 26 Organizer Reflects On Fourth Ride To Washington

By John Voket
Published: Apr 23, 2016 12:00 AM
Refreshed after several days of travel and leading Newtown's Team 26 activist cycling contingent on its fourth ride from Sandy Hook to Washington, DC, organizer Monte Frank reflected on the growing nu...

Police Arrest NHS Student on Sexting Charge

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: Apr 22, 2016 12:00 AM
On Friday, April 22, police arrested a male Newtown High School student, charging him with three counts of possessing or transmitting child pornography by a minor, police said. The charge is a Class A...

Tractor Supply Wetlands Hearing Rescheduled for May 11

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: Apr 22, 2016 12:00 AM
A controversial proposal to construct a Tractor Supply store at 116 South Main Street (State Route 25) has been rescheduled for an Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) public hearing on Wednesday, May 11....