Water & Sewer Authority (WSA) members have set the sewer benefit assessments for the Hawleyville sanitary sewer system expansion, a municipal infrastructure project intended to stimulate economic deve...

The Board of Selectmen handled a full agenda April 4, including the calling of two back-to-back town meetings that will occur before the board's April 18 regular meeting, and the commissioning of a Hi...

In a meeting that lasted just over an hour, Thursday evening, April 14, members of the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission (SHPMC) heard from Gary Sorge, vice president of Stantec Consulting Serv...

Roughly 400 miles after First Selectman Pat Llodra and others wished Team 26 "Godspeed," the 26-member bicycle team arrived in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, April 12, with its message.held a ceremony ...

After reviewing the advisability of adding "restaurants" as an allowed land use in the town's several Business-Professional Office (BPO) zones, Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members have opted ...

BRIDGEPORT - A judge is allowing a lawsuit filed against the manufacturer of the semiautomatic rifle used in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting to move forward through the state court system, accordi...

NEW BRITAIN - A Connecticut Superior Court judge has overturned a state Freedom of Information Commission (FOIC) decision to disclose the personal documents of Adam Lanza, the 20-year-old man who shot...

Newtown Town Clerk Debbie Aurelia Halstead has announced that absentee ballots are available for the 2016-17 Budget Referendum, and can be picked up or completed during office hours Monday through Fri...

DANBURY - On November 11, 2006, Jennifer and Brian Bollaro lost their twin daughters, Samantha Jeanne and Emma Grace, to premature birth. The girls were born at just 22 weeks into Mrs Bollaro's pregna...

This report was updated April 24 clarifying language about 2016 budget ballot advisory questions. Following extended discussion and several spending reductions April 6, the Legisl...