Pole Bridge DUI At about 8:53 am on March 3, motorist Robert Cherry, 35, of 138 Underhill Road, Unit 8, was driving a 2006 Volkswagen Passat northward on Pole Bridge Road, when he crossed into th...

Telling his story a second time was Andrew Mangold, describing for the Parks and Recreation Commission members Tuesday an idea for planting fruit trees along the trail at Fairfield Hills.in February t...

First Selectman Pat Llodra issued a release March 8 reminding residents that March 31 marks the end of a significant program and the beginning of a new organization. According to the release, Newtown'...

President Barack Obama has issued a proclamation ordering flags to be lowered to half-staff "as a mark of respect for the memory of Nancy Reagan." The former First Lady, 94, died of congestive heart f...

This story was updated March 10 at 6:34 pm to correct the authorization amount going to referendum. After months of gathering input from thousands of town residents, and receiving multiple rounds...

Kyle Lyddy, whose brother formerly served the community as a lawmaker, declared his candidacy March 7 for the Connecticut General Assembly to represent Newtown in the 106th District. M...

The Public Building and Site Commission (PBSC) learned March 1 that the Newtown High School auditorium project's current remaining budget will only cover about half of the total work that staff and di...

The Newtown Police Department has started a new law enforcement program in which police accompany probation officers on visits to residences of people on probation to ensure that they are complying wi...

The Police Commission this week named two of its five members to a committee, which will meet with state Department of Transportation (DOT) officials to discuss possible physical changes at the Main S...

"Start Them Young - How the Firearms Industry and Gun Lobby Are Targeting Your Children," a report published February 18 by the Violence Policy Center (VPC) in Washington, DC, and companion video by N...